IBM tops speaker medals table at Smart Grids & Cleanpower 2014
Here are the list the speaker medals tables according to the delegate survey after the 6th Smart Grids & Cleanpower Conference in Cambridge last week. 30 delegates have so far sent in their rankings. CIR looks forward to conferences and a summit later in the year!
Birketts announces plans for a new headquarters in Ipswich
Birketts, the full service, top 100 UK law firm, has announced that it is the prospective occupier of a new site in Princes Street, Ipswich.
Consultation into A14 upgrade in Cambridgeshire closes this Sunday, 15 June
It is less than a week to go before the consultation into the £1.5 billion plans for the A14 in Cambridgeshire closes, and the Highways Agency is urging people to get involved and voice their views
Huppert welcomes big fall in unemployment
Cambridge MP Julian Huppert has welcomed another fall in unemployment in Cambridge as the country as a whole records its biggest drop in 16 years.
UK businesses can target international growth as members of new global trade club
Business customers of Santander UK can now connect with a global network of more than five million SMEs and corporates following the launch of the innovative Santander Trade Club, which is designed to promote international growth opportunities.
AstraZeneca to present new data at the American Diabetes Association scientific sessions
AstraZeneca today announced that 43 abstracts reporting results of the company’s research and development in diabetes have been accepted for presentation at the 74th Scientific Sessions® of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) in San Francisco, 13-17 June 2014.
Join HP Coaching to discuss working performance, stress and wellbeing
If you missed this week's seminar, join High Performance Coaching on 17 June at Cambridge University Rugby Ground.
Peter Norvig, Director of research at Google Inc, confirmed to speak at innovation conference
Peter Norvig, the Director of Research at Google Inc., will be speaking live from Google headquarters in California at the forthcoming 'Big Brains Big Data?' Evolution of Innovation Conference on 27 June 2014.
First atlas of Inuit Arctic trails launched
A new digital resource brings together centuries of cultural knowledge for the first time, showing that networks of trails over snow and sea ice, seemingly unconnected to the untrained eye, in fact span a continent – and that the Inuit have long-occupied one of the most resource-rich and contested areas on the planet.
Immune cells found near tumours boost breast cancer survival
Women with breast cancer are 10 per cent more likely to survive for five years or more if they have certain immune cells near their tumour, according to new research.
KISS supports Cambridge School of Art Degree Show 2014 as headline sponsor
Integrated creative agency, KISS Communications (KISS), will support the 2014 Cambridge School of Art Degree Show as headline sponsor. Part of Anglia Ruskin University, the Cambridge School of Art will host the show which aims to celebrate the hard work and dedication of the students over the course of their degree.
BP trawls for Cambridge tech solutions
The BP Technology Office is working with Cambridge Cleantech to trawl the highly innovative Cambridge business environment to see which local goods and services may help provide the solutions to some of the company's commercial requirements.
Clinical Research Network: Eastern Launch
Researchers from across the region met last week for the official launch of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Network: Eastern (CRN: Eastern) at Centrum on Norwich Research Park.
University of Cambridge and City Council join BHF fight for every heartbeat
British Heart Foundation (BHF) shops have partnered with the University of Cambridge and Cambridge City Council to launch a scheme to encourage students to donate their unwanted items and help generate vital stock. One hundred percent of the profits raised will go towards the fight for every heartbeat and help to fund the BHF’s life-saving research.
KISS PR partners with Cambridge Roar
KISS PR has been appointed by The Cambridge Roar to handle a highly focused consumer and business PR campaign, to promote a series of charitable events which take place next month (July 2014).
Mobas PR accelerates communications for Driven Worldwide
Driven Worldwide, the global provider of high quality, personalised chauffeur services, has appointed Mobas PR to help promote Driven A to B, its high quality car hire service for business users in the UK.
Take the route to success on Roadshow bus
Students across the East of England can benefit from expert advice as Anglia Ruskin University’s Roadshow bus aims to help young people make the right choices ahead of progressing into Higher Education.
Cambridge B2B Exhibition opens for exhibitor bookings
Exhibitor bookings are now being taken for the Cambridge B2B Exhibition, providing the city’s businesses with a unique opportunity to network and raise their profile on a grand scale.
Cambridge Filmworks travels north for the Sheffield Doc Fest
Award-winning local video production company Cambridge Filmworks has been invited to the prestigious MeetMarket at the Sheffield documentary film festival. Following on from the recent success of the Channel 4 film Thabo's Choice, Filmworks is once again collaborating with director Kip Loades to produce a brand new feature-length documentary.
How well do you manage your time?
If you think there's room for improvement in how you manage your time, consider signing up for the forthcoming Time Management course being run by Cambridge Network's Learning Collaboration on Tuesday July 1st.
Sound technology pioneer Audio Analytic use Alconbury Enterprise Campus as a sounding board
Audio Analytic is using Alconbury Enterprise Campus to help develop groundbreaking software after securing £900k angel funding and a further £350k from the UK innovation agency, the Technology Strategy Board.
Cambridge’s thriving entrepreneurial hub praised in new report
A new report - Start me up: Creating Britain’s entrepreneurial ecosystem - highlights the dominance of London and Cambridge in leading the UK’s entrepreneurial ‘ecosystem’. Authored by Anna Lawlor, of Cambridge start-up Social i Media, the Barclays/Economist Intelligence Unit report investigates how entrepreneurs in the UK are supported and the barriers that hinder them, as well as wider trends…
Landis+Gyr to acquire leading utility analytics company GRIDiant Corporation
Landis+Gyr, a global leader in energy management solutions, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire GRIDiant Corporation, a utility analytics company focused on the electric distribution grid. This transaction will expand Landis+Gyr’s software analytics portfolio, further enhance end to end solution capability and underscores the company’s commitment to becoming a…
TTP and Mayflower bring Internet of Things to streetlights
TTP and Mayflower have completed development of the latest wireless smart lighting control system. An example of the Internet of Things (IoT) in action, this latest design offers over 50% reduction in power consumption compared to existing smart lighting systems with enhanced reliability, improved radio range and class-leading metering accuracy.
Winner of Dolomite's Productizing Science® competition 2013 announced
Dolomite has announced the winner of its 2013 Productizing Science® competition as Molbot Pte. Ltd. The company submitted the concept of a low-cost bench-top molecular biology “Minilab” for automating molecular biology applications.