NW Brown December 2018 Market Review
This edition of the NW Brown Market Review considers whether markets can improve after a difficult 2018.
Win a place on the Anthias Absolute Basics of Gas Chromatography & GC-MS training course
Anthias Consulting offers you a chance to win a free place on its Absolute Basics of Gas Chromatography & GC-MS training course in 2019.
Beating a new path
Innovation is far more than building a better mousetrap in the form of new technology, but also involves new services, processes, business models and organisational structures, says Professor Christoph Loch, Dean of Cambridge Judge Business School.
£300,000 available for rural projects from The Prince’s Countryside Fund
The Prince’s Countryside Fund is open for grant applications from tomorrow (January 9th) until February 21st 2019.
Automated phone calls may help patients to take medicines as prescribed, pilot study suggests
Remembering to take medication is vital for managing long term health conditions such as high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, or multiple conditions. Latest research from the University of Cambridge suggests that using interactive voice response (IVR) technology supports patients to take their medicine as prescribed.
Call for mission members to the Smart City Summit and Expo in Taipei
The Department for International Trade's (DIT's) technology sector team is supporting DIT Taipei in delivering a trade mission to the Smart City Summit and Expo in Taiwan between 26-29th March 2019.
OH! Films collaborates with Iron Maiden star
OH! Films, Cambridge based video company has had the pleasure of working with a rock guitar legend to film and complete the video for a charity Christmas single. Former Iron Maiden guitarist Dennis Stratton has teamed up with emergency services mental health group PTSD999 to perform the David Bowie classic ‘Heroes’.
Toby Young rejoins Bailey Fisher Executive Search to lead Technology Practice
Bailey Fisher Executive Search is pleased to welcome Toby Young back to the business as Head of the Technology Practice, following 18 months in an operational role with a growth technology company.
How research can help brands reconnect with their customers
Some of the most successful companies in the world have got to where they are because they invest so heavily in research before they bring any new product to market.
Sharon Allen OBE announced as new CEO of Arthur Rank Hospice Charity
Arthur Rank Hospice Charity prepares to say goodbye to CEO Dr Lynn Morgan as they appoint the new CEO Sharon Allen, OBE starting in April 2019.
Charity’s magazine gets new look thanks to CPL
The National Autistic Society’s quarterly magazine, Your Autism, has been relaunched with a new look – the first since CPL won a competitive tender process to redesign and manage its production.
Talks can help runners reach their personal best
Runners across the region will be able to take advantage of the latest developments in sports science thanks to a series of TRAIN SMART seminars being held at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge.
New at CES: Antenova Diversity Kit using new Cat4 LTE standard
Antenova, manufacturer of antennas and RF antenna modules for M2M and the Internet of Things, is to show a development kit for a certified Cat4/LTE design at CES2019 this week (January 8-11, Las Vegas, Nevada).
Winks of fate
Find yourself unsure of a decision or direction in life? Keep an eye out for winks of fate, writes Communications Consultant Simon Hall, and they might just help you towards the right path.
ECM report indicates even more competition for top tech candidates
High-tech recruitment experts ECM release their latest annual Salary and Benefits Report. The 2019 Report analyses up-to-date information surveyed directly from client companies and gathered from recent data covering job seekers, vacancies and placement data. Its findings allow companies to compare salary levels and benefits packages, to ensure they retain key staff and can continue to attract…
myrtle.ai selected to provide artificial intelligence benchmark code for MLPerf
myrtle.ai, a Cambridge UK based deep learning company with expertise in producing low power inference circuits has been selected to develop a Speech Recognition benchmark for MLPerf, a new Machine Learning (ML) benchmarking competition backed by Google, Baidu, Intel and AMD.
Arecor announces clinical trials application for ultra-rapid acting insulin product
Arecor Ltd, the specialty pharmaceutical company leveraging its innovative and proprietary formulation technology to develop superior treatments for a range of disease areas, including diabetes, is pleased to announce that the Company has filed a Clinical Trial Application (CTA) to conduct a Phase I study in Type 1 patients of its ultra-rapid acting insulin product, AT247.
Dyslexia and me: how being ‘wired’ differently has made me more creative
KISS’s Senior Digital Designer Shaun Ramsey explains how dyslexia has made him more creative.
Birketts advises on £27m sale of a majority stake in Commcise to Euronext
Top 100 law firm Birketts has advised the owners of Commcise Software Limited, a prominent provider of software as a service (SaaS) to the financial services sector, on the sale of a majority stake for £27m to Euronext, the leading pan-European exchange in the Eurozone. The deal sees Euronext acquire 78% of the share capital of Commcise.
Antenova’s latest SMD antenna ‘Raptor’ can pinpoint a location to within centimetres
Antenova Ltd, manufacturer of antennas and RF antenna modules for M2M and the Internet of Things, has developed a new SMD positioning antenna that achieves an extraordinary level of accuracy in the GNSS bands – it can pinpoint a location to within centimetres.
Tonnes of waste cleared by local council
A local council has cleared nearly 80 tonnes of waste during a two-week purge on graffiti and littering.
Mystery of Yemen cholera epidemic solved
The most likely source of the cholera epidemic in Yemen has been discovered by scientists. Through the use of genomic sequencing, scientists at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and Institut Pasteur estimate the strain of cholera causing the current outbreak in Yemen – the worst cholera outbreak in recorded history – came from Eastern Africa and entered Yemen with the migration of people in and out…
How AI will help save our planet’s endangered species
On Tuesday 15th January 2019, the British International Education Association (BIEA) will host its first Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) conference aimed at identifying technology solutions to protect vulnerable species and ecosystems.
Points of View: Market Update
2018 was a difficult year for investors, with both bonds and equities delivering negative returns – a rare event, says NW Brown.
Battery-powered devices benefit from a sense of hearing
Battery-powered consumer electronics will soon benefit from the AI sense of hearing thanks to a partnership between Audio Analytic, Vesper and Ambiq Micro.