Martin Harriman appointed to board of small cell wireless backhaul specialists CCS
Experienced telecoms entrepreneur joins CCS team as non-executive director.
Charity Leaders Forum hosted by Pure to provide free support to charities in East Anglia
Ten leaders from charitable organisations across East Anglia attended an inaugural Charity Leaders Forum in Cambridge, hosted by professional recruitment specialists Pure to provide free support on strategic planning.
Protecting our data and identity: how should the law respond?
Many of us see our privacy as a basic right. But in the digital world of app-addiction, geolocation tracking and social oversharing, some may have cause to wonder if that right is steadily and sometimes willingly being eroded away.
City Council named Living Wage Champion for second year running
The Living Wage Foundation has named Cambridge City Council as its Living Wage Champion for the East of England region for the second year running in the national Living Wage Champion Awards.
The banking revolution: A sneak preview
Insignis Chairman Paul Richards enthuses about the technology changes afoot for banking that will affect us all: "I've had a sneak preview of the future of banking and I like what I see..."
Skanska team joins forces with charity to create garden makeover
A centre offering leisure and learning activities for disabled people in the Cambridge area has benefited from a much-needed garden makeover.
Chocolate-free photo Advent calendars, the zero-carb option for photo enthusiasts
Every day of Advent offers a sweet surprise, free of sugar and artificial sweeteners, saving 1,000 calories.
CamNet Data Communications relocates to Chesterford Research Park
Chesterford Research Park is delighted to confirm that CamNet Data Communications has taken office space within Garden Cottage – ideal accommodation for smaller companies within the larger Park environment.
Sable&Hawkes appointed for new corporate identity project
Cambridge design communication agency Sable&Hawkes has been appointed to design the corporate identity for the Midlands Metro Alliance (MMA) – a new partnership to revolutionise the £1.2 billion construction of future tram routes across the West Midlands.
Graphcore secures $30m to accelerate artificial intelligence
Graphcore Ltd, a startup developing new technology to deliver massive acceleration for machine learning and AI applications, has completed a $30m Series-A funding round from a world-class line up of venture capital and strategic investors.
Number of profit warnings in East Anglia remains low despite Brexit uncertainty
Quoted companies in East Anglia issued two profit warnings in the third quarter of 2016, the same number of warnings issued in the previous quarter and the same quarter of last year.
Tame your computer - find a formula
In her regular series for Cambridge Network members, software training expert Karen Roem offers handy tips to help you 'Tame your computer'. This week she describes how to find and select all cells that contain a formula (Microsoft Excel*)...
Be your ideal hero when you speak
Communication Coach Jon Torrens describes how your favourite fictional characters may hold the key to your speaking confidence.
Potential new treatment for haemophilia developed by Cambridge researchers
A new treatment that might one day help all patients with haemophilia, including those that become resistant to existing therapies, has been developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge.
Cambridge Jazz Festival 2016: star performers provide a series of workshops
Big names from the jazz world, including Soweto Kinch, Bill Laurance and Anita Wardell, will be leading a series of masterclasses at this year’s Cambridge Jazz Festival (16-27 November), helping the next generation of budding jazz musicians to perfect their art and anyone, whatever age, who has a passion for jazz.
Edinburgh hit heads to the Mumford Theatre
Key Change, the powerful, award-winning play devised by female inmates at Low Newton prison, will visit Cambridge next week as part of its autumn tour.
Win a place on the Accelerate Cambridge programme!
You have 54 hours to test your ideas, build a team and pitch to investors!
Onespacemedia launches website for The Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence
The Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence (LCFI) has partnered with Onespacemedia to create a brand identity and website to support the centre’s launch.
Lauterbach offers debug support for 2nd generation AURIX™ microprocessor
Lauterbach is the first to provide debug support for the 2nd Generation AURIX™ family from Infineon; designed to meet the requirements of the latest automotive powertrain, safety and advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) applications
PA Consulting Group’s fifth annual Raspberry Pi competition is now open for entries!
PA has launched its fifth annual Raspberry Pi challenge to inspire the innovators of the future. This year PA is asking pupils from schools and colleges to invent under the theme of ‘Innovation for All’, using a Raspberry Pi.
8power wins Cambridge Wireless Discovering Startups 2016
8power Limited, a University of Cambridge start up developing smart sensors for industrial applications, has won the 7th CW Discovering Startups Competition.
‘Fame’ in creative industries: who says critics don’t matter?
In creative industries (and beyond), an ‘expert’ critical elite mediates ‘peer’ and ‘market’ reputation into fame, says a new study published in the journal Organization Studies.
Healthcare booking platform, Doctify, closes funding round led by Amadeus Capital Partners
Doctify, a fast-growing healthcare technology platform that allows patients to search for specialist doctors and book appointments simply online, has closed a seven-figure Series A round led by global technology investor, Amadeus Capital Partners.
Pitch@Palace and Cambridge Judge
Several entrepreneurial ventures with ties to Cambridge Judge are invited to the finals of Pitch@Palace 6.0 at St James’s Palace.
New Big Data group launches in Parliament
A new All-Party Parliamentary Group on Data Analytics will launch on Monday (31 October). The group, which is the brain-child of Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner, will look at the policy implications of the fast-developing Data Analytics and ‘Big Data’ sector.