AstraZeneca to acquire rights to Actavis’ branded respiratory portfolio in the US and Canada
A new agreement strengthens AstraZeneca’s aclidinium respiratory franchise and adds immediate revenues with long-term growth potential.
Damien Byrne joins Bango as Account Director
Bango has announced its latest key hire, as Damien Byrne joins in the role of Account Director. This is a newly created role as Bango continues on its growth path, powering payment for the giants of mobile and seeing rapid growth in reach and spend across the platform.
Startup Grind: a new networking experience
The next Startup Grind Cambridge event on Monday February 23rd hosts Frank Meehan (SparkLabs Global).
Amadeus establishes presence in Bangalore led by Bhavani Rana
Amadeus Capital Partners, the technology investor, is establishing a presence in Bangalore with the appointment of Bhavanipratap (Bhavani) Rana, an experienced venture capital and private equity investor, who has joined the Amadeus team as a Partner and will lead the team’s operations in India.
Signagelive unveils support for LG’s new webOS displays at Integrated Systems Europe
Signagelive, global supplier of cloud based digital signage technology, is working in collaboration with LG Electronics to develop a LG WebOS compatible version of its innovative SoC software. Full details, including supported features and applications will be unveiled at Integrated System Europe (ISE), taking place at the RAI, Amsterdam next week (10-12 February).
Charity partner announced for Birketts' Race4Business 2015
Birketts, the only full service top 100 law firm in Essex, has announced that Age UK Essex will be this year’s Race4Business charity partner. Now in its 17th year, the annual Chelmsford 3.5 mile run has raised almost £500,000 for good causes.
EACH Royal Patron HRH The Duchess of Cambridge to visit Emma Bridgewater factory
Staff from East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) will join Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge, who is Patron of EACH, to visit the Emma Bridgewater factory in Stoke-on-Trent later this month to learn more about a special pottery project which will raise vital awareness and funds for their nook appeal.
Somersault adds to growing team
Somersault has expanded its team to meet growing demand. Toufique Ali has joined as a Producer/Editor and Rosemary Scott as Marketing Manager.
RBS collaborates to support success for Westway Services
The management team at Westway Services Ltd has received an integrated debt package from The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) teams in Cambridge and London to support the existing management team and stakeholders in the next stage of business growth.
Women in Bioinformatics: Nurturing the next generation
The Genome Analysis Centre (TGAC) this week hosted 'Women in Bioinformatics Day', opening its doors to 12 female high school students to nurture their passion for computing and reveal career opportunities in the bioinformatics field to talented young students, regardless of gender.
Six tactics to tackle 'job seeker drought'
There’s no doubt about it – our economy is on the way up. As a result, this year is going to see many more new vacancies, giving job seekers increased choice.
The journey of Demis Hassabis: from the computer lab to Google DeepMind
Demis Hassabis is nothing short of a legend. Among many of the skills he holds in his wide repertoire are artificial intelligence researcher, neuroscientist, computer game designer, world-class gamer, and an astonishing technology entrepreneur. Hear him talk about his journey at a CUTEC lecture on February 19th.
Avondale completes the sale of Januarys and Bradshaws to Carter Jonas
Avondale, the leading commercial business sales and acquisitions service provider, has today announced its part as lead advisor in the sale of New Square Holdings Group, comprising of two Cambridge based property companies; Januarys and Bradshaws, to Carter Jonas, one of the UK's leading property consultancies, for an undisclosed sum.
New SCC Cloud services set to ‘transform public sector working’
SCC’s latest Cloud services will ‘transform the way the public sector works’, following its successful inclusion on the G-Cloud 6 Framework.
The ZEISS Art Calendar in large book format
Book launch and exhibition with pictures from six editions of the ZEISS Art Calendar
ZEISS sponsors Rhino Conservation Awards
Since 2012 the annual Rhino Conservation Awards have served to recognise the remarkable individuals and organisations that protect South Africa’s rhino population. This year, ZEISS has undertaken to sponsor the Awards.
AstraZeneca receives planning consent for new global R&D centre and corporate HQ in Cambridge
AstraZeneca today announced that Cambridge City Council has granted planning permission for the Company’s new global R&D centre and corporate headquarters in the City. The purpose built facility will be located on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus and will be home to approximately 2,000 employees.
CCS small cell backhaul solution eyes top prize at GSMA Global Mobile Awards 2015
CCS (Cambridge Communication Systems Limited), creator of the world’s first self-organising small cell microwave backhaul system for mobile networks, today announces that it has been shortlisted for a GSMA Global Mobile Award in the category of “Best Mobile Infrastructure”.
1Spatial invests in USA-based provider of spatial data solutions
1Spatial, the global spatial software and solutions company which manages the world’s largest spatial data, is pleased to announce that 1Spatial Holdings Limited, its wholly owned subsidiary, has entered into a share purchase agreement (the SPA) to acquire 47 percent of the issued share capital of Laser Scan Inc (LSI), the USA-based provider of spatial data solutions, for cash consideration of US…
SteelCentral NetShark & NetProfiler help meet growing demand for application performance
New SteelCentral NetShark and NetProfiler solutions help to meet the growing demand for application performance as the number of connected people and applications increase on ever-expanding networks.
ANSYS acquires assets of Newmerical Technologies International
ANSYS, the global leader and innovator of engineering simulation software, announced today that it has acquired the assets of Newmerical Technologies International (NTI), a premier developer of in-flight icing simulation software and associated design, testing and certification services. Terms of the deal, which closed earlier this week, were not disclosed.
MedImmune and University of Manchester partner to advance protein formulation science
MedImmune, the global biologics research and development arm of AstraZeneca, and the Centre of Excellence in Biopharmaceuticals (COEBP) at The University of Manchester today announced that they have entered into a new research collaboration to generate cutting-edge protein formulation science.
Farming industry must embrace the Internet of Things vision
The farming industry must embrace the use of precision agriculture and harness the emerging Internet of Things (IoT), if it is to feed the 9.6 billion global population expected by 2050, says Therese Cory, senior analyst at Beecham Research and one of the authors of a new report launched today called ‘Towards Smart Farming’.
Domino printer reduces downtime and saves costs for Millmount Healthcare
Pharmaceutical contract packaging provider Millmount Healthcare has enjoyed reduced downtime and achieved cost savings following the installation of Domino’s V230i thermal transfer printer as part of a compliance upgrade.