RedRat launches new TV set top box testing product and RF evaluation kit at IBC Amsterdam
RedRat Ltd, a leading supplier of hardware and software for automating TV set-top box testing processes, unveils a new version of its set top box testing and control product (irNetBox) at IBC, taking place at the RAI, Amsterdam from 9-13 September.
New business consultancy offers expertise in organisational change
Former MD and head of organisational development, who went from start-up to global, launches consultancy to help organisations become more effective.
UK productivity levels drop to the lowest in Europe
The workplace has undoubtedly become a tougher environment. As the economy swells and shrinks at an unpredictable rate, companies are demanding more from their employees in order to stay afloat.
Community Connections arrives in Cambridgeshire to help people get a job
An exciting new project to help those furthest from work back into employment is due to be launched in Cambridgeshire in late autumn 2016.
CWL Systems sponsors Cambridgeshire Business of the Year Awards
Business awards are a sought-after accolade of achievement, a veritable endorsement of success in business which offers exceptional marketing and PR opportunities as well as increasing your credibility and standing in the eyes of your peers and your customers.
University of Cambridge spinout developing protein characterisation technologies raises £5.3m
Fluidic Analytics Limited, a University of Cambridge spinout that is revolutionising the field of protein characterisation, has raised £5.3 million (US$7 million) in Series B financing. The round was led by IQ Capital Partners and included the Cambridge Enterprise Seed Fund, Parkwalk Advisors, Draper Esprit, Amadeus Capital Partners and Cambridge Innovation Capital as co-investors.
Cambridge Index climbs 0.9%
The Cambridge Index rose 0.9% or 218.6 points to end at 23,356.8, as eight of the top ten index heavyweights recorded weekly gains.
Mobile app provides life-saving relief in disaster scenarios to people with disabilities
Cambridge-based overseas disability charity, CBM, and digital marketing agency, Studio 24, last week hosted the UK introduction to the Humanitarian Hands on Tool (HHOT) - a vital and innovative new mobile app, dedicated to helping disabled people access life-saving relief services during emergencies.
WaveFX voted 'Best UK Live Event Streaming Company'
The 2016 Media Awards are based purely on merit and achievements. For this reason TMT (Technology Media & Telecom) aim to recognise and emphasise the key players.
Why three out of four crowdfunding projects fail
Topics ranging from why only one in four crowdfunding campaigns succeed, to the trade-off between free online services and privacy will be discussed this week (7-9 September) at the 27th European Conference of the International Telecommunication Society.
Horizon Discovery and Fulcrum Therapeutics collaborate for novel target discovery
Horizon Discovery Group plc, the world leader in the application of gene editing technologies, today announced a new collaboration with Fulcrum Therapeutics Inc., a US-based firm founded in July 2016 by Third Rock Ventures. The collaboration will utilise Horizon’s world-leading CRISPR-based screening platform to identify novel targets for regulating gene expression. The programme will initially…
Stocks in Focus: Ground Rents
Here Oliver Phillips of NW Brown looks at Ground Rents Income Fund; a UK based Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) which purchases the freehold of land and collects a rental fee from the leaseholder of properties built on this land.
New exoplanet think tank will ask the big questions about extra-terrestrial worlds
An international exoplanet ‘think tank’ is meeting this week in Cambridge to deliberate on the ten most important questions that humanity could answer in the next decade about planets outside our solar system.
Artificial pancreas trial receives €4.6millon grant from European Commission
An international trial to test whether an artificial pancreas can help young children manage their type 1 diabetes will begin next year, thanks to a major grant awarded by the European Commission.
Free tours of Ely's landmarks celebrate its history and heritage
A host of Ely’s historic landmarks will open their doors to the public free of charge as part of the National Heritage Weekend this week (9-11 September).
Live webinar on the disruptive technology that will transform finance departments
Money Mover, the online currency exchange and international payments service and Compleat Software, the software provider of the next generation of spend and budget management automation, are teaming up to host a live webinar for finance professionals on the disruptive technologies that are transforming their departments.
Tame your computer - co-ordinate your colours
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 set the default colour of a hyperlink (Microsoft Outlook)...
Lauterbach demonstrates advanced debug technology at MATLAB Expo 2016
Lauterbach’s debug tool integration with MATLAB tools is enabling developers to comply with the requirements of IEC 61508 and related standards such as ISO 26262, DO-178C and EN 50128.
Suppliers of essential services urged to act now to meet the NIS Directive requirments
IT Governance, the leader in data protection and information security expertise, is urging organisations supplying essential services to act now in order to meet the requirements of the European Network and Information Security (NIS) Directive, which entered into force in August.
Dolomite Bio’s Single Cell RNA-Seq System enables high speed encapsulation
Dolomite Bio has developed the Single Cell RNA-Seq System for efficient, high throughput single cell transcriptomics.
Electronics and software in product design & development
Any product with a software or hardware component built into it will require electronic elements to be scoped, designed and tested, as well as integrated into the overall product design. As with all integral elements of a product, the electronics are ideally designed in from the very beginning of the project, and to fulfill this requirement, Cambridge Design Technology has formed a valuable…
Renewables cannot guarantee security of supply
Smart control of energy demand is supposed to save us from blackouts, but this looks very complacent, says The Scientific Alliance.
CRC lowers fees to help more people learn English
Cambridge Regional College (CRC) has reduced its ESOL fees for UK-based foreign nationals by nearly 50 per cent to help the local community.
Innovation in Environmental Monitoring conference - register now
Innovation in Environmental Monitoring will bring together academic research, industry and regulatory agencies to discuss developments in monitoring air, soil and water in the environment. The Conference will build on the EU-funded CAPACITIE urban monitoring programme at the University of York, and Sensor100's Sensors in the Environment Conference.
Woodfines supports Cambridge Pink Festival
Woodfines Solicitors was proud to sponsor the Cambridge Pink Festival which was held over the weekend.