New regulations affect older air con systems, warns Cheffins
Cheffins is issuing a warning about new regulations on older air conditioning units in commercial buildings in and around Cambridge. From the end of this year, older air conditioning systems using the ozone-depleting R22 gas face a costly upgrade or replacement under EU regulations.
Making the IP migration in a multichannel era
The generation of switches acquired in the early 2000s is now reaching end of life (and, in many cases, end of support from vendors). So, those responsible for voice infrastructure should now be considering their options, within the context of a rapidly evolving communication environment.
Cambridge Master of Finance celebrates five years
Cambridge Judge Business School is celebrating five years of the Cambridge Master of Finance programme by launching eight new scholarships for students unable to consider a business school for financial reasons.
Jugaad fever sweeps the world
A book co-authored by Jaideep Prabhu, Jawaharlal Nehru Professor of Indian Business & Enterprise at Cambridge Judge Business School, on the unique Indian approach to innovating, has been translated into five languages in just 16 months.
Cancer Research receives donation on behalf of Brand Recruitment’s Team Player of the Month
Aimee Everest, Recruitment Resourcer at Brand Recruitment, has been crowned ' 'Team Player of the Month'. This time around the votes were focused on pro-activity and creativity around the office.
The competitive impact of emissions reductions
The Committee on Climate Change publishes the first part of its review of the 4th carbon budget. The Scientific Alliance reflects...
Investment and campaign to help small firms grow
Small businesses in the East of England were boosted this week when Business Secretary Vince Cable kicked off a wave of activity to support SMEs, including unveiling the first funding allocation from the British Business Bank’s investment programme and launching a campaign to help small firms grow.
CEDAR honoured at the House of Commons
Anglia Ruskin University’s Centre for Enterprise Development and Research (CEDAR) become the first university enterprise centre in the UK to be awarded the Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs (IOEE) Centre of Excellence status at an event at the House of Commons last week.
Cepheid to offer live MRSA testing at FIS 2013
Cepheid, a senior sponsor of the Federation of Infection Societies (FIS) Action on Infection conference and exhibition, will be offering live MRSA testing to visitors to its exhibition stand at Booth #44.
Quotient Clinical attends AAPS 2013
Quotient Clinical – the pioneer of Translational Pharmaceutics™ – will be showcasing the benefits of its unique, integrated approach to formulation development, real-time manufacturing and clinical testing on booth 2800 at this year’s American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) Annual Meeting and Exposition.
e-Go takes to the sky
The innovative e-Go aircraft made its first public flight last week in front of a large invited audience, flown by the company’s Chief Test Pilot, Keith Dennison.
Outstanding audience participation at this year’s Cambridge Festival of Ideas
This year's Cambridge Festival of Ideas was a huge success, with participation numbers up by a quarter from last year’s total of approximately 14,000 to around 18,500 this autumn.
Designer piercings
A new method which streamlines the design and construction of synthetic membrane pores could improve a range of scientific processes, including speeding up the development of new drugs, and enabling more efficient disease diagnosis through DNA sequence detection
Patent published for Lumora’s novel sample preparation technology
Lumora, a provider of state-of-the-art molecular diagnostic products for the clinical and industrial market, has received a patent for its Heat Elution Sample Preparation technology, which has the potential to help commercial laboratories simplify the process and save valuable time and money in sample preparation.
Cambridge Capital Group expands
Cambridge Capital Group extends its reach across the region and internationally – with £2M invested in 2012-13.
BBC laughs with the Dalai Lama
Media Imaging Solutions supplies photo to the TV show Have I Got News For You.
Capacity at UK's first national Cleantech Conference
Over 100 delegates from across the cleantech sectors of renewables, low carbon and environmental attend the UK’s first national cleantech conference in Nottingham this week.
The Michael Jeffery studio collection of equine art goes on sale
Cheffins Auctioneers are proud to announce the forthcoming November 28th Fine Art sale which will include the contents of the late renowned equestrian artist Michael Jeffery's Newmarket studio.
Frankfurt Book Fair attracts the crowds
This year more than a quarter of a million publishers, agents, booksellers, librarians, academics, illustrators, service providers, film producers, translators, printers, artists, authors, antiquarians and IT suppliers descended on Europe’s financial capital, Frankfurt, for the annual book fair, the world's largest.
CfEL’s Enterprise Tuesday bridges academia, innovation and entrepreneurship
Lord Sainsbury, Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, joined Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge; Dr Hermann Hauser, serial entrepreneur and investor; and Dr Andy Richards, biotech entrepreneur and investor, at CfEL's Enterprise Tuesday launch this week.
Coming soon - a whole new p2people experience!
p2people enhances website to offer a new and engaging user experience.
Cyclone innovation mixes up spraying
Product development firm Cambridge Consultants is harnessing the power of a cyclone to better mix and spray liquids.
LKAB implements CRedit360 to support green mining
LKAB (Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara AB), the Swedish state-owned mining enterprise, has selected the CRedit360 sustainability data management system to monitor a wide range of environmental indicators.
Tony Hart from AcceleratorIndia to speak at India ICT industry event next week
Tony Hart from AcceleratorIndia will speak at the "Introduction to the ICT Industry in India” event organised by UK India Business Council (UKIBC) in London next Tuesday (November 12th). He will describe the key emerging trends within Indian ICT industry and also identify key areas of growth for UK companies and how they can access this fast-growing market.
Research helps identify young people with type 1 diabetes at risk of heart and kidney disease
Using a simple urine test, researchers can now identify young people with type 1 diabetes at risk of heart and kidney disease. The new research, funded by JDRF, Diabetes UK, and the British Heart Foundation (BHF), has been published in the journal Diabetes Care.