Deliveroo rides to victory, winning Deloitte’s UK Fast 50 for the second year in a row
Deloitte has announced the winners of the 2018 UK Technology Fast 50 awards. The awards recognise and rank the 50 fastest-growing technology companies in the UK, based on the last four years of revenue data, and are sponsored by DLA Piper, Oracle NetSuite and Silicon Valley Bank.
Cambridgeshire Ltd
Cambridgeshire Ltd gives a unique insight into the performance of the county’s business community.
Sepura selected by The Police ICT Company as approved vendor for UK public safety users
The Police ICT Company has announced that Sepura has been selected for inclusion on ‘Lot 1’ of the National Airwave Terminal Framework. This award followed a rigorous and open procurement process. It will enable UK police forces, and other public safety users on the Airwave network, to procure market-leading communications equipment through a standard framework.
Pure’s charity quiz in Cambridge raises £1,612 for STARS
Pure hosted its annual Cambridge charity quiz night on Thursday 8 November, bringing local businesses and clients together for a fun evening which raised over £1,600 for Cambridgeshire’s bereavement charity STARS.
ZEISS Mineralogic v1.6 offers a bumper range of new capabilities
ZEISS today announces its biggest new release of the ZEISS Mineralogic software at the Process Mineralogy '18 conference in Cape Town, South Africa. This is the 7th instalment of ZEISS Mineralogic since the software was brought to the market in July 2014 and represents a significant advancement in both features and productivity.
Hospital takes stand on children’s welfare
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH) will mark United Nations (UN) Universal Children’s Day tomorrow (Tuesday 20 November).
CyanConnode wins Frost & Sullivan Company of the Year for the Global Smart Metering Industry
CyanConnode, a world leader in narrowband radio frequency mesh networks, has won the 2018 Company of the Year Award for the Global Smart Metering Industry. Frost & Sullivan found CyanConnode’s innovation in the Smart Meter Industry highly impressive and recognised that the Company has grown from a European pioneer into a Global Leader.
Membership organisation, Cambridge Ahead, appoints Harriet Fear as new Chair
Cambridge Ahead, the business and academic member group dedicated to the sustainable growth of Cambridge and its region, today announced the appointment of Harriet Fear as its new Chair, effective January 1st. Harriet takes over from Ian Mather, who has chaired the organisation since its creation in 2013.
London Stansted gets the go ahead to expand
London Stansted’s planning application to increase the number of passengers it is permitted to serve to 43 million a year has been approved by Uttlesford District Council.
What is innovation?- the latest Cambridge Judge Business Debate Podcast
Just what is “innovation” – and is there a dark side to this wave of change that has transformed our lives through technology and other breakthroughs?
Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group delivers first Royal Bahraini Air Force C-130J
Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group has delivered the first Royal Bahraini Air Force C-130J aircraft.
Crown Bioscience publishes new pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma research
Crown Bioscience, a global drug discovery and development services company providing translational platforms to advance oncology, inflammation, cardiovascular and metabolic disease research, has recently published in the Journal of Visual Experiments the establishment and immunological characterization of PDAC orthotopic tumour homograft models.
Fixing the odds in changing careers
Are you considering changing career? Or even just thinking about it? If so, this is a must read, as Communications Consultant Simon Hall - who made his own big life change a year ago - writes about the most important piece of advice he was given as he embarked on his new adventure...
Full ‘STEAM’ ahead as engineer encourages girls to aim for the stars (and Mars!)
Engineer Abbie Hutty, who is currently working for Airbus on the European Space Agency’s project to send a rover to Mars in 2020, talked to Year 5 girls at St Mary’s Junior School, Cambridge about her mission, and inspired the girls to aim for the stars (and Mars!) themselves.
O Come, All Ye Faithful! Join children’s charity for ‘special festive evening’ in Milton
East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) is looking forward to a magical evening of carols at its Christmas service in Milton.
Meteor Inkjet launches new line of DropWatchers
Meteor further enhances its portfolio with the launch of a new DropWatcher family of products.
Repositive’s CEO recognised as WISE100 female social entrepreneur
Fiona Nielsen, CEO and Founder of Repositive, the Cambridge tech start-up on a mission to accelerate cancer drug discovery, has been recognised in the 2018 WISE100 (Women in Social Enterprise 100) list – a prestigious index of the UK’s 100 most inspiring and influential women in social enterprise, impact investment and social innovation.
Darktrace ranks 4th in the ‘Deloitte UK Fast 50’
Darktrace, the world’s leading AI company for cyber defence, has today announced that it ranked 4th in the ‘Deloitte 2018 UK Technology Fast 50’ at an awards ceremony in London last night (Thursday), with a four-year growth rate of 4,829%. Darktrace also achieved the accolade of Cambridgeshire and East regional winner.
ScaleUp Review 2018 is published
The 2018 Annual Scaleup Review, just published by the ScaleUp Institute, reports that aspirations remain high – eight in ten scaleups are expecting to scale again next year.
Government response to developer contributions consultation
The Government has published its response to the consultation on “Supporting Housing Delivery Through Developer Contributions”, reports Deborah Sharples of Hewitsons.
UK still attractive for EU entrepreneurs
The fifth Congress of Polish Entrepreneurs is set to meet in London later this month where the hot topic for conversation will be the entrepreneurs' revolution.
Domino’s digital printing solutions staff celebrate special milestones in 40th year
In the same year that Domino Printing Sciences celebrates its 40th anniversary, members of its Digital Printing Solutions division are also celebrating special milestones with the business.
Ely Country Park gets new play and picnic area
A nationally-accredited park in Ely has completed work on a new play and picnic area aimed at baby and toddler play.
Arthur Rank Hospice’s popular Ely Festive 5K has now sold out
Find out more about how you can be involved in Arthur Rank Hospice Charity's Festive 5k Fun Run on Sunday 25th November.
Meteor Inkjet offers fully-integrated RIP for industrial inkjet printers
Meteor further enhances its software portfolio with the integration of the Harlequin® Host Renderer™ to provide seamless, high-speed printing of a wide variety of native file types including PDF and PostScript®.