City Council plans: Council Leader invites you to a business briefing
The Leader of Cambridge City Council, Councillor Lewis Herbert, invites Cambridge Network members to a business briefing on the budgetary situation and future plans at the City Council to 2020 and beyond, by which time the Council will be operating without core Government grant.
Cambridge round table insights with Claire Ruskin
Money Mover held a Cambridge round table at its offices in Milton last month. Afterwards, attendees talked to Marketing Manger, Susan Curtis, about a variety of topics relevant to many businesses in Cambridge and across the UK.
Cambridge Index slides 3.2%
The Cambridge Index dropped 3.2% or 741.6 points to close at 22,219.8, as most of the top ten Index heavyweights posted weekly losses.
Deadline looms for project applications: could your business use some help?
Could your business benefit from analysis from a bright and resourceful team of MPhil students? If your company is considering a new venture, developing a new product, treatment or technology, or expanding into a new market, Cambridge Judge Business School would like to hear from you. But hurry - the deadline for applications is less than a week away.
GIS announces collaboration with Adobe for industrial inkjet innovation
Global Inkjet Systems (GIS), a leading developer of software, machine control and sub-systems for industrial inkjet, is delighted to announce its new collaboration with Adobe.
City Council Leader calls for devolution to be given the go ahead
The Leader of Cambridge City Council, Councillor Lewis Herbert, has called for city councillors to press the devolution 'go' button.
Cambridge Norwich Tech Corridor to create over £500m in local economic growth
Today at the Palace of Westminster, the Cambridge Norwich Tech Corridor launches its 15 year vision to create £558m in economic growth both in and between the two cities.
Environmental gas sensors: $3 billion market by 2027
As poor air pollution affects 92% of the world’s population, there is a growing need for low cost direct pollution measurement to combat growing air quality concerns. Chemical gas sensors will play a key role in pollutant monitoring over the next decade and IDTechEx predicts that the environmental sensor market will be worth more than $3 billion annually by 2027.
Social guru joins KISS
KISS has hired social guru Katie Sandell to join its account services team.
New consortium formed to guide discovery of novel small molecule therapeutics
London, UK, Brussels, Belgium and Leicester, UK... MRC Technology, UCB and the University of Leicester have formed a new research consortium, with the aim of identifying novel opportunities for drug discovery through the innovative use of antibodies in structure-based drug discovery and design.
Chamber pledges support to Devolution Deal and calls on local authorities to approve
The Cambridgeshire Chambers of Commerce has reacted positively to the announcement that the Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough Enterprise Partnership Board has voted unanimously to support the Devolution Deal and believes all the local authorities involved should join them in pledging their own full support to the proposals which it is sure will secure future economic growth.
Riverlite recognised with Premier Cisco certification
Excellent product knowledge in Riverlite's IT Managed Services team has been rewarded by the world’s leading IT network manufacturer, Cisco.
Wallasea Island Wild Coast Project up for national civil engineering gong
In September the Wallasea Island Wild Coast Project in Essex won four honours in the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) East of England’s Merit Awards. Now it is in the running to become the UK’s most popular civil engineering project.
Cambridge MP calls for government to back Addenbrooke’s Station
Daniel Zeichner MP will today call on the Government to back a new station at Addenbrooke’s in a Parliamentary debate on rail improvements in Cambridgeshire and the East Anglia region.
Present to leading investors at the New England Venture Summit on 7 December
You are invited to attend The New England Venture Summit, presented by youngStartup Ventures.
Mills & Reeve at the cutting-edge of Cambridge tech
Leading national law firm Mills & Reeve has advised two Cambridge companies on their latest funding rounds, as the firm cements its reputation as the go-to firm for venture capital investment.
Join this year’s Addenbrooke’s Rudolph Run – raising money for patient care
Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust (ACT), the dedicated charity for Addenbrooke’s and the Rosie hospitals, is organising the fourth annual sponsored Christmas fun run at Addenbrooke’s – the Rudolph Run – on Sunday 4 December 2016.
Hewitsons climbs ranks in 2017 Chambers and Partners Guide
Law firm Hewitsons is delighted to announce top rankings in the 2017 UK Chambers and Partners legal directory, published earlier this month, in several areas of practice, as well as retaining strong positions across the board for each regional office.
US2U Consulting's Rachel Blackburn kicks off mentoring programme
Having assisted in the development and October launch of City College Norwich School of Higher Education's Mentoring Programme, US2U Consulting's Rachel Blackburn kicked off her role as Mentor to two business students in an executive box at Carrow Road, home of Norwich City Football Club.
Little Dragon Films presents a short documentary: Pain in the Machine
Little Dragon Films is proud to publicly release its new film Pain in The Machine, a short documentary that considers whether robots should feel pain. This was a collaboration with two researchers, Dr Beth Singler and Dr Ewan St John Smith from the University of Cambridge.
Growth experts help local businesses build their teams for the future
Despite the Brexit doom and gloom, rising inflation and the recent hit to the Pound, there was good news from the ONS on Wednesday as they announced unemployment had only seen a very small increase on the previous quarter, indicating continuing confidence in the economy; good news for employees and employers!
NIHR Cambridge BioResource hosts Research Nurse symposium
A symposium to celebrate and promote the developing speciality of research nursing will be held at the Cambridge Biomedical Campus next week.
Free events at Cambridge International Jazz Festival 2016
The Cambridge International Jazz Festival, which launches next week, not only boasts an exciting programme of international jazz icons, up-and-coming new artists and unique festival performances, the Festival also presents a series of free performances at venues across the city.
Raising the Pulse to 10 tonnes per hectare
A workshop of experts will share knowledge during Agri-Tech Week this week (7-11 November).
Three tips for making more of your Monday
Business Cloud Integration offers top tips for creating time with Office 365 tools.