Deloitte predicts technology trends for 2017
The technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) practice at Deloitte, the business advisory firm, has today announced its predictions for the technology sector in 2017.
AMA on Business Culture with Alex Osterwalder
Are you interested in Business Culture and how it affects your business? Join the BLN for a free online AMA (ask me anything) with Alex Osterwalder Tuesday 24th January 17:00 GMT.
Find your perfect apprentice at Cambridge Regional College Jobs Fair
Companies looking for an apprentice could find their perfect employee at an Apprenticeship Jobs Fair at Cambridge Regional College.
Insatiable demand for IT specialists keeps recruiters busy
Cambridgeshire’s professionals earn an average of £37,405 – with some senior IT programmers able to command double that sum, according to Cooper Lomaz Recruitment’s well-respected annual salary survey for the eastern counties.
Teenage mental health – more than a political soundbite
Principal of the Stephen Perse Foundation, Tricia Kelleher, has championed Prime Minister Theresa May's decision to focus mental health reforms on young people - but while teachers can recognise a student's need for help, CAMHS needs more funding so they can help.
Downing College strengthens conference team
Downing College has enhanced its conference team with the appointment of Molly Payne as Conference Office Administrator.
Appleyard Lees starts new year with Associate promotions
Patent and trade mark attorneys Appleyard Lees has started 2017 with a number of internal promotions that will form a key part of the firm’s continued growth and staff development programme.
Nesta launches a new £10k challenge for young tech pioneers
Nesta has teamed up with IBM to launch Longitude Explorer, a £10k competition for secondary school pupils aged 11-16, which aims to develop science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) skills. It's calling on young people to come up with practical solutions to healthcare challenges using the Internet of Things.
Council joins forces with local company to invest in new homes
Cambridge City Council has teamed up with Hill Investment Partnerships, a subsidiary of the housebuilding company Hill Holdings Limited, to form a new investment company to tackle the affordable housing shortage in the city.
Crohn’s disease risk and prognosis determined by different genes, study finds
Researchers have identified a series of genetic variants that affect the severity of Crohn’s disease, an inflammatory bowel disease – but surprisingly, none of these variants appear to be related to an individual’s risk of developing the condition in the first place.
Citystay's hat-trick: Quality Accredited Operator status for third consecutive year
Citystay Limited in Cambridge is delighted to announce that for the third consecutive year it has been awarded the Quality Accredited Operator status by industry body The Association of Serviced Apartment Providers (the ASAP).
CUH consultant takes up top HIV post
Dr Sani Aliyu, a consultant in microbiology and infectious diseases at Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH), has been appointed to a top HIV post in Nigeria.
Chamber of Commerce celebrates centenary
Cambridgeshire Chambers of Commerce is preparing to celebrate its 100th anniversary with a year of events and initiatives designed to recognise the outstanding achievements of the Cambridgeshire Chamber business community and inspire future business success.
McLaren top engineers return to Cambridge for C4IR Network launch
McLaren top engineers Dr Caroline Hogue and Dr Rob Bowyer return to Cambridge to discuss intelligence and real time big data insights at the Consortium for the 4th Industrial Revolution 2017 (C4IR) Network Series launch on 2-3 February.
Start a business and make a difference in 2017
Make 2017 the year your start-up gets going, with free support from Allia's Serious Impact to start a business with purpose.
Cambridge Index adds 1.0%
The Cambridge Index gained 1.0% or 224 points to finish at 22,588.9, as six of the top ten Index heavyweights posted weekly gains to their share prices.
OpenCL: transforming the industry or another tool in the toolbox?
The use of the Open Computing Language (OpenCL™) has been heralded as an easier method to harness the power of devices which provide hardware acceleration, for use in heterogeneous computing applications. Chris May, an expert in electronics hardware and FPGA design at PA Consulting, discusses the issues.
More MOFs - Metal Organic frameworks - from Strem Chemicals UK
Highly stable metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have been under investigation for a long period because of the interest in the material sustainability for real world applications. Nevertheless, synthesizing highly porous, chemically robust, and single crystalline MOFs has been extremely challenging.
Do you want to boldly go where science has not gone before?
It is theorised that the Big Bang should have created equal amounts of matter and antimatter, but there is not much antimatter to be found today in comparison to matter. Professor Carsten Welsch of the Cockcroft Institute, and Head of Physics at the University of Liverpool, is organising a kick-off meeting this Thursday (12 Jan) for a new research and training network called AVA (Accelerators…
Innova Biosciences introduces the Conjugate Check&Go! Kit
Innova Biosciences, a specialist provider of bioconjugation products and services, today announced the launch of the Conjugate Check&Go! Kit, the company’s first lateral flow product specific to antibody labelling.
Charity exhibition showcases photographic talent
A photographic exhibition showcasing the creative talents of people supported by a disability charity has been officially unveiled.
Abcam revenues continue to grow
Abcam plc, a global leader in the supply of life science research tools, announces the following unaudited trading update ahead of its results for the six months ended 31 December 2016. (1)
Medical Device Usability announces findings of new injection device research study
The latest findings from a Medical Device Usability research study will be presented at the Pre-Filled Syringes Europe 2017 conference in London next week.
Ontrak to success with Creactive Design
Agricision Ltd is a unique young start-up business aiming to promote increased agricultural efficiency through the application of precision technologies. OnTrak is the company's first product and aims at bringing 'smart farming' technology to a much wider audience through an iOS connected device, using GPS technology and a simple, user friendly interface.
Mediterranean diet may protect your brain in old age, new finding suggests
Could a Mediterranean diet keep your brain young? That is the tantalising finding from a study out this week. Writing on The Conversation website, Professor Paul Fletcher from Cambridge University's Department of Psychiatry investigates the findings.