GeoSpock receives seed investment to commercialise social networking platform Collide
CUE Young Entrepreneur of Year, Steve Marsh, receives support from angel investors to develop Collide™, a technology platform that will breathe new life into online social networking.
Long-Term Care Revolution - TSB autumn workshop to inspire new thinking
The Technology Strategy Board is inviting applications for participation in a revolutionary sandpit workshop in the autumn, looking for novel thinking to blow apart conventional thinking about institutional long-term care.
Another Marketing Conference comes to Cambridge - again
After last year’s resounding success, Another Marketing Conference returns to Cambridge. The 2013 event brings together a programme of interesting speakers from a variety of backgrounds, with a range of skill-sets and expertise from across the marketing industry.
Cambridge Consultants' Asia office opens for business
Product development firm Cambridge Consultants has opened an office in Singapore as part of its international expansion programme. The office is being led by Dr Miles Upton, who has spent the last 15 years working in Asia in senior business development roles. The new office has been set up to deliver innovative product development capabilities to the rapidly growing Asian market.
Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries upgrades from Tribon to AVEVA Marine
Seoul, Korea - 16 April 2013: AVEVA announced today that Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI), one of the world’s largest shipbuilders, has successfully completed its upgrade from Tribon M3 software to AVEVA Marine for engineering, design and production.
Wanted: Your views on genetics
The world’s largest survey on public attitudes to genetics feels it simply isn’t big enough. What it wants is more people and what it really wants is more ‘ordinary people’.
CambridgeIC partners with MEV for sales growth in Europe
CambridgeIC, developer of the first commercially available single chip solution for resonant inductive position sensing, has signed a distribution agreement with MEV to support sales growth in continental Europe.
Facilities Management Legal Update – what to expect
FMLU is the essential one-day event for facilities managers, taking place in central London at the Workplace Law Executive Centre, on Wednesday, 24 April 2013. Presented by Workplace Law’s expert speakers – tackling key issues faced by FMs – all in one day.
Greeting cards make a difference in Africa
Every time you buy Cards from Africa you are helping to change lives, says the organisation.
Bioprogress Technology Limited placed into administration
Bioprogress Technology Limited, a developer of technologies and products designed to improve the efficiency of oral delivery of pharmaceuticals, has appointed Chris McKay and Andrew McTear joint administrators.
Horizon Discovery and Diatech Pharmacogenetics sign distribution agreement
Horizon Diagnostics (HDx), a division of Horizon Discovery and a leading provider of research tools to support the development and prescription of personalized medicines, today announced it has signed a distribution agreement with Diatech Pharmacogenetics srl. Diatech Pharmacogenetics becomes sole distributor of HDx’s molecular reference standards in Italy, San Marino and Vatican City.
p2people CEO talks at Middlesex University event
p2people CEO Peter Louis will give a motivational talk to students at an event tomorrow (Tuesday) at Middlesex University.
Second major honour for Barclays degree
Anglia Ruskin University’s Retail Development Programme for Barclays has won the Best School Leaver Programme at the Target Jobs 2013 National Graduate Recruitment Awards.
Tame your computer - comment combination
In her regular series for Cambridge Network members, software training expert Karen Roem offers handy tips to help you 'Tame your computer'. This week she describes how to quickly insert a comment in multiple cells (Excel 2003-2010)...
Vice-Chancellor challenges universities to engage with global poverty
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, has spoken powerfully about universities' role in overseas development.
Qton Solutions reports a record year
Qton Solutions moves to new offices after a record year trading.
Weakness in infrastructure output is concerning, says ICE
Today (12 April) the Office for National Statistics (ONS) published the monthly construction figures.
Government policy needs public acceptance
The present thrust of energy policy has had the tacit consent of the electorate, but opposition is building, says The Scientific Alliance.
Focus adds BCS Business Analysis E-Learning course
Focus on Training based in Peterborough has added an accredited Business Analysis E-Learning course to its range of online learning options.
Cambridge makes Hay
A host of Cambridge academics and alumni will speak about subjects ranging from obesity and smart drugs to US politics and domestic service at this year's Hay Festival.
CfEL's entrepreneurial alumni ignite the economy
The alumni of the Ignite programme, managed and delivered by the Cambridge Judge Business School’s Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (CfEL), have created significant value in the past two years, according to the results of a recent survey.
Argon Design/Weightless SIG invited to speak to IoT/M2M start-ups at Springboard Accelerator
Matthew Bailey, VP Argon Design, Co-Chairman of Weightless SIG, was invited to spend an afternoon with the start-ups from the IOT Springboard accelerator, discussing IoT technology "Weightless" and Argon's experience in IoT product development.
Rand McNally creates compliant EOBR system with RealVNC technology
Rand McNally, a leader in truck-specific GPS and mobile fleet management solutions for the commercial transportation market, has integrated RealVNC’s remote access technology into its HD 100 devices. The integration of VNC® enables professional drivers to view the display of the HD 100 through an application on their Wi-Fi® enabled Rand McNally IntelliRoute® TND™ GPS or mobile device.
Xaar reports strong growth
Xaar plc, the inkjet printing technology group headquartered in Cambridge, has issued an Interim Management Statement covering trading from 1 January 2013. It reports that trading for the period was strong, with sales in the first three months of 2013 growing significantly over the first quarter of 2012.
The Humanitarian Centre invites Cambridge Network members to its Annual Lecture on 2 May
The Humanitarian Centre would like to invite you to their 2013 Annual Lecture, at 6:30 pm on Thursday 2 May, at Emmanuel College Cambridge.