Cleantech and Environment
Social impact organisations across Cambridgeshire & Peterborough supported by new Allia-led project
Allia is leading a new project to help social impact organisations across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough so that they can build resilience, grow and create more positive change. ...
Snakes and Ladders - navigating your investment journey
A workshop for tech founders and directors who are new to the investment journey. ...
Extreme events driving innovation in agri-tech, REAP conference reveals
The NFU Vice-President, David Exwood, and Defra’s Chief Scientific Adviser, Professor Gideon Henderson, were the keynote speakers at Agri-TechE’s REAP Conference 2023, which also saw presentations from early-stage companies that are addressing increasingly urgent real-world problems fro...
Managing resignations – Following the eti-quit
At the height of the so-called Great Resignation (in the second quarter of 2021), 3.2% of employed people changed jobs. Annualised up that would be about one in eight employees. If your business has been around that long, the chances are you have experienced resignations in the recent ...
Cambridge based Anthias Consulting wins ‘Supplier Excellence’ Award
Local Cambridge woman-owned company Anthias Consulting Ltd was shortlisted for two awards at this year Lab Awards which were held at the Lab Innovations exhibition at the Birmingham NEC on the 1st of November. This micro-business was nominated alongside AstraZeneca and Leybold for ‘Best...
The role of prototypes in the product design process
With the growing popularity of digital product design and UX design the word prototypes is becoming synonymous with digital mock-ups and testing apps. The technological advancements in virtual prototyping are also providing a way to save time and effort in the prototyping stage which is...
EFEC CEO Lily Lin visits leaders of Danyang Investment Promotion Centre
As part of her business development work in China this month, EFEC CEO Lily Lin met with senior people at the DanYang Municipal Investment Promotion Centre in Jiangsu, China, creating new opportunities for China - UK innovation collaboration. ...
Time to plan the Christmas party! Tips from HR
A Christmas party can help prevent morale from flagging at this time of year. Here are a few tips from HR to help ensure your party goes without a hitch. ...
Call for agri-tech scale-up investment to be prioritised
Mansion House Compact offers opportunity to fast-track sustainability goals.
High prices continue to come at a cost to the planet, but sustainable products are a priority for consumers
Cost is a barrier to adopting a more sustainable lifestyle, with the majority of those not doing so saying it is too expensive (62%); One in three (30%) stopped purchasing certain brands and products because of sustainability-related concerns; However, one in four (26%) are st...