Five family businesses from the region recognised
Family Business United, in association with Birketts, is delighted to announce five winners from the East & East Anglia region at this year’s Family Business of the Year Awards which, due to the current pandemic, took place in a virtual ceremony.
Tame your computer - clever colour coding
In her regular series for Cambridge Network members - now in its 15th year - software training expert Karen Roem offers handy tips to help you 'Tame your computer'. This week she describes how to colour-code appointments and meetings by words in the title (Microsoft Outlook).
Global mobile industry leaders commit to support 5G mmWave
Today a contingent of mobile communications companies announced their collective support for 5G mmWave technology globally – including key players from a growing number of regions including China, Europe, India, Japan, Korea, North America and South East Asia.
New UK collaboration ICE-Batt to optimise battery technology
Johnson Matthey (JM), a global leader in sustainable technologies, has teamed up with CPI, an independent technology innovation centre and Thomas Swan, one of the UK’s leading independent chemical manufacturers, to explore how to best optimise battery technology.
Trinity Challenge announces inaugural winners
The Trinity Challenge has announced the winners of its inaugural competition, and is investing a £5.7 million (US$8 million) charitable pledged prize fund into one grand prize winner, two 2nd prize winners, and five 3rd prize winners.
Inflatable, shape-changing spinal implants could help treat severe pain
A team of engineers and clinicians has developed an ultra-thin, inflatable device that can be used to treat the most severe forms of pain without the need for invasive surgery.
From getting started in inkjet to robotics - Xaar shares insights at FuturePrint Tech Fest
At this week’s FuturePrint Tech Fest, Xaar will explore the growing role of inkjet in novel industrial applications with a presentation that looks at the use of robotics in direct to shape printing, and also take part in the panel discussion titled “problem solving and applications”.
Wonderful world of furniture showrooms
The COEL team recently made the long-awaited journey to the Clerkenwell furniture showrooms to feast on the most recent designs to entice us back to the mothership and to stage our working lives.
Free toolkit to keep caring for your community
The South Cambs Community Safety Partnership has launched a free toolkit to help local people keep caring for their community as the pressures of the pandemic ease.
UK business investment enters COVID-19 recovery with a positive outlook, says the EY ITEM Club
The outlook for UK business investment is potentially very positive as the economy recovers from the impact of COVID-19, according to a new report by the EY ITEM Club.
Cambridge University spin-out Lucida Medical joins GE Healthcare Edison™ Accelerator Programme
Cambridge start-up Lucida Medical has announced that it has joined the Edison Accelerator, a programme designed by GE Healthcare in partnership with innovation organisation Wayra UK, to support early-stage and technologically advanced businesses developing AI applications for healthcare.
CMR Surgical raises $600 million in Series D financing
CMR Surgical, a global surgical robotics business, today announces that it has raised $600 million (£425 million) in a Series D financing, the largest ever MedTech private financing round worldwide*.
Onespacemedia: The changing face of digital post-pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic brought with it a shift in consumer behaviour towards online channels, and businesses are, more than ever, harnessing the power of digital. According to Kate Smaje at McKinsey and Company, consumers are three times likelier now than before the crisis to say that at least 80% of their customer interactions are digital in nature.
Mixed messages
Simon Hall explores the danger of mixed messages in reports, presentations, talks, business, plans, storytelling, and all forms of communication, and how to avoid the problem.
Calling all hardware start-ups and entrepreneurs
Join The RAPID Challenge journey to define, develop and commercialise your idea. This competition is specifically for entrepreneurs whose idea revolves around new hardware.
Building on natural advantages in business
Miles Barnes of Howes Percival writes: In life there are always some natural advantages that make some people better at certain things than others. For example, standing at 5’9 (on a good day!) it was always pretty unlikely that I could emulate my childhood hero, Martin Johnson, and play second row for England.
PA Consulting’s 2021 Raspberry Pi coding competition winners announced
The brightest innovators from UK schools and colleges competed in a virtual judging and awards ceremony for the final of PA Consulting’s annual Raspberry Pi coding competition, which is now in its ninth year. This year, 13 shortlisted teams' entries were judged by an expert panel of industry leaders.
Digital connectivity will pave the way for a new era in healthcare
Years from now, when we reflect on the millions of healthcare professionals that rose to the challenge to fight COVID-19 with bravery, dedication and courage, will we see the pandemic as a turning point when healthcare truly embraced a digital transformation?
Lycotec at 1st Virtual International Conference on Carotenoids
The International Carotenoid Society together with Case Western Reserve University (School of Medicine) is hosting the 1st Virtual International Conference on Carotenoids from June 22 – 25.
100 years and counting with Matthew Deards
Matthew Dreads joined Marshall Centre's training school for a three-month course from FLS Aerospace to learn hand skills in the workshop with Keirron Mascall and Robin Lipscombe in 1998.
Consumer research shows strong demand for smart(er)phones that react to the world around them
Sound recognition will deliver a wave of new experiences on smartphones, and Audio Analytic's recent consumer research clearly shows a strong desire from users for these new AI-powered capabilities on their next device.
Astronomers pinpoint when cosmic dawn occurred
Cosmic dawn, when stars formed for the first time, occurred 250 million to 350 million years after the beginning of the universe, according to a new study led by researchers from the University of Cambridge and University College London (UCL).
Water vole genome will help boost conservation of one of UK's most endangered mammals
A new tool to help conserve one of the UK’s most threatened mammals has been released, with the publication of the first high-quality reference genome for the European water vole. The genome was generated by scientists at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, in collaboration with animal conservation charity the Wildwood Trust, as part of the Darwin Tree of Life Project.
EY survey reveals UK households need more than broadband speed promise
While 66% of households believe network operators have coped well during the COVID-19 pandemic, the second chapter of EY study, Decoding the digital home, reveals a disconnect between what connectivity providers offer and what customers need.
CIIPM's next virtual course is Commercial Patent Search & Analysis
CIIPM continues its programme of virtual training courses with Commercial Patent Search & Analysis, taking place on 13-14 July.