In the Press

Cambridge ideas change the world and Cambridge Network members are enjoying increasing exposure on the world stage. Here we provide links to some of the stories about Cambridge Network members covered recently in the local, national and international media.

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Last updated: 9 September 2020 (posted in order of date notification received)

Please note this list is not exhaustive. Content courtesy of individual members and Google Alerts.

 

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University of Cambridge

Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance and resources

A study co-led by Rebecca Fitzgerald (MRC Cancer Unit) has developed a statistical model that uses genomic data to predict the risk of developing cancer of the oesophagus. Cosmos Daily Mail Technology Networks

Tania Clarke (Faculty of Education) discusses a project inviting primary schools to help understand the impact of COVID-19 on learning. Cambridge Independent

Shaun Fitzgerald (Department of Engineering) discusses further guidance which could help minimise the spread of COVID-19. Yahoo

David Bainbridge (Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience/St Catharine's College) discusses his new book 'How Zoologists Organise Things'. The Scientist

Hettie Ward (Fitzwilliam Museum) shares stories and histories behind the rose and how it has been used for thousands of years. BBC Radio Cambridgeshire (starts 1h 12m)

Cambridge Assessment ranked among top 30 family-friendly employers by Working Families. Cambridge Independent

Further coverage of research led by Friedrich Götz (Department of Psychology) which has found that the 'Wild West' mentality of early American pioneers is found in the personality of today's US western population. Newsweek Scientific America

Further coverage of Catherine Barnard (Faculty of Law/Trinity College) commenting on the Northern Ireland protocol. BBC

Further coverage of Stephen O'Rahilly (Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science) commenting on a study which suggests being overweight raises the risk of severe COVID-19. Science Magazine

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Research led by Friedrich Götz (Department of Psychology) has found that the 'wild west' mentality of early American pioneers is found in the personality of today's US western population. Daily Mail Eurasia Review

Catherine Barnard (Faculty of Law/Trinity College) discusses what could happen if the UK breaks the Brexit treaty (Guardian) and comments on the Northern Ireland protocol. Guardian

A new book by Thomas Roulet (Cambridge Judge Business School), 'The Power of Being Divisive', chosen by the Financial Times as one of its business books of September and described as a "fascinating study". Financial Times

Research co-led by Paola Ricciardi (Fitzwilliam Museum) has found that Thomas Cromwell would 'copy and paste' himself into Henry VIII's Great Bible. The Conversation

Further coverage of research led by Paolo Bombelli (Department of Biochemistry) which has developed tinted solar panels that could boost farm incomes. Interesting Engineering

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Further coverage of the news that Cambridge will be welcoming its highest ever proportion of state school students for the upcoming year. Sunday Times TES

Charlotte Summers (Department of Medicine/Selwyn College) comments on an Intensive Care National Audit and Research Centre study which suggests ICU COVID-19 admissions have decreased. Times

David Spiegelhalter (Statistical Laboratory/Churchill College) comments on the number of COVID-19 cases in young people (Times) and testing in airports. Times

Chris Smith (Department of Pathology) joins a panel to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic in India. BBC World Service

Ravindra Gupta (Department of Medicine) comments on a study which has looked at COVID-19 infections rates in schools. BBC Yahoo

Mary Beard (Faculty of Classics/Newnham College) discusses the power of Roman portrait busts and statues. Wall Street Journal

Further coverage of research co-led by Stephen Burgess (MRC Biostatistics Unit) which argues that more people than previously thought are likely to have COVID-19 antibodies. Evening Standard

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Coverage of the news that Cambridge will be welcoming its highest ever proportion of state school students for the upcoming year. ITV News Daily Mail

Stephen Burgess (MRC Biostatistics Unit) argues that more people than previously thought are likely to have COVID-19 antibodies. Daily Mail The Week Medical Xpress

Charlotte Summers (Department of Medicine/Selwyn College) explains why death rates among seriously ill COVID-19 patients dropped as doctors rejected the use of mechanical ventilators. Telegraph

David Packer (Fitzwilliam Museum) discusses how museums are loaning out objects amid COVID-19. Art Newspaper

Matthew Mason (Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience/St Catharine's College) comments on a new study which has looked at the hearing ability of naked mole rats. New Scientist

Further coverage of a study led by Ravi Gupta (Department of Medicine) which suggests that combining PCR and antibody tests at the point of care dramatically increases COVID-19 detection in hospitalised patients. Indian Express Technology Networks Reuters

A study led by Ravi Gupta (Department of Medicine) suggests that combining PCR and antibody tests at point of care dramatically increases COVID-19 detection in hospitalised patients. Guardian Business Weekly News Medical MSN Medical Xpress

A film produced by Awa Farah (Wolfson College) looks at her experiences as a British-Somali woman at Cambridge University. Guardian (film) Guardian (interview)

Stephen Baker (Cambridge Infectious Diseases) comments on the current availability of COVID-19 testing centres. BBC

A study led by Bidesh Mahata (Department of Pathology) has uncovered potential new targets for cancer immunotherapy. Cambridge Independent

An article co-authored by Jochen Menges (Cambridge Judge Business School) discusses how to save time when working from home. Harvard Business Review

Kamal Munir (Cambridge Judge Business School) comments on the Belt and Road Initiative in Pakistan. Financial Times

Paul Pharoah (Department of Public Health and Primary Care) comments on a study which discusses the link between home hair dye and cancer. iNews CNN

Research led by Sophia Cooke (Department of Zoology/King's College) suggests that British roads have a negative impact on birds. Guardian

 

 

 

 

Taylor Wessing

Taylor Wessing's global growth continues as revenue climbs for third straight year
The Global Legal Post
Firm's profit per equity partner declines but still clocks in at second highest on record.

Taylor Wessing posts double-digit growth to reach record revenues after 'best year yet'
Legal Week
Taylor Wessing has posted a double-digit revenue rise for 2017-18 to pass the £300m mark...

Withers, Macfarlanes and Taylor Wessing shine in ranking of world’s top private client lawyers
Legal Week
Withers, Macfarlanes and Taylor Wessing are among the firms with the most partners named in a ranking of the world’s top 200 private client and trust lawyers, published by Legal Week 

World’s largest and most controversial portrait competition goes digital
British Journal of Photography
National Portrait Gallery’s Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize innovates again by opening up the world-famous competition - with a £15,000 prize - to digital entries, as previous winners discuss how their careers took off despite the award’s ongoing controversial reputation.

‘A significant cultural shift’: Taylor Wessing to move to all equity partnership     
Legal Business (blog) 
Taylor Wessing is set to convert into an all equity partnership on 1 May following a lengthy review and partnership vote held last week.

Taylor Wessing backs Oqyana real estate project 
Trade Arabia  
International Law firm Taylor Wessing has announced its support for a major private floating island villas project that will come up on ‘The World Islands’ development in Dubai, UAE.  The exclusive villas project is being developed by Kuwait-based Oqyana Real Estate and floating island expert Dutch Docklands. A major highlight of the project will be its privacy as each private floating island will house just one villa - the pinnacle of exclusive island living.

Taylor Wessing launches diversity scheme to hit 25 per cent female partnership by 2018 
The Lawyer 
Taylor Wessing has traditionally performed badly compared to its top 20 peers when it comes to making up female partners. 

Taylor Wessing advises Dame Vera Lynn on release of Ultimate Collection album
The Lawyer
Taylor Wessing has advised ‘Forces’ Sweetheart’ Dame Vera Lynn and her company on the release of previously unreleased recordings in a new album — Vera Lynn: National Treasure — The Ultimate Collection — celebrating her 90 years in show business.

Downton Abbey actors join Taylor Wessing in gala dinner for Changing Faces
The Lawyer
The stars of Downton Abbey joined Taylor Wessing for a gala dinner at the Bloomsbury Ballroom on 27 March, raising more than £70,000 for Changing Faces, a charity for people living with conditions, marks or scars that affect their appearance.

Taylor Wessing features in eprivateclient's Top 25 Most Admired Companies listing 
The Lawyer 
Taylor Wessing has been named one of eprivateclient's Top 25 Most Admired Companies

Darktrace

Inside the RegTech Revolution
FinTech
Powered by AI, Machine Learning and NLP, and driven by increasingly complex regulatory environments, the RegTech industry is rapidly reaching maturity.

Finding the Needle in the Haystack: How AI Detects Business Email Compromise
TechWire Asia
Sophisticated phishing and business email compromise campaigns are on the rise — according to Interpol’s 2020 ASEAN report, these types of attacks are among the top threats to the Southeast’s digital environments.

Nation states won’t bother with backdoors — they’re more likely to walk through the front entrance
Information Age
Mike Beck, global head of threat analysis at Darktrace, believes that while organisations are busy fretting about nation state back doors, they'll miss the real cyber threats...

Industry experts explore the biggest risks in the digital age
Intelligent CIO
Businesses are embarking on their biggest Digital Transformation journeys yet, as innovations in emerging technologies heat up and continue to transform the way we live, work and play.

Georgia ‘I’ll Be Back’ Cyber Attack Terminates TV, Takes Down 15,000 Websites
Forbes
A "massive" cyber-attack against multiple targets in Georgia has taken place on October 28, as the BBC and other media reported.

2020 may be cybersecurity's "year of the platform"
Axios
Vendors and cybersecurity pros anticipate businesses may finally pivot from using dozens of independently working products to using integrated platforms built with coordination in mind. It's a small-seeming tweak with the power to completely reshape the industry.

Meet The UK's Five Fastest Growing Start-Up Tech Businesses
Forbes
Who are Britain’s fastest-growing start-up technology businesses? New data from Beauhurst, the research group that specialises in privately-owned companies, purports to have the answer – and while some of the names on its list will be familiar, others may be less so.

Intellegens

Cambridge AI startup Intellegens uses neural networks to extract information from sparse data sets
Physics World
Condensed-matter theorist Gareth Conduit developed an algorithm that can “learn” from incomplete data. His next challenge: turning it into a business

Microsoft Research

Microsoft open sources its Infer.NET machine learning framework
Developer
Microsoft appears to be in a benevolent mood after deciding to make its cross-platform machine learning framework open source. The company’s Infer.NET framework is used for model-based machine learning. It was first born at Microsoft Research in Cambridge, UK in 2004 and later released for academic use in 2008.

New 'white spaces' research from Microsoft and China makes it easier to find vacant spectrum 
Network World 
Identifying and using vacant "white space" spectrum for Wi-Fi may get simpler, more efficient, and cheaper thanks to a new project by Microsoft and a team of Chinese researchers. 

Is Google searching for office space in Cambridge?
Cambridge News
Cambridge University sources have told the News they believe the centre would tap in to the university's pool of talented young postgraduates, and would be akin to the Microsoft Research offshoot in Station Road...

Disruptive technology under Cambridge microscope
Business Weekly
Cambridge technology greats will also be in attendance on the opening day of Nerve. Andrew Blake, director of the burgeoning Microsoft Research Laboratory in Cambridge addresses advances in computer science

Paper vs. E-Books: Science Answers All Your Questions
Mother Jones
"The implicit feel of where you are in a physical book turns out to be more important than we realized," says Abigail Sellen of Microsoft Research Cambridge in England and co-author of The Myth of the Paperless Office.

Microsoft Research HQ is 'lit up like Disney World'
Cambridge News
The headquarters of Microsoft Research has come under fire for resembling a ”seven-storey lighthouse” in the heart of Cambridge. The research arm of the computer giant is accused by sleepless residents of failing to turn lights off at night...

Raspberry Pi

Industrial PC is based on Raspberry Pi 3 board
Design World
The ComfilePi CPi-A150WR is a Raspberry Pi-based industrial PC with a 15-in touch-panel display.

Raspberry Pi bread board connector and prototyping aid
Geeky Gadgets
Raspberry Pi enthusiasts may be interested in a new piece of hardware specifically designed to make prototyping easier with the Pi mini PC.

3D printing infill patterns — what, why, and why not!
Blogdottv (press release) (blog)
How many types of infill pattern have you tried? The latest video from Raspberry Pi Press takes a closer look at 3D printing infill patterns...

Raspberry Pi HAT regulates and measures power
Electronics Weekly
A power regulator and parametric measurement tool for Raspberry Pi has been launched on Kickstarter in the form of the Abbycus V Series.

Open source Raspberry Pi chart plotter project for sailors
Geeky Gadgets
Sailors interested in building their very own computer-controlled chart plotter using the awesome Raspberry Pi mini PC may be interested in a project created earlier this year by James Conger...

Agriculture of the future: neural networks have learned to predict plant growth
Techxplore
Scientists from Skoltech have trained neural networks to evaluate and predict the plant growth pattern taking into account the main influencing factors and propose the optimal ratio between the nutrient requirements and other growth-driving parameters.

Evaluation board fast tracks IoT sensor system development
eeNews
A new sensor evaluation board from Omron Electronic Components Europe gives developers working on sensor systems for the IoT a fast track to a ‘proof of concept’ prototype hosted on Raspberry Pi, Arduino or Adafruit Feather.

Raspberry Pi computer looks down on Earth
BBC News
The European Space Agency sent two Raspberry Pi units to the International Space Station (ISS). But these were ruggedised units specially prepared for the purpose.

How to Build a Raspberry Pi GameBoy and Where to Buy a Kit
MakeUseOf
Want your own Raspberry Pi-powered Gameboy, a handheld portable retro games console you can take anywhere?

Open Source Smart Smoker Brings The Heat (Slowly)
Hackaday
Powered by the Raspberry Pi Zero and a custom control board, this open source smoker offers high-end capabilities on a DIY budget

Raspberry Pi advert blocker kit now available from Adafruit
Geeky Gadgets
Adafruit has today announced the availability of a new Raspberry Pi advert blocking kit which requires no soldering and uses the Raspberry Pi 3 as a Domain Name Server...

Crowdfunding Watch: Raspberry Pi gets IoT LoRa Gateway HAT
Electronics Weekly
Check out some boards that bring LoRa technology into play, for the Raspberry Pi, Arduino and micro:bit, and such like single board computers. 
     
What enclosures are compatible with the Raspberry Pi 3 B+?
Android Central
A Raspberry Pi is a sensitive electronic device. We tend to forget that when we're making all sorts of things or even just making lights blink,  but it's a computer and subject to the same dangers as any other computer. Putting it inside a case is a must! 

Bake Smarter with Bake Mate
DesignNews
Need a little bit of help in the kitchen? Here's how to build a Bake Mate—a baking assistant that weighs your ingredients, tells you how much of each you will need, and performs several other handy functions.

Classic Polaroid camera gutted, made modern with Raspberry Pi + thermal printer
Liliputing
You can make a lot of cool things by stuffing a Raspberry Pi computer into an existing chassis. We've seen hackers do everything from turn an old portable DVD player into a modern Kodi-powered media center to designing a Nintendo Entertainment System clone that's far more versatile than Nintendo's ...

AEE hands out $75000 in teacher grants
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
Loden, who teaches introduction to information technology and webpage design, will use his $2,699.70 to buy “Raspberry Pi” – a small computer...
    
Official Raspberry Pi Magazine Issue 69 Features Affordable 3D Printing
Geeky Gadgets
Anyone who would like to start 3D printing on a small budget may be interested to know that the latest official Raspberry Pi magazine issue 69 features affordable 3D printing systems Powered by the awesome Raspberry Pi mini PC. The latest issue of the Raspberry Pi MagPi magazine is now available ...
   
Gesture Controlled Raspberry Pi Media Player
Geeky Gadgets
Raspberry Pi enthusiasts, developers and hobbyists may be interested in a new project which has been published to the Hackster.io website this week which demonstrates how a Raspberry Pi media player can be built complete with gesture control system

Raspberry Pi helps create a cottage industry of DIY game systems
Embedded Computing Design
Now, however, after 25 years or so since these systems' heyday, you can build a close approximation to one using a powerful Raspberry Pi single-board computer or even its little cousin the Pi Zero. Not only can you make these devices in whatever form factor you want, but can also play games (ROMs) ...

Raspberry Pi: Four fantastic projects that show what's possible with the $35 board
TechRepublic
The Raspberry Pi family of computers had another stellar year in 2017, with more than 17 million boards sold and the $10 Raspberry Pi Zero W released. In its annual review for the year, the charitable foundation behind the tiny board, the Raspberry Pi Foundation, highlighted successes...

This robo-fish runs on a Raspberry Pi and swims through coral reefs
Wired.co.uk
Some fish are almost impossible for scientists to observe: the Greenland shark, which can live for more than 400 years, was caught on camera for the first time this month. Tracking marine animal can be complex but robotics may make getting close to them easier. The latest fish-monitoring creation i

Pi Foundation Releases Refreshed $35 Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+
PC Perspective
The Raspberry Pi Foundation recently released the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ with refreshed hardware. The new single board computer retains its predecessor's $35 price tag while including a tweaked SoC with faster clockspeeds and improved power management as well as moves to modern Gigabit ..

Raspberry Pi overheating? Here's how to stop it says Microsoft
TechRepublic
Raspberry Pi overheating? ... Microsoft has released a tutorial on how to stop the $35 credit card-sized Raspberry Pi computer from overheating.

Quick test on pinprick of blood could help stop Ebola in its tracks
Chemistry World
Portable Raspberry Pi-based device accurately detects viruses in micro droplet of whole blood...
 
Improved model of the Pi-Top modular laptop is now available
Neowin
The Raspberry Pi was first introduced years ago as a tool to promote coding. The price point was affordable and it had the ability to accept different components to expand its original feature set. This has led to many unique projects, one of which, is the Pi-Top modular laptop.
    
Right Now You Can Grab 50% Off on All of Our ScienceAlert Academy Course Bundles
ScienceAlert
The Raspberry Pi Mastery Bundle gives you eight courses, where you'll learn how to automate your home, build your own armbot, mine bitcoin...

 pi-top gets kids building modular laptops
New Atlas
The brains of the operation is a Raspberry Pi 3 with custom Cooling Bridge, which brings a 1.2 GHz quad-core ARM processor, 1 GB of RAM, HDMI ...

Raspberry Pi 3 slim sacrifices functionality for sized-down 7mm form
The Inquirer
A MODDER has created the 'Raspberry Pi 3 Slim', a sized-down version of the pocket PC that measures in at just 7mm thick.

Raspberry Pi Integrator Programme Introduced
Geeky Gadgets
Today the Raspberry Pi Foundation has introduced the Raspberry Pi Integrator Program to help companies develop safe and legal products powered by the Raspberry Pi mini PC.

This playable Raspberry Pi guitar goes up to 12…12 feet tall that is
htxt.africa
Developer Chris Riebschlager and the people at Dimensional Innovations have created a playable Raspberry Pi guitar that stands at 12 feet (3.6 metres) tall for the Boulevardia music festival.

American Canyon students give climate change the Raspberry (Pi)
Napa Valley Register
Physics teacher Daniel Rosales shows off a modified Raspberry Pi computer that someday may measure greenhouse gases in the Napa Valley.

Using PiSound The Raspberry Pi Sound Card HAT (video)
Geeky Gadgets
Musicians looking for an affordable way to help create music may be interested in the Raspberry Pi mini PC and its Pisound HAT which transforms ...

MagPi launches DIY kit to make a AI hub with the Raspberry Pi
TheUSBport
Last week, The MagPi released the latest issue of its magazine along with a free DIY project kit to build a smart hub powered by Google Assistant. Tech enthusiasts need only a Raspberry Pi board to set up the project.

Somebody Turned a Vintage TV into the Ultimate Retro Video Game Machine
Nerdist
We've long been fans of the Raspberry Pi, the miniature and inexpensive computer that can allow you to make just about anything you can imagine...

Raspberry Pi in the sky: How to build this awesome $115 airplane tracker
PCWorld
This homemade device delivers information about a plane's altitude, speed, and destination directly to your smartphone or tablet.

Windows 10 Anniversary Update Released For Raspberry Pi 3
MobiPicker
Microsoft has finally launched the much anticipated Anniversary Update for the Windows 10 IoT core, which was released in August last year. Notably, the Windows 10 IoT core is now officially available for the Raspberry Pi 3 with some notable changes.
    
Raspberry Pi Sense HAT Emulator Now Available
Geeky Gadgets
Over the past few months the Raspberry Pi Foundation has been working closely with startup development company Trinket, to develop a web-based emulator for the Sense HAT.

 

Amadeus Capital Partners

Tech guru Hermann Hauser says drug giants are in denial
The Times (registration required)
Hermann Hauser, the founder of ARM Holdings, believes big pharma is poised for its own “Kodak moment” as healthcare moves away from drugs and towards artificial intelligence. 

Hauser, 69, who now leads Amadeus Capital Partners, was an early investor in the gene-sequencing company Solexa, which was sold to Illumina of the US for $600m in 2006. He regrets that Solexa — now part of a $32bn (£24bn) company — could not remain independent in the UK...

Brazil lures venture capital as startups defy economic malaise 
THE BUSINESS TIMES 
Sequoia, Amadeus Capital Partners and Phenomen Ventures all say they expect to make more investments there this year. While China and India are the top developing-nation recipients of venture cash, Brazil's share of the total is rising.

Amadeus plans India entry this year, scouts for firms to invest in
Livemint 
Amadeus will invest in Indian firms that focus on mobile technology, financial services, digital media and online services 

TechCrunch: ClickTale Secures $17 Million
Digital Media Wire
TechCrunch reports that analytics company ClickTale announced that it has secured $17 million in a round of funding, led by Amadeus Capital Partners, along with participation from Goldrock Capital and Viola Credit. 

Technology entrepreneur and venture capitalist Hermann Hauser
The Engineer
Hermann Hauser knows more than most people about growing a successful business. The Austrian-born, Cambridge-based scientist, entrepreneur and grandee of the British computing industry has helped start seven companies including Acorn Computers and its spin-out ARM Holdings.

Cambridge Medical Robotics

UK scientists create world’s smallest surgical robot to start a hospital revolution 
The Observer
British scientists have developed the world’s smallest surgical robot which could transform everyday operations for tens of thousands of patients.

Featurespace

Meet Martina King: the human face of the rise of the machines
The Telegraph
Great technology does not always translate into great business. For Featurespace, a promising Cambridge University spin-out, there was plenty of trial and error before its eureka moment.

Johnson Matthey

Johnson Matthey: “inspiring science, enhancing life”
World Fertilizer 
Johnson Matthey has revealed a refreshed brand identity. The new identity "inspiring science, enhancing life", reflects its position as a science-led company which has a major positive impact. 

Johnson Matthey appoints Den Jones as new CFO 
Financial Director 
Den Jones, who recently served as interim CFO for oil and gas company BG Group, joins Johnson Matthey.

Opportunities on offer for young scientists 
Gazette Live 
TTE Technical Training Group joins forces with Johnson Matthey to launch 2014 Young Scientist Sponsored Undergraduate Programme...

Johnson Matthey, BASF, Umicore 'Lead Emission Control Catalyst Market'
Environmental Leader
Stringent regulations aimed at minimizing vehicle emissions have spurred the global emission control catalyst market, led by Johnson Matthey, BASF and Umicore in the mobile segment, and Cormetech in the stationary segment, according to Frost & Sullivan.

Johnson Matthey ends platinum review
Independent Online
London - Johnson Matthey, the world's top supplier of catalytic converters, said on Monday it would stop publishing its platinum review after 28 years of a report widely seen as the industry standard for platinum group metals.

Johnson Matthey adjusted pretax profit falls 19%
MarketWatch
LONDON--Chemicals company Johnson Matthey PLC Wednesday reported that trading in the third quarter was challenging, with its adjusted pretax profit down 19% compared with the same period last year. 

Johnson Matthey Q3 profit dips in tough markets
Reuters UK
LONDON (Reuters) - Platinum refiner Johnson Matthey PLC (JMAT.L) saw profits dip in the third quarter because of lower sales of catalysts for vehicle exhaust systems in the high-value diesel category in Europe and weaker demand in Japan.

 

PA Consulting Group

Best practices for harnessing the power of innovation management
Consultancy.uk
With this in mind, a new study from PA Consulting Group has identified best practices companies can learn from innovation leaders. In recent years ...

PA Consulting to move to new corporate headquarters in London
Consultancy.uk
PA Consulting has taken on a lease of two floors in the new Verde SW1 redevelopment project in the London West End.

PA Consulting Group names Jo Scarlett Chief Marketing Officer
Consultancy.uk
Jo Scarlett has joined PA Consulting Group as Chief Marketing Officer. Scarlett, who transfers from BT, will lead PA's global marketing team ...

Marcus Agius appointed non-exec Chair of PA Consulting 
Here Is The City 
PA Consulting Group has announced the appointment of Marcus Agius as Non-Executive Chairman as of 1 January 2014. 

Women Wanted: Breaking the Diversity Stalemate 
Business Review USA 
According to a research report from PA Consulting Group, gender diversity and organizational culture can play a critical role in achieving "performance magic" -- which is having both strong financial results and a high performing culture...

Up to 30 universities 'could close or face merger' because of government reforms and dwindling student numbers
The Independent
Up to 30 higher-education institutions could face closure or merger within the next few years, according to a survey of university leaders.  The survey, by the PA Consulting Group, reveals 77 per cent of the university leaders interviewed believed a number of universities will fail or go bankrupt as a result of government higher-education reforms and dwindling student applications.

Study From PA Consulting Group Rates Green Performance of Five Global ... GlobeNewswire (press release)
NEW YORK, March 6, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PA Consulting Group carried out a benchmarking study of a sample of five global automotive companies assessing their green performance. In this first of its kind study, Volkswagen emerged...

Abcam

The factory for antibodies that offers a lifeline to scientists
The Telegraph 
As you enter Abcam’s laboratories on the leafy outskirts of Cambridge, the company’s mascot, Molly the sheep, is everywhere to be seen.

ARM Holdings PLC

Japanese agree $31bn ARM acquisition
Business Weekly
Cambridge’s greatest ever technology business – chip architect ARM Holdings – is reportedly being sold to the Japanese for $31 billion (£23.4bn) – the largest deal in the UK cluster’s history by some distance and the biggest in European technology annals.

Japanese pledge to double ARM UK staff after $31bn acquisition
Business Weekly
SoftBank Group of Japan has promised to fund ongoing growth of ARM’s Cambridge HQ and double UK headcount in the next five years after the boards agreed a $31 billion (£24.3bn) cash takeover.

ARM founder says Softbank deal is 'sad day' for UK tech
BBC
The founder of ARM Holdings has told the BBC he believes its imminent sale to Japanese technology giant Softbank is "a sad day for technology in Britain".
Google Said to Mull Designing Server Chips in Threat to Intel 
Businessweek 
Google Inc. (GOOG:US) is considering designing its own server processors using technology from ARM Holdings Plc (ARM), a move that could threaten Intel ...

ARM, Sonics make interconnect licensing deal
EE Times
Sonics, a long-time vendor of on-chip networking intellectual property, has announced that processor IP licensor ARM has taken a license to the Sonics patent portfolio and that the move signals closer cooperation between the two companies on Sonics' next-generation on-chip interconnect offering.

Adoption of ARM big.LITTLE Technology Accelerates
4-traders (press release)
ARM today unveiled that its big.LITTLE processing technology has been adopted by many of the world's leading mobile chip manufacturers. Samsung and Renesas Mobile have already announced their plans, and subsequent implementations 

Global Businesses Select ARM Mali GPU Technology ...
4-traders (press release)
ARM reveals the scale of success of its Mali Graphics processors technology, which is powering advanced graphics and user experiences across all types of smart devices from the workplace to the home. This growth is enabled by 75 licenses of the ARM® ...

Radbee

RadBee queen Rina hooked on the Cambridge buzz 
Cambridge Business 
Radbee is the latest start-up to join the Cambridge life sciences cluster...

Philips Research

MIT Signs $25 Million Research Alliance with Private Partner 
Campus Technology  
MIT has signed a five-year, $25 million deal with Dutch-company Royal Philips N.V. to support research initiatives in two of the company's primary areas, healthcare technology and digital lighting. In addition Philips will be moving its North American research headquarters from Briarcliff Manor, NY to Cambridge next to the MIT campus...

New research initiative to focus on ultrasound therapy 
News-Medical.net 
The Focused Ultrasound Foundation and Philips have entered into an innovative public-private collaboration with The Institute of Cancer Research, London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust. The partnership will create a focal point for ultrasound therapy research...

Anglia Ruskin University

Allergan and Anglia Ruskin University collaborate 
 Financial Express 
To establish accredited Medical Aesthetics Training Programme in Asia-Pacific
Allergan, leading medical aesthetics company, has entered into a partnership with England’s Anglia Ruskin University to develop a master’s degree programme in non-invasive facial aesthetics for physicians practicing in the Asia-Pacific region.

Hauser's 'sixth wave' will see computers learn faster
Cambridge News
Hermann Hauser’s “5th Wave” talk at Anglia Ruskin University on Thursday took an unexpected turn when Dr Hauser introduced a “6th Wave” into proceedings, saying that the fifth wave of smartphones and cloud computing is now giving way to “ubiquitous computing and machine learning."

Business Network Services to be launched by Anglia Ruskin MedTech 
News-Medical.net
Companies from across the medical technology sector will be offered improved access to the NHS and global markets when the Anglia Ruskin MedTech Campus launches its Business Network Services on Wednesday, 13 March.

Chelmsford: Anglia Ruskin University secures Willmott Dixon learning partnership
East Anglian Daily Times
“Partnering with Anglia Ruskin University is a significant step for us. We chose them because they support the core values of our company and I know they will strengthen our internal programmes.”

Marshall Group

Marshall Launchpad scheme to get Cambridgeshire children interested in engineering 
Cambridge News 
MARSHALL is used to putting helicopters on the launchpad, but now the aerospace company has set up a new initiative that it hopes will set young people on the path to careers in engineering. The Marshall Launchpad scholarship aims to provide support, experiences and opportunities of engineering and related topics for children and young people aged 8-18.

RealVNC

Going behind the infotainment scenes and behind the scenes again- RealVNC 
TechnologyTell 
RealVNC is running software behind the faceplate of a lot of in-dash infotainment systems so consumers can practice Dashboard Democracy...

RealVNC's VNC Viewer Drops From $9.99 To Free (Forever) In ... 
Android Police 
You can't spend all day sitting at the computer, but sometimes remote access is almost as good. VNC Viewer from Real VNC is a way for you to connect to a computer through any number of VNC clients, and it's pretty popular. However, it used to be a $10 app. Put your wallet away – it's free now.

RealVNC software on more than a billion devices
Business Weekly
RealVNC provides remote access software for desktop and mobile platforms enabling users to access and control one device from another.

 

Cambridge Network

My view on the Cambridge Network event with Marshall CEO Robert Marshall 
Cambridge News
I’m a big fan of having access to an attendance list before a networking event, primarily so I can plan who I’d like to speak to and what I’d like to talk to them about, even if I don’t recognise any of the names on it. However, when I received the list prior to my Cambridge Network visit last week, I saw immediately how much of a challenge this would be as on the list was an incredible number of approximately 200 names registered to attend.

Cluster collaboration will fit the Bill
Cambridge News
Bill Parsons retired last week after 13 years as head of HR at ARM, and has just taken on the chairmanship of Cambridge Network – and he’s thinking big. Jenny Chapman profiles him after a chat at the Hauser Forum where CN is based

 

Red Gate Software
Cambridge-Singapore alliance launched with real deals
Business Weekly
Demonstrating that Cambridge has much to teach, as well as learn, Red Gate Software is jointly spearheading a mentoring programme for early stage and fast growth Singaporean tech entrepreneurs.

Red Gate Announces Simply Web Dev - Curated Guide for ASP.NET MVC
InfoQ.com
InfoQ talked to Chris Massey, Product Marketing Specialist, Red Gate Software to know more about Simply Web Dev portal...

Biggest ever trade delegation to India includes Cambridge names
Cambridge News
The largest ever Prime Ministerial trade delegation arrived in India today and among the companies and institutions represented are Marshall of Cambridge, Red Gate Software, and Cambridge University.

 

Unilever

5 reasons why Unilever is so keen to invest in HUL
Moneycontrol.com
Unilever Plc's offer on Tuesday for an additional 22.5 percent stake in its Indian arm Hindustan Unilever (HUL) at a 20 percent premium took most by surprise. This is Unilever's biggest deal in as many as 13 years since it acquired Best Foods ...

Cambridge Temperature Concepts

Startup of the Week: DuoFertility
Wired.co.uk/ Silicon Europe
DuoFertility is a medical device and software combination created by Cambridge Temperature Concepts. DuoFertility uses a patch sensor worn under the arm to measure a woman's body temperature automatically

CambridgeIP

BBC Today Programme – Quentin Tannock (Chairman, CambridgeIP): Interview 15th January 2013

BBC News: Surge in interest in 'wonder-material' Graphene

BBC online coverage: Graphene: Patent surge reveals global race 

Telegraph online coverage: Graphene research moving abroad