Sound recognition critical to half of ‘top smart home use cases’
Analyst firm Parks Associates has published a market review of the trends, opportunities and challenges facing the smart home and connected entertainment industries.
Addenbrooke's Hospital makes electric bikes available for staff meetings
Addenbrooke’s Hospital (Cambridge University Hospital NHS Trust) has launched its Addenbrooke’s electric bikes scheme for meetings. It will be makig available Cambridge Electric Transport e-bikes available for staff for meetings, enabling the trust to save money and become more sustainable.
Deloitte revenue grows 5.9% to £3,580m
Deloitte has increased its revenue [1] by 5.9% in the financial year ended 31 May 2018, from £3,380m to £3,580m, marking the eighth consecutive year of revenue growth.
Chamber conference tackles gender inequality in the workplace
The Business Women’s Sector of Cambridgeshire Chambers of Commerce is holding an important conference which will explore the issue of gender inequality at work and create a strategy to tackle this high profile issue.
How in-car GPS audio could make driving safer
Research suggests that driving could be made safer if car users are provided with audio information about the road that matches the roadside signs.
Announcing the Cambridge Festival of Cycling!
Camcycle is thrilled to announce the 2018 Cambridge Festival of Cycling, which will run throughout the month of September, with over 20 diverse events to appeal to all types of people interested in cycling.
CPL editor makes national awards shortlist
Alex Smith, editor of leading membership magazine CIBSE Journal, has been shortlisted in this years’ national Institute of Internal Communication (IoIC) awards.
Stansted unveils striking new images of arrivals terminal
Striking new images of how London Stansted’s planned new Arrivals Terminal will look when it opens in 2020 have been unveiled.
Magna and Rohinni form JV to bring game-changing lighting to mobility
With distinctive, high-performance lighting becoming a "must-have" for automakers and other mobility companies, Magna Electronics and Rohinni LLC have formed a joint venture to produce ultra-thin micro LED lighting solutions that are brighter, lighter and more energy-efficient than alternative technologies, including OLED.
New research looks at algorithms and work
The implications of learning algorithms in the workplace pose difficult issues of control and morality. Dr Stella Pachidi of Cambridge Judge Business School discusses these dilemmas in a new research paper.
Flexera and KPMG expand alliance to keep open source software clean and safe
KPMG adopts Flexera’s FlexNet Code Insight to identify open source licence compliance and security risks.
New metal organic frameworks offer new low-cost gas management solutions available in the UK
Strem Inc has a new agreement with framergy Inc., producers and suppliers of the highest quality coordination polymers such as metal organic frameworks (MOFs) for the Oil & Gas sector, and other inventive uses. These materials have incredible and unparalleled molecular storage capacity, making this technology an ideal energy source as they have extraordinary stability in harsh conditions.
Cambridge Electric Transport works with Cambridge Science Park to achieve e-bike target
Cambridge Electric Transport has succeeded in achieving its target of over 50 users using its e-bikes in the Cambridge Science Park e-bike pilot. Over 50 users from over 20 different companies have used the electric bike scheme to date, collecting them from Longstanton Park and Ride and returning them to the same location.
Cambridge Index jumps 3.3%
The Cambridge Index advanced 899.6 points or 3.3% to close at 28,249.9, as eight of the top ten Index heavyweights posted weekly gains to their share prices.
Embryo freeze is UK first for NHS clinic
Cambridge IVF is to become the first NHS centre in the UK to routinely freeze embryos after proving the technique very significantly increases the chance of patients becoming pregnant.
Metrion Biosciences awarded £637k funding under Innovate UK Biomedical Catalyst Primer Award
Metrion Biosciences Limited, the specialist ion channel contract research and drug discovery company based at Granta Park, Cambridge, today announced it has been awarded £637k funding under the Innovate UK Biomedical Catalyst Primer Award scheme for ion channel drug discovery.
Chinese law students visit Hewitsons
A group of Chinese university students visited Hewitsons’ Cambridge office to learn about how a successful law firm operates and the legal profession in the UK.
Congenica appoints Wendy Britten as Chief Financial Officer
Congenica, the global provider of clinical genomics interpretation software, today announced the appointment of Mrs Wendy Britten as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective 1st September, 2018. Mrs Britten will have overall control and responsibility for all financial aspects of the business and will play a key role in business development and fundraising activities.
Horizon Discovery announces collaboration on single cell RNAseq-linked CRISPR screening
Horizon Discovery Group plc, a global leader in gene editing and gene modulation technologies, today announces that it has entered into a collaboration with a global pharma partner to co-develop and apply a novel cutting-edge research tool for target identification and validation.
Ely Aviation launches new amateur training programme for first time pilots
Cambridgeshire based commercial drone operator and training company Ely Aviation has this week announced a new workshop to be added to its suite of training programmes.
Exhibition explores nature's genetic secrets
The Curious Nature exhibition explores the Wellcome Sanger Institute’s 25th anniversary project to sequence the genomes of 25 UK species for the first time.
Sensors expert wins Vice-Chancellor’s Impact Award
Professor Florin Udrea has been announced a winner of the Vice-Chancellor's Impact Awards for his team's Department spin-out company Cambridge CMOS Sensors.
Birketts appoints Commercial Property specialist
Top 100 law firm Birketts has appointed Paul Squire as a Partner in its highly-regarded Commercial Property Team.
Stocks in Focus: SDL Buffettology Fund
This week Alastair Macdougall of NW Brown looks at the SDL Buffettology Fund, an open-ended investment vehicle that operates within the UK All Companies sector and targets outperformance against the UK stock market over the long-term, which the manager defines as 5 to 10 years.
2018: Insolvencies, CVAs and issues for landlords
House of Fraser. Marks & Spencer. Poundworld. Toys R Us. New Look. Reports of names eponymous with the British High Street announcing job losses, store closures or plans to enter administration seem to be an omnipresent feature on the news agenda. 2018, thus far, has been a challenging year for many companies in the retail sector and the general consensus is that the strain shows no sign of…