Eric Wilkinson appointed as Cambridge Consultants’ CEO
Product design and development firm Cambridge Consultants announces that Eric Wilkinson has been appointed CEO, effective from October 1st. The announcement follows Alan Richardson’s retirement after a proud career with the company. Richardson will support a smooth transition as Executive Chairman, before his subsequent departure at the end of the year.
Lord-Lieutenant opens Zettlex’s new global headquarters
On Monday (4th September 2017), Mrs Julie Spence, Lord-Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire, officially opened Faraday House – the new global headquarters of sensors company, Zettlex.
Stocks in Focus: Templeton Emerging Markets
This week Harry Scargill of NW Brown looks at Templeton Emerging Markets.
Congenica’s Sapientia™ selected for Portugal’s In2Genome genetic disease diagnosis project
Congenica, a global provider of clinical genomics interpretation software, today announced a new customer partnership with the Coimbra Paediatric Hospital (CPH), a leading paediatric hospital in Portugal and part of the Coimbra Hospital and University Centre (CHUC).
Funding cut prompts reassurance on fertility service
Treatment that may help patients realise their dream of having a baby will continue. The reassurance comes from Cambridge University Hospitals following last night’s (Tuesday's) announcement that Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group is to withdraw funding for IVF treatment.
AVEVA and Schneider finally create £3bn Cambridge powerhouse
At the third time of asking, software group AVEVA and French business Schneider Electric have agreed a deal that will create a technology powerhouse in Cambridge worth around £3 billion employing some 3,500 people, reports Business Weekly.
New Cambridge office space up for grabs
After its successful launch in May 2016, Barclays is investing in the Cambridge business community by expanding its Eagle Lab based at Chesterton Road, Cambridge.
Global Regulatory Services (GRS) sets down roots in Sweden
It’s taken many months of planning and now it’s a reality. Global Regulatory Services (GRS) is delighted, and very proud, to announce that it has established an office in Medicon Village, Lund. Bobby and Greer Deal, Directors of GRS, will be there on Monday 18th and Tuesday 19th September for the official launch.
Addressing poverty through social innovation
Cross-sectoral collaboration through ‘social extrapreneurship’ could spark innovation to tackle problems of the world’s poorest places, says a new journal article by the directors of the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation at Cambridge Judge Business School.
Anglia Ruskin hosts biomedical science leaders
The 25th annual Heads of University Centres of Biomedical Sciences (HUCBMS) conference will take place at Anglia Ruskin University’s Cambridge campus today (Wednesday 6 September) and tomorrow (Thursday 7 September).
Lauterbach extends its Android debugging support
Lauterbach's new TRACE32® Android support allows the debugging of ahead-of-time compiled Android framework and apps.
Celebrating charity with built-in sustainability
This International Day of Charity, Camfed celebrates the philanthropy that happens in our communities every day - mothers who prepare school meals and Camfed alumnae who use business profits to support more children. Just weeks ago they joined Camfed Zimbabwe to launch bursaries in support of 23,384 disadvantaged secondary school children in partnership with the Ministry for Primary and…
CIC leads £10m investment in PROWLER.io, which offers improved AI for driverless cars
The big challenge for developers of autonomous vehicles is ensuring that they operate effectively in the real world. To tackle this and similar challenges, Cambridge start-up PROWLER.io has raised £10 million in a series A funding round led by Cambridge Innovation Capital (CIC).
CW launches Discovering Start-Ups Competition 2017
CW (Cambridge Wireless) has launched its 8th annual Discovering Start-Ups Competition, inviting emerging UK and European start-up and early-stage technology companies and entrepreneursto pitch their business idea to a panel of industry experts and investors.
Anglia Ruskin maintains world ranking spot
Anglia Ruskin University has maintained its position in the top 350 of world universities in the latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
Science Group plc acquires Technology Sciences Group
Science Group announces that it has acquired both the North American and European businesses of Technology Sciences Group (TSG) from Dentons Innovation Group, part of Dentons, the world’s largest law firm. TSG is a leading provider of scientific advisory and regulatory services to a large and diverse client base.
How to get started on Chinese social media
As you may know, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts are banned in China, along with all Google services including YouTube.
Mobile autocue and teleprompter services now available to Cambridge businesses
Teleprompters or autocues are scrolling screens that display text or script to a presenter speaking to camera.
Final programme for Sensors in Medicine 2017 announced
Captum Capital announces the final programme for the 5th Annual Sensors in Medicine conference, taking place on 3-5 October in London. The conference will focus on sensor applications in glucose monitoring, infectious diseases and cancer diagnosis.
New GDPR webinar: requirements for conducting a data protection impact assessment
IT Governance, the leading provider of data protection and information security expertise, has launched its webinar on data protection impact assessment (DPIAs), the first in a new series to address the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
India's schoolchildren inspired by Cambridge's 'magical science'
Early career scientists at the University of Cambridge are inspiring a generation of young Indians to pursue opportunities in STEM subjects.
eg technology is attending Venturefest East
eg technology will be attending Venturefest East, which takes place on Thursday 21st September 2017 at Newmarket Racecourse.
Environmentally friendly solar lighting marks the way on Coe Fen
Newly-installed lighting is making a city open space safer for cyclists and pedestrians at night, while also being considerate to wildlife including bats.
App reflects a love of cycling and a passion for efficiency
ARCC Innovations is a Cambridge-based company which designs and develops electric bikes. These feature a unique intelligent power function which allows the cyclist to control the bike motor, balancing it against the amount of effort they desire to put in.
WaveFX wins 'Best Social Media Streaming Company 2017'
The Technology, Media & Telecoms (TMT) awards turn the spotlight on the best and the brightest businesses, individuals and departments from across these industries. WaveFX stood out from the competition to win “Best Social media Streaming Company” for the second year running.