Magna celebrates the signing of its first complete vehicle manufacturing joint venture in China
Magna, BAIC Group and the Zhenjiang government havecelebrated the signing of a framework agreement governing their electric vehicle manufacturing joint venture in Zhenjiang, China , which marks another milestone of their continued cooperation.
Nursing and Midwifery Council visits Arthur Rank Hospice Charity
Andrea Sutcliffe CBE, the Chief Executive of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and Director of External Affairs, Edward Walsh, visited Arthur Rank Hospice Charity recently.
The power of communications to change behaviour
We live in busy times and are bombarded with messages, but I have had a few reminders lately of the power of communications – especially images – to change behaviour, sometimes even globally.
Pure rewards hard work and progression with five staff promotions across the region
Pure, the professional recruitment company for the East of England, has promoted five team members at its offices across the region in recognition of their hard work and continued progression.
Novel medical-grade wearable patent granted to Aseptika for BuddyWOTCH
Aseptika Ltd, the self-care and patient activation solutions developer, is pleased to announce that the European Patent Office has granted a patent for its medical-grade wearable, for use by patients with severe cardiovascular and respiratory diseases (EU patent number 3197354, granted 3rd July 2019 with a filing date of 9th September 2015).
Are your managers aware of high-risk HR situations?
A manager might feel they are doing you a favour by firing a bad employee while you are busy elsewhere. But if they didn’t follow the correct procedure before doing so, you could be at risk of an unfair dismissal claim. Read four high-risk HR situations that your managers need to be aware of.
Clean Air: Analysis & Solutions - NERC gives advance notice of 2021 intensive observing periods
The partners in the Clean Air programme would like to encourage community participation in a co-ordinated UK observing intensive period in 2021.
Work to begin on Chisholm Trail and Abbey Chesterton Bridge
Work on the Chisholm Trail – a new first-class walking and cycling route across the city – will take an exciting step forward next month with the start of construction for the Abbey Chesterton Bridge.
Cofinitive Founder Faye Holland named among the UK’s Most Influential Women in Tech
Cofinitive founder Faye Holland has been named on the Computer Weekly Most Influential Women in UK Tech 2019 Long List.
Chinese Science and Technology Minister visits TWI
Chinese Science and Technology Minister, Mr Wang Zhigang, paid a visit to TWI headquarters near Cambridge last week (Friday 19 July 2019).
Lab of the Future Congress to take place in Cambridge 13-14th November 2019
Open Pharma Research, a platform for information exchange and networking in the life sciences, is announcing the launch of an international congress: the Lab of the Future Congress. This major gathering will take place on the 13-14th of November 2019 at the Wellcome Genome Campus in Cambridge, UK.
First Bioinformatics Masters Level apprenticeship launches
Cranfield University is launching the first Bioinformatics Masters Level (Level 7) apprenticeship in the UK, responding to urgent industry demands for skills in this field.
Points of view: Global markets
Despite signals over the last quarter that all is not well with the global economy, markets have been responding positively to central bank indications that monetary easing is back and interest rate cuts are imminent. NW Brown Group comments:
Isomerase secures first pre-let within the Newnham Building at Chesterford Research Park
Chesterford Research Park is delighted to confirm that Isomerase will take up occupancy within Suite 4 of the Newnham Building upon its completion in mid 2020. The move will facilitate planned future growth for the successful nature products discovery and development provider.
CTT set for rapid expansion following oversubscribed $10M Series B round
Cambridge Touch Technologies Ltd (CTT), the leading provider of piezoelectric UltraTouch multi-force-and-touch technology to the consumer electronics, automotive, industrial and military markets, today announced it has closed an oversubscribed $10 million Series B funding round, bringing the total amount raised to nearly $20 million.
CTT set for rapid expansion following oversubscribed $10M Series B round
Cambridge Touch Technologies Ltd (CTT), the leading provider of piezoelectric UltraTouch multi-force-and-touch technology to the consumer electronics, automotive, industrial and military markets, today announced it has closed an oversubscribed $10 million Series B funding round, bringing the total amount raised to nearly $20 million.
Busy Bee Recruitment wins PEM Best New Business at SME Cambridge Business Awards!
On Thursday 4th July 2019, guests came together at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford, to celebrate businesses and individuals that have demonstrated success and provided an impressive contribution within their industry at the SME Cambridge Business Awards.
Why is technology important?
Without technology, businesses would not be able to run. Businesses use technology for accounts, customer service, recruitment, HR, manufacturing and even to improve services. Technology enables businesses to make money and produce results.
Venture Capital investment levels in East of England remain flat over past three months
More than $168 million (£134 million) of Venture Capital (VC) was invested into startups across the East of England over the past three months, according to figures from KPMG’s Venture Pulse Survey.
Multi-drug resistant malaria spreading in Asia
Genomic surveillance has revealed that malaria resistance to two first-line antimalarial drugs has spread rapidly from Cambodia to neighbouring countries in Southeast Asia. Researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, University of Oxford and Mahidol University, Bangkok, discovered that descendants of one multi-drug resistant malaria strain are replacing the local parasite populations in…
Marshall rolls out first Bangladesh Air Force C-130J
Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group rolled out the first of a number of C-130J Hercules aircraft it is preparing for delivery to the Bangladesh Air Force, during an official ceremony last week.
Works begin on Abbey-Chesterton Bridge
The Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) has issued an update on Chisholm Trail, a mostly off road north-south strategic foot and cycleway through Cambridge, and plans for the Abbey-Chesterton bridge. Phase One, which will open up private green areas and link Stourbridge and Coldham’s Commons, is currently under construction.
Cambridge Index slides 0.7%
The Cambridge Index declined 182.1 points or 0.7% to close at 25828.3, as Index heavyweights such as Johnson Matthey and DS Smith posted weekly losses to their share prices.
Cambridge Regional College teams up with tech experts Code Nation to fill a regional skills gap
A brand new tech initiative will launch in Cambridge next month, known as The Digital Academy, to give budding coders across the region the opportunity to learn a range of new tech skills.
Woodfines rises above national average for gender in the legal profession
The number of women entering the legal profession has been steadily increasing over the past 50 years. According to the SRA, on average, women make up 48% of all lawyers in law firms – a rise from around 10% back in the 1970s.