Brexit experts to present in Upminster
Renowned Brexit expert, Allie Renison from the Institute of Directors (IoD) will speak with business leaders at a thought leadership dinner to be held in Upminster on Thursday 5 October.
Veteran Sea Fury pilot meets adversary MiG-15 aircraft before it flies in Duxford Air Show
Yesterday (Monday), 86 year-old veteran Sea Fury pilot Brian ‘Schmoo’ Ellis visited IWM Duxford to see the Norwegian Air Force Historical Squadron Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15UTI aircraft prior to it taking part in the Duxford Battle of Britain Air Show (Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 September).
'Chambers High Net Worth Guide' recognises Birketts’ regional dominance
Birketts, the leading law firm based in East Anglia, has been ranked ‘Band 1’ in the ‘Private Wealth Law’ category in Cambridge, Ipswich and Essex and ‘Band 2’ in Norwich in this year’s Chambers High Net Worth 2017 Guide.
Exhibition shows shocking side of consumption
Extraordinary, and at times shocking, still life images connecting the consumer and the act of consuming will go on show in Cambridge this week.
Cambridge Night Market and outdoor cinema returns with an Oscar-winning line-up
Cambridge Business Improvement District (BID) is delighted to announce details of the final Cambridge Night Market of the Summer, which will take place on Friday 29th September in association with Cambridge City Council.
Cuts to mental health services putting young people at risk, say experts
Funding cuts and austerity measures are damaging young people’s access to mental health services, with potentially long-term consequences for their mental wellbeing, say researchers at the University of Cambridge.
Two weeks to register for Sensors in Medicine 2017
There are just two weeks left to register for Sensors in Medicine 2017 on 3-5 October in London. The conference includes sessions on: Glucose Monitoring; Infectious Diseases and Point-of-Care; Cancer Diagnosis. Register now to learn about state of the art diagnostic sensor technology, as well as new technology on the horizon.
Let’s Go Girls festival gives women the chance to try new fitness activities
Cambridge women and girls aged 16 and over are being invited to get active and take part in fitness sessions at a free evening festival event this month.
Redgate adds data masking solution to its database DevOps portfolio
Redgate, the Cambridge-based software company that is known for its tools that enable DevOps practices to be applied to database development, has acquired Net 2000, a leading provider of data masking solutions for SQL Server and Oracle databases.
IT Governance to exhibit at Cyber Security Summit & Expo in London
IT Governance, the leading provider of cyber security solutions, is pleased to announce it will exhibit at the Cyber Security Summit & Expo in London this November.
Does ‘overcompensation’ foster customer loyalty?
Consumers expect a refund for malfunctioning products, but there’s a customer backlash if retailers seek to retain loyalty through ‘overcompensation’ that exceeds 150 per cent of the purchase price, says a new study co-authored at Cambridge Judge Business School.
‘Global elites’ are citizens of somewhere
So-called “global elites” have a strong sense of identity and community, albeit one that transcends nationality and ethnicity, according to a new study published in the journal Human Relations.
eg technology celebrates women in engineering
Promoting the importance of encouraging women to choose careers in engineering, eg technology’s Bec Wilkins talks about her journey so far.
Allia hosts exciting pitch off: 'Meet the future: impact entrepreneurs' at VentureFest East
Six of the brightest and best impact entrepreneurs will be pitching for your vote and the chance to win the title “Impact Entrepreneur 2017" at VentureFest East this week (Thursday 21st September) at Newmarket Racecourse.
Allia joins expert judging panel for 8th Discovering Startups competition
Applications for the 8th Cambridge Wireless Discovering Startups competition are now open to all UK and European Technology start-up companies and entrepreneurs. This year Allia is joining the judging panel but also offering the winning ventures six months' access to a Serious Impact incubator, at their choice of Allia Future Business Centres in Cambridge, Peterborough or London.
CMR Surgical closes Series A fundraise with further $26 million
CMR Surgical, the private company developing a next-generation robotic system for universal minimal access surgery, announces that it has closed its Series A funding round, raising a further $26m from existing investors Cambridge Innovation Capital, LGT Global Invest, Escala Capital and ABB Technology Ventures, and new investor Watrium. Together with the first tranche in July 2016, the Series A…
KISS partners with Mapp Digital to deliver digital transformation
KISS is pleased to announce it is now an authorised reseller partner of Mapp Digital, one of the world’s largest independent digital marketing technology companies.
ThoughtRiver’s AI technology aims to disrupt how business contracts are reviewed
UK and Singapore-based start-up ThoughtRiver has launched ‘Review’, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) contract review solution that can assess legal contracts an average of 60 times faster and 30 percent cheaper than the typical paralegal*.
Global Regulatory Services launches new office in Sweden
Today Bobby and Greer Deal officially launch Global Regulatory Services Ltd (GRS) in Lund, Sweden.
Join Studio24 for breakfast to learn about geographical SEO targeting
On 26 September, Studio24 is leading a breakfast networking and brief talk on 'international SEO' at Grant Thornton on the Science Park.
Traffic bulletin: closures on southbound A1 to install narrow lanes
The southbound A1 will be closed overnight this week near Huntingdon to install narrow lanes as part of the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvements scheme.
Coding Week returns for 2017 to get the UK coding
National Coding Week - running across the UK from 18th - 24th September - returns for 2017 to bring back the popular week-long series of events, run entirely by volunteers. The initiative encourages adults to try their hand at writing computer code, or to just find out more about coding, often for the first time.
Birketts appoints senior Banking and Finance Lawyer
Leading law firm Birketts has announced the appointment of Alex Schaafsma as a Legal Director to bolster its Banking and Finance Team.
Horizon Discovery launches genome-wide CRISPRi and CRISPRa screening services
Horizon Discovery, a global leader in gene editing and gene modulation technologies, today announces that it has expanded its functional genomic screening portfolio to include first-to-market CRISPRi (interference) and CRISPRa (activation) screening services.
Insignis Cash Solutions shortlisted for Science and Technology Award
Insignis Cash Solutions is pleased to announce its finalist position in the Science and Technology Awards, aimed at businesses who are leading the way in their respective fields. Esteemed judges from the Cambridge community have shortlisted Insignis Cash Solutions for the Fintech category.