Innovation methods identify how to address root causes of depression in young people
Cambridge, UK: Institute for Manufacturing (IfM) practitioners at the University of Cambridge have contributed to the report Changing Minds, Changing Lives, which proposes innovative, evidence-based approaches to prevent, diagnose and trea
Cambridge students help turn legendary bakery into thriving online business
How lockdown, a Lego model and a group of University of Cambridge students helped turn a 100-year-old Cambridge institution into a thriving online business.
Connecting healthcare and manufacturing: The challenges of COVID-19
Tim Minshall, Dr John C Taylor Professor of Innovation & Head of the University of Cambridge Institute for Manufacturing, discusses the challenges of matching the offers of support from the manufacturing community to respond to the COVID-19 crisis with the dynamic and uncertain needs of the healthcare system.
Could you help Cambridge NHS by making PPE (Personal and Protective Equipment) and other equipment?
In response to COVID-19, Cambridge NHS wants to ensure that it has extra supplies of PPE and other equipment for its hospitals and primary care providers, in case these are needed.
Innovate your business model for productivity gains
If you’re looking to gain an advantage over your competitors in 2018, then making changes to your business model could provide you with new ways to create, deliver and capture value.
New Professor of Innovation appointed head of the Institute for Manufacturing
Professor Tim Minshall, the recently appointed Dr John C Taylor Professor of Innovation, has become the new Head of the University of Cambridge’s Institute for Manufacturing (IfM), taking over from Professor Andy Neely.
Engaging school children in how stuff gets made
An innovative outreach project to challenge outdated views of manufacturing and inspire primary school children to think about how we make things has won funding from the Royal Academy of Engineering.
Making sure it’s win-win: the IP issues when large and small firms join forces
The fourth Strategic Intellectual Property Forum, a half-day seminar designed to help companies better understand innovation and IP management, will take place next Thursday (1 December) at the University of Cambridge’s Institute for Manufacturing (IfM). IP experts will share their knowledge on this Forum’s theme: Small meets large – IP challenges.
Food and FMCG giants are looking for innovators to pitch them new ideas
Do you have an innovative idea or product that could help companies such as Mars, Tesco and Crown Packaging overcome their business challenges?
IP experts share knowledge with local businesses at Strategic Intellectual Property Forum
The third Strategic Intellectual Property Forum, a half-day seminar designed to help companies better understand innovation and IP management, will take place on Tuesday 24 May at the University of Cambridge’s Institute for Manufacturing (IfM).
Strategic IP Forum helps companies understand the value of intellectual property
The University of Cambridge Institute for Manufacturing (IfM) and Cambridge-based intellectual property firm Avidity IP have teamed up to start the Strategic Intellectual Property Forum, a new IP community which aims to help companies in the Cambridge area and beyond better understand intellectual property and how to exploit it on a commercial and strategic basis.
Can you help Mars, PepsiCo and Heineken find innovative solutions to business challenges?
Pitch your ideas and products to senior leaders from major food and FMCG firms at the 4th Food & FMCG Innovation Pitching Event on 17 November at Food Matters Live, ExCel, London.
New group aims to share best practice among IP champions
Intellectual property (IP) is a key asset for many companies, but recent research reveals that UK companies lack awareness and capabilities to effectively manage it. IP champions are invited to come and learn more at the Institute for Manufacturing's first Strategic IP Forum next Tuesday (7th July).
New Head appointed for Institute for Manufacturing
Professor Andy Neely has been appointed as the new Head of the University of Cambridge Institute for Manufacturing (IfM) and Professor of Manufacturing on the retirement of Professor Sir Mike Gregory on 30 September.
Milbank Concrete Products: working with IfM ECS to cement its growth through innovation
Milbank Concrete Products is one of more than 100 smaller manufacturers that IfM Education and Consultancy Services (IfM ECS) is working with as part of the PrISMS programme – and this case study highlights the difference it has made.
IfM adds 3D printing laboratory for students
Cambridge University Department of Engineering's Institute for Manufacturing (IfM) has added a new cutting-edge resource to its facilities – its very own 3D printing laboratory.
Pitch your innovative idea to Food & FMCG giants such as Tesco and Mars
The Open Innovation Forum, whose members are major Food and FMCG firms, is holding the 3rd Food & FMCG Innovation Pitching Event on Wednesday 19 November at Food Matters Live, ExCel centre, London.
New head of SME support team for University of Cambridge knowledge transfer company
Dr Karen Smith has joined IfM Education and Consultancy Services (IfM ECS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the University of Cambridge, to lead its work helping SMEs to develop and grow their businesses.
IfM ECS works with Yucatan government on its industrial development strategy
IfM Education and Consultancy Services (IfM ECS) is helping the government of the state of Yucatan, Mexico develop their industrial strategy.
Key IfM role in new research centre to help manufacturers improve efficiency
The Institute for Manufacturing’s research skills will be a key component of a new specialist centre dedicated to finding ways to help businesses improve efficiency in manufacturing.
Twenty-first century supply chains: transforming the pharmaceutical industry
The Centre for International Manufacturing (CIM) is leading the research programme in REMEDIES, a £23m sector-wide initiative to understand how pharmaceutical supply chains in the UK are set to change.
IfM presents the latest thinking and practice from the world of manufacturing
More than 150 senior representatives from industry and government as well as UK and multinational companies attended the annual IfM Briefing Day last week.
Creating sustainable growth and jobs for smaller firms in the East of England
A Government Minister visited Cambridge yesterday (Tuesday) to meet some of the 100 firms currently benefiting from a programme to create and safeguard jobs across the East of England.
IfM releases report on the latest trends in the globalisation of manufacturing
A new report, Capturing value from global networks, published by the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM), describes a set of approaches developed by IfM researchers and put into practice with a range of leading manufacturers to help them effectively design and manage their global networks.
i-Teams at the Science Festival – novel ideas for new inventions!
Using moss to power fairy lights and allowing pigs to reach their food through a catflap were some of the bright ideas for scientific inventions in the 'What would you use THAT for?' competition at the Cambridge Science Festival.