Colleague feedback earns Featurespace four ‘Best companies to work for’ listings
Featurespace has ranked in four "Best Companies" listings, underscoring the company's commitment to its team members and workplace engagement. Winners were revealed during Best Companies Live last week.
Bango and Microsoft expand access to Xbox cloud gaming subscriptions across Europe
Bango (AIM: BGO), the global platform for data-driven commerce, is powering the first three Telcos to offer bundled Xbox cloud gaming subscriptions in Europe. These launches are a result of the expanded partnership between Bango and Microsoft, announced in November 2020, to open-up consumer access to Xbox subscriptions sales through Telco partners.
New plans to bring economic, environmental and social benefit across the Fens in UK first
An ambitious new multi-agency taskforce seeks to bring renewed prosperity to the Fens through a radical new approach to managing land and water resources. Future Fens Integrated Adaptation will deliver resilience to the impacts of climate change, unlock housing growth and job creation, allow for upgraded transport links, improve biodiversity and support new opportunities for tourism. The project…
Cambridge market square proposals - have your say
Cambridge City Council is asking the public for its views on a proposed multi-million pound project to renovate and improve the city’s market square, in an open public consultation which runs from now until 7 July.
Metadata to make microscopy images more open
Bioimaging has advanced in leaps and bounds in recent years, giving researchers a closer view of how life works at a cellular, molecular and even atomic level.
New 'cycle-friendly' traffic signals to be installed in Cambridge
New cycle-friendly traffic signals that give cycling journeys priority are to be installed at key junctions around Cambridge.
UK invests over £30m in large-scale greenhouse gas removal
Research teams across the UK will investigate the viability of five innovative methods of large-scale greenhouse gas (GHG) removal from the atmosphere.
Guardtech helps businesses take control
With good ventilation practices more vital than ever, Guardtech’s Service Contracts can make the difference for beleaguered firms.
Cambridge Index rises 0.2%
The Cambridge Index climbed 60.8 points or 0.2% to close at 26819.8, as five of the top ten Index heavyweights posted weekly gains to their share prices.
Double plea to families to talk on organ donation
A year on from the law around organ donation changing in England, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is urging people to talk to their families about organ donation.
Hybrid event production – behind the scenes with WaveFX
WaveFX provides a quick look behind the scenes of a recent hybrid event its team produced, filmed and streamed for Schueco UK.
Howes Percival named in the Top 100 'Best Companies' list
Howes Percival has been ranked in the ‘Best Companies to Work For’ list for the second year running.
Cambridge-based charity marks Melanoma Awareness Month
Melanoma Focus provides information and support to patients and professionals and has seen up to a ten-fold increase in calls to its free Melanoma Helpline run by expert skin cancer nurse specialists over the last year.
CLA Charitable Trust awards funding to support Cambridgeshire charity
A Cambridgeshire charity is among the latest organisations to receive funding from the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) Charitable Trust to support their work.
CBI sets out new UK economic strategy
Tony Danker, CBI Director-General, today (Monday) outlines findings from a new, landmark economic plan seeking to establish a competitive, dynamic and future-focused UK following the shocks of Brexit and COVID-19 and in the run up to COP26 in Glasgow.
World-first Covid vaccine booster study
Volunteers from the East of England will soon be able to receive a third ‘booster’ Covid-19 vaccine as part of a new clinical trial launching this week.
Foresight announces first closing of its latest regional private equity fund
Foresight Group, an award-winning listed infrastructure and private equity investment manager, announces the first close of the Foresight Regional Investment III LP (the “Fund”) at £65m. The Fund is cornerstoned by the Greater Manchester Pension Fund, with strong support from Clwyd and Merseyside Pension Funds.
Medovate announces new agreement with Omneya Medical Co. to distribute SAFIRA™ device in Kuwait
Medovate – a dynamic medical device development company specialising in anesthesia, airway management, critical care, and surgery – has announced its first agreement in the Middle East with Omneya Medical Co. to distribute SAFIRA™ (SAFer Injection for Regional Anesthesia) in Kuwait.
Allia's lessons from the Impact Accelerator
Allia has been working with impact ventures for many years (70+ ventures and over £90 million raised by alumni). Yet the organisation is still iterating on how it can make the Impact Accelerator more and more relevant to founders and the ecosystem as a whole.
ARU lecturer prepares to run from source to sea
Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) lecturer Dr Véronique Chance is about to put her body as well as her soul into her art as she prepares to tackle a 240-mile run as part of the Estuary 2021 arts festival associated programme.
Qualcomm advances and scales 5G IoT industry, unveiling purpose-built 5G modem optimised for IIoT
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc helps lead the IoT ecosystem forward by introducing the company’s first, purpose-built Internet of Things (IoT) modem solution equipped with 5G connectivity and optimised for Industrial IoT (IIoT) applications.
Tame your computer - wheely great tips
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 talks about horizontal scrolling and other useful things you can do with your mouse wheel (Microsoft Excel).
'Don't Throw, Sew' - free community events this June
Sew Positive, the mental health charity tackling social isolation through creativity and sewing, is running two free events in Haslingfield next month in conjunction with Cambridgeshire Skills and Cambridgeshire County Council.
How legal tech can help the business to safely self-serve
Legal tech enables non-legal colleagues to self-serve, freeing in-house legal from time-consuming first reviews and speeding up the contracting process.
Take part in the 48th Cambridge Beer Festival
Cambridge Beer Festival is encouraging everyone to support their local pubs next week (24–29 May).