Finalists of PA Consulting Group’s Raspberry Pi programming challenge announced
PA Consulting Group has announced the finalists of its Raspberry Pi programming challenge, which was launched in September 2013. The finalists will present their ideas to seven expert judges at London’s Science Museum on Wednesday 2 April.
PA Consulting Technology Practice holds recruitment event
Are you an engineer, scientist or designer interested in developing new technology? Then come along to PA Consulting's recruitment event on the evening of Wednesday 19th March to meet PA's team of experts and find out more about the range of opportunities it offers.
PA Consulting Group inspires the next generation
Over the summer, PA’s Technology Centre in Melbourn welcomed four work experience students, 11 summer interns and its first two apprentices.
PA patents dynamic QR authentication system to prevent fraud
PA Consulting Group has patented a new technology that allows consumers to instantly confirm the authenticity of luxury goods, tickets and other items via their smartphone.
Sagentia founder Gordon Edge dies at 76
Gordon Edge, the founder of Scientific Generics - now Sagentia - has died, aged 76.
PA Consulting Group launches second national Raspberry Pi computer programming challenge
PA Consulting Group has launched its second national Raspberry Pi computer programming challenge, encouraging students to use their programming skills to ‘innovate and help the environment’.
PA hosts recruitment event to seek additional skills for its technology team
PA Consulting Group’s Cambridge Technology Centre is on a growth mission to meet increasing client demand, with a recruitment event next week (Tuesday 11 June).
Bold action required to secure world-class business services, says AstraZeneca CIO
Over 200 business services and outsourcing professionals gathered to hear Jon Kirby, CIO at AstraZeneca, talk about the journey he and his team have taken to transform business-critical information services at the global biopharmaceutical company. The event was hosted by PA Consulting Group’s Shared Services & Outsourcing practice, which has worked with AstraZeneca on this major project.
How PA shrunk a 30 foot mobile phone base-station into a three-inch computer
PA Consulting Group’s wireless experts have used a Raspberry Pi - the $30 computer the size of a credit card - to run a mobile phone base-station that operates a private mobile-phone network.
Meet the Brusheads– new toothbrush to revolutionise children’s brushing habits
PA Consulting Group has created a new concept for toothbrushes, designed to encourage children to develop positive brushing habits while making teeth-brushing a fun part of the day. According to the NHS, tooth decay is one of the most widespread health problems in the UK and around a third of children starting school and around a third of children aged 12 have visible tooth decay.
PA Consulting Group is accelerating and de-risking medical product development
PA Consulting Group’s medical technology team will be at the Medica 2012 trade fair this week ( Wednesday 14 to Saturday 17 November.) They will be discussing their latest medical product developments, including patented technology which marks a step change in Point of Care testing accuracy.
From bench to bedside – how translational medicine is generating insights from patient data
PA Consulting Group and 4D Biomedical have launched their annual translational medicine foresighting report.
PA Consulting Group sets programming challenge to help tackle talent gap
PA Consulting Group, in collaboration with Raspberry Pi, has challenged teams from schools, universities and businesses to utilise the Raspberry Pi, a credit card sized computer, to invent a computer programme that will benefit the world.
Keith Molloy joins PA Consulting Group’s shared services and outsourcing practice
PA Consulting Group is delighted to announce that Keith Molloy has joined its shared services and outsourcing practice. Keith has over 10 years’ experience in outsourcing and shared services. Serving both as a senior adviser to buy-side clients and as an outsourcing practitioner, Keith has deep expertise in procurement/supply chain and in finance and accounting. Keith also brings with him…
PA Consulting Group wins top prize at the 2012 MCA awards
PA Consulting Group has won the Management Consultancies Association (MCA) Award for the best overall project for its work with the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD). PA also won the Innovation Award for this project at the ceremony in London last week, adding to PA’s long-running collection of MCA Awards.
Three PA-designed products feature in Design Icons exhibition
PA Consulting Group produced three of the 20 most important products to be designed in Cambridgeshire over the past 40 years, according to the city’s Design Icons exhibition sponsored by the Design Council.
Prioritising energy efficiency over spectrum efficiency
There has been a focus on energy efficiency in sectors such as transport and domestic use for many years, and more recently this has expanded to cover ICT systems. PA’s analysis of mobile networks reveals that while technical solutions to improve energy efficiency already exist, financial incentives work against them.
Making the most of your Intellectual Property
Making the most of your Intellectual Property (IP) can be a challenge. 2011 saw a number of legal battles in the telecoms industry between industry giants. As we are well aware, despite these high profile cases played out in the press, IP is much more about the day-to-day challenges of managing portfolios to get the best return on investment and secure a future for your innovation.
Why the NHS must embrace telehealth on a larger scale
Ivan McConnell 'The Guardian': Healthcare Network 9 February 2012 There is a more efficient and cost-effective way to treat long-term conditions that also benefits the patient.