Students set sights on £30,000 prize money
Student entrepreneurs at Anglia Ruskin University will be battling it out for a share of £30,000 in the final of The Big Pitch 2012 business competition in Cambridge this week (Thursday, 31 May at 5pm).
Take advantage of technical training this summer
Cambridge businesses looking to enhance the technical skills of their staff – or individuals wanting to improve their capabilities – can take advantage of two specialist training courses from Cambridge Network's Learning Collaboration this summer.
Are you struggling to monitor your IT infrastructure?
As the IT estate continues to grow in both scale and sophistication, IT managers are being asked to do more and more to keep things running smoothly with fewer resources. Dr Steve Turner, Vice President of IT Optimisation at Intergence, reveals some ways to make your life easier.
Ofgem new approach to regulation for offshore wind at Cleanpower
The Government expects between 11 to 18 gigawatts of offshore wind to be connected by 2020, and some £15 billion of new transmission cables will be required to connect this. Ofgem is using a new approach to regulation to deliver this infrastructure. The presentation "Connecting Offshore Wind to the Grid – a new regulatory model" updates on the program to date and highlights some of the…
Cresset launches forgeV10 and range of next generation chemistry software
Cresset, innovative provider of software and services for molecule designers launches forgeV10 a powerful computational suite to understand SAR and design. forgeV10 gives computational chemists control and insight into activity data enabling the planning and direction of projects with confidence. ForgeV10 uses the shape and electrostatic character of molecules to create qualitative and…
Companies thrive in science park setting
A number of small companies and start-ups that moved to Granta Park last year on flexible leases are now committing to long term leases at the science park south of Cambridge.
What works where in B2B digital marketing 2012
It is with great pleasure that Omobono is able to announce the highlights of its 2012 research, 'What works where in B2B digital marketing?'
Pebble Bay and Hitex UK collaborate on rail automation design
Pebble Bay and Hitex collaborate in the design and development of a new electronic platform for Siemens transport control systems.
Cambridge Design Partnership develops a ‘digital pin board’
Innovative design and technology consultancy Cambridge Design Partnership today announces a new software product ‘Canvas’, a revolutionary digital pin board for office environments. Browser-based and touchscreen-optimised, CDP will shortly release the code to the ‘open source’ community.
Anglia Ruskin’s Festival Week branches out!
Anglia Ruskin University’s annual Festival Week in Cambridge, run by the Department of Music and Performing Arts, is breaking new ground this year with mobile sound walks and site-specific performance as part of their programme of events.
Downing College Is top of the tree in environmental ratings
A Cambridge College is celebrating coming joint top of the 2012 green league table for its environmental performance.
Japanese Encephalitis and killer fish
Outbreaks of Japanese Encephalitis have been on the increase to such an extent that some unusual measures are being taken to try to control the problem - for instance killer fish in India!
Video business newsletter for May 2012 from VirtualStudio.TV
VirtualStudio.TV offers a wide range of different video Products and Services and one of its most popular products is the monthly business Video Newsletter. Simon Malone of VirtualStudio.TV says: "I am going to practise what we preach and rather than fill this update with loads of text, let the video below do the talking for us!
Life science companies missing out on tax credits
Life science companies are missing out by not taking advantage of research and development tax credits, warns Global Regulatory Services, a Cambridgeshire based consultancy to the life science industry.
Beart of AlertMe shows 'Big Data for Real People' at Smart Grids Cambridge
Pilgrim Beart, Founder Director of AlertMe, will speak in the opening session on the smart meter rollout at the Smart Grids & Cleanpower Conference Cambridge on 14 June. He will explain how smart home services in the consumer gateway will grow, resulting in "Big Data for Real People".
The new original designed by 2idesign
Cambridge Garage Doors asked 2idesign to design and build a website with a local and friendly feel.
Jo da Silva to deliver 9th Brunel International Lecture series
Lecture discusses the role of the engineer in disaster risk reduction. Jo da Silva, Director of Arup’s International Development team, has been chosen as the lecturer for the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)’s 9th Brunel International Lecture series.
Food security remains an important issue
As we approach the Rio+20 summit, food security is an issue which must remain top of the agenda.
Simon Head joins Intergence as a Senior Consultant
Intergence, an IT optimisation consultancy based in Cambridge, UK, has appointed Simon Head to the position of Senior Consultant.
Cambridge female FDs top UK firms for financial management
Sarah Moynihan, the finance director of transport and aerospace engineering company, Marshalls of Cambridge was named FD of the Future at last night’s FDs' Excellence Awards - the biggest national programme celebrating excellence in financial management, held in association with ICAEW.
Minister opens new facilities to boost bioscience business at Babraham
Minister of State for Universities and Science, David Willets, who opened new bioscience facilities for business start-ups at the Babraham Research Campus, also highlighted funding - including £37m allocated to the Babraham Institute - which aims to ensure that the UK's bioscience research base remains globally competitive.
‘Everything, everywhere, ever’ – a new door opens on the history of humanity
The history of humanity, from our earliest ancestors to today’s indigenous people spread across the globe, is being retold as a Cambridge University museum reopens following a £1.8m redevelopment.
Seahorses and the “onion world”
Dr Amanda Vincent – one of the world’s leading experts on seahorses and their relatives – is spending a year at Cambridge’s Department of Geography on a sabbatical from the University of British Columbia. She is introducing some new ideas into conservation discussion groups at Cambridge.
Marshall marathon runners raise money for charity
Four Marshall employees took part in the recent London Marathon, raising money for the Oesophagus Charity, the Bobby Moore Charity, Help for Heroes and Ochre.
New Managing Bursar appointed for Conference Cambridge
Jennifer Brook MA MBA has been appointed as new Managing Bursar of The Cambridge Venue Company, trading as Conference Cambridge.