5 key considerations in connected device development

The value of a well-managed connected device can be significant, to both individuals and businesses.

Help Camcycle deliver active travel magic by doubling your donation with the Big Give

Camcycle is delighted to be taking part in the 2023 Big Give Christmas Challenge, the seasonal match-funding campaign that supports over 1,000 charities across the UK.

Creating Nature's Corridors - bringing joy to the world

Every year, the UK buys six-eight million Christmas trees - with the majority of these iconic symbols of the festive period discarded in the New Year – so this holiday season, the Cambridgeshire-based rewilding charity Creating Nature’s Corridors is urging you to pay it back. All you have to do is to remember to make a £5 donation to the charity when you purchase your tree and the funds will go…

Charity asks for help to create A Wilder Coton

Help create a wilder, more vibrant future for Cambridge by supporting A Wilder Coton.

Still time for agri and food-tech businesses to apply for innovation grants of up to £300,000

There is still time for businesses in the agri-tech, agri-biotech and food-tech sectors to apply for grants and support to boost innovation and growth.

eg technology launch new eBook - Connected Devices: A guide to developing the right product

eg's new eBook - Connected Devices: A guide to developing the right product - explores some common challenges and key considerations of developing connected devices and provides a framework which organisations can use to create a refined development programme ensuring complete project visibility and a streamlined route to market.

Celebrating Trees: How to be a proactive business and ignite change

National Tree Week, running from the 25th November to the 3rd December this year, i

Allia to develop Papworth Printworks into social enterprise hub

Allia will develop the former Papworth Printworks building in Cambridgeshire village Papworth Everard to provide a much-needed base to support the growth of local social entrepreneurs and small businesses. The building will provide a café, microbrewery and pizzeria to create a vibrant social base for the local village as well as a business workspace for growing social enterprises from across the…

Autopickr presents Gus, its adaptable asparagus harvester, at REAP

An affordable, robust asparagus-harvesting robot called Gus that offers potential to extend the harvesting season and shelf-life of the high-value crop was presented by Cambridge-based Autopickr at Agri-TechE’s REAP Conference 2023. The company presented in the REAP Start-Up Showcase, which saw presentations from early-stage companies that are addressing increasingly urgent real-world problems…

Arm collaborates with Microsoft on custom Silicon to unlock sustainable, AI-driven infrastructure

By Mohamed Awad, SVP and GM of the Infrastructure Business, Arm.

2M Group partnership a ‘major milestone’ in Xampla natural material scale-up

Sustainable, next-generation plastic free company, Xampla, announces a partnership with 2M Group of Companies to scale up the production and distribution of its fully biodegradable plant-based materials.

Johnson Matthey demonstrates key step towards a circular hydrogen economy

Johnson Matthey has demonstrated its new HyRefineTM technology at lab scale for recycling hydrogen fuel cell and electrolyser materials Recovering both the critical platinum group metals and membrane ionomer is a key step towards a circular hydrogen econ

1 in 10 go free in November at Hilton Cambridge City Centre

PLANNING YOUR LAST MEETING FOR THE YEAR? 1 IN 10 GO FREE IN NOVEMBER AS OUR GIFT TO YOU

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.

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 from a different perspective.

Snakes and Ladders - navigating your investment journey

A workshop for tech founders and directors who are new to the investment journey.

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 past. We look at how best to manage resignations within your business.

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.

Councils support national campaign to tackle “zombie battery” fires

Greater Cambridge Shared Waste Service, a strategic partnership between Cambridge City Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council, is supporting the national Take Charge campaign, which aims to tackle the serious problem of recycling and waste fires caused by carelessly discarded “zombie batteries”.

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.

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 still prepared to pay more for sustainable products;  Consumers concentrate on ‘at home’ sustainable behaviours such as…

Cambridge-based electronRx to attend CES® 2024 in Las Vegas

Cambridge-based health tech innovator electronRx is attending the Consumer Technology Association event, CES® in Las Vegas in January 2024 The company will showcase its