Twenty-first century supply chains: transforming the pharmaceutical industry
The Centre for International Manufacturing (CIM) is leading the research programme in REMEDIES, a £23m sector-wide initiative to understand how pharmaceutical supply chains in the UK are set to change.
What’s going on at 1plex Ltd– June 2014
Unbelievably it’s July already. 1plex Ltd says: "We thought June may be a much quieter month after the very hectic month of May, but we were wrong!"
So Cambridge, how do you feel about the Tour de France?
With worldwide excitement growing around the upcoming Tour de France, Spirus wanted to find out how its arrival in the UK would be received.
University of Cambridge opens its doors to PR practitioners
The first in a series of behind-the-scenes public relations events ran by CIPR East Anglia will be held at University of Cambridge next month.
Council seeks more detail on A14 improvement scheme
Cambridge City Council’s position on the proposed A14 improvement scheme will be discussed by councillors at the Environment Scrutiny Committee on 8 July.
Landis+Gyr selected by Bangalore Electricity Supply Company for high volume metering contract
Landis+Gyr, the leading global provider of integrated energy management products, has won a major contract from BESCOM to supply 1.7 million single phase digital electricity meters over the next twelve months.
Stone King gears-up for growth with Conscious Communications
Leading national law firm, Stone King, has appointed Conscious Communications to handle public relations and business development activities across the East of England. The appointment comes as the firm enters a new phase of regional expansion from its Cambridge hub, building its local profile and leveraging extensive national credentials in business, education and charity.
WaveFX launches dedicated streaming company EventStreaming.TV
Increasingly many businesses are making use of live web-casting as a way to reach out to their staff, clients and potential customers. Now WaveFX has launched a dedicated streaming company, EventStreaming.TV.
£400m to fund growth of British innovation
The Technology Strategy Board – the UK’s Innovation Agency – has today published its blueprint for growth, which outlines investments of over £400 million in British innovation. East of England businesses are encouraged to bid for a share of the funding.
Nanomaterials up close: gum arabic
This alien glob is a piece of gum arabic from the hardened sap of the Acacia tree, most likely collected from a tree in Sudan. Rox Middleton explains how the electron microscope has changed the way we are able to interact with objects at the nanoscale, allowing us to enjoy a glimpse of the exquisite abstract forms around us.
Cambridge Index falls 2.2%
The Cambridge Index dropped 2.2% or 348.3 points to 15,664.6, as only three of the top ten index heavyweights posted weekly gains to their share price.
Cross Keys Homes’ pre-Apprentices reach half way milestone
Cross Keys Homes’ fourth cohort of pre-Apprentices are this week celebrating their three month milestone, marking the half-way point of their paid work experience.
Manufacturing director, trusted friend and adviser Mike McCreary has passed away
Cambridge Investment Research and Justin Hayward are greatly saddened to write that Mike McCreary has passed away. Mike was a wonderful, decent, optimistic, broad-shouldered, quiet and humble family man, yet he was also a British manufacturing and business leader, heading up Aeroflex, formerly Marconi Instruments until 2006.
Tools of the trade: Onespacemedia's top tips for managing social media
Managing social networks can be a time-consuming affair. But targeting and building communities, finding quality content and organising that content is made significantly easier and more effective by the many tools set up to support the process.
Cambridge Ahead holds successful progress meeting
On Friday 20th June, Cambridge Ahead held a progress meeting at Cambridge Airport, courtesy of one of its Members, Marshall of Cambridge. A diverse range of guests were invited to hear an update on progress since launch in November 2013, and learn about some future plans. The invitees represented a range of interests within Cambridge including culture, education, sport, academia, business and…
Have you been introduced to the Brand Recruitment app?
As you may already know, Brand Recruitment now has an app available to download on all smart phones and tablet devices.
Mills & Reeve works on first-of-its-kind aggregated bond deal
Mills & Reeve has won plaudits for its work on a first-of-its kind aggregated bond for 18 Cambridge University colleges, with the deal described as “very innovative and very 21st century... the kind of deal that is an industry trailblazer”.
Riverbed SteelCentral helps Hemit analyze, diagnose & resolve application performance issues
End-to-end view of application, infrastructure and network performance provides accountability and leads to a step-change in performance.
New product intelligence software gives fast response to eco, regulatory & supply chain risks
Granta Design's latest suite includes new ‘BoM Analyzer’—first of a new generation of GRANTA MI tools.
Torch V10.3 delivers intuitive visualisation and analysis tools
Cresset announces the release of Torch V10.3. This version includes significant new science enabling medicinal chemists to visualize and optimize multiple activities to make the best molecular design decisions.
London-Cambridge-Oxford golden triangle is a 'top global life sciences region to watch'
The London-Oxford-Cambridge golden triangle has been named one of the top global regions to watch in the third annual Global Life Sciences Cluster Report from international professional services and investment management firm Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL).
The World Cup vs social media
The FIFA World Cup 2014 kicked off in Brazil just over a week ago, but even before the tournament began it was clear that this year’s event was going to have a huge impact on the marketing industry and even more so on social media.
Biomnis, Genoma and Center for Human Genetics Martinsried enter agreements with Illumina
Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced that it has entered into separate agreements with Biomnis, Genoma, and the Center for Human Genetics and Laboratory Diagnostics Martinsried, under which they will use the HiSeq 2500 and consumables from Illumina to develop and perform non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT).
HR company awarded for voluntary sector work
Keeping HR Simple, the Huntingdon based HR company, has won a regional award for its pro bono work.
Abcodia offers access to biobank for cardiovascular disease R&D
Abcodia has announced an initiative to license access to serum samples from its unique longitudinal serum biobank for use in validating biomarkers for cardiovascular disease. This unparalleled resource can substantially reduce time-to-market and cost of R&D.