Golf day secures hole-in-one for Air Ambulance
East of England based Streets Chartered Accountants, a top 40 accountancy practice, hosted their fifth annual Charity Golf Day last month raising £5,500 for the Air Ambulance.
Trott 'clinches' gold but Kenny 'claims' it
As the sun sets on Rio 2016, new research from Cambridge University Press indicates that the gender equality gap in the reporting of sport is beginning to narrow.
Creative industries fuel UK’s local economies
The creative industries are playing an increasingly important role in local economies across the country, according to new research published.
Oxygen measurements in natural gas: new application note
A new application note is available to download from Michell Instruments’ website: Oxygen Measurement in Natural Gas.
Live insight into Method internship
The Method intern programme is coming to an end and the three talented individuals were put on the spot on Tuesday 23 August as they broadcasted live on the Cambridge News Facebook page. The 20 minute, live-streamed video was viewed 1,700 times and reached over 22,000 people.
Join EAHSN at the Innovation Forum's Leaders Conference in Cambridge
Eastern Academic Health Science Network (EAHSN) sponsors the third annual Innovation Leaders Conference.
August Bank Holiday Fun at IWM Duxford
This August bank holiday, join IWM Duxford for its final weekend of summer holiday activities.
This is why entrepreneurs need b-schools
The more you learn the more you earn – why a business school entrepreneurship programme will unleash your potential.
Congratulations to the IMAGINE IF! top 15 global finalists
Innovation Forum's IMAGINE IF! accelerator platform received an overwhelming global response from large centres of scientific activity as well as emerging geographies during the application period held over April–June, with hundreds of companies undergoing evaluation.
Brexit will not exempt UK organisations from the GDPR, says IT Governance
IT Governance, the leader in data protection and cyber security expertise, is urging organisations to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as Brexit will not exempt UK-based organisations from being required to do so.
Owlstone Medical strengthens management team
Chris Hodkinson, Dr Marc van der Schee and Hamilton Scanlon join the company
Perse School celebrates record GCSE results
Perse students and staff at are celebrating their highest ever A* rate at I/GCSE. More than three quarters of entries in 2016 (77%) were awarded the highest grade.
SMEs invited to apply for new funded R&D programme
A search has been launched for SMEs who have a technology that could be adapted and commercialised to solve a real-life healthcare issue.
Are you offering a saliva-based hormone diagnostic service within UK/Europe?
Salimetrics has been supplying many functional testing laboratories within the UK/Europe for many years with CE marked diagnostic saliva-based assays.
Marketing Lounge Partnership achieves ISO 27001 certification
IT Governance, the leading provider of cyber security and ISO 27001 expertise, is pleased to congratulate Marketing Lounge Partnership on achieving certification to ISO 27001 for its information security management system.
Why energy technology is all about finding a balance
The impact of energy technology is at the heart of the climate change debate, and Dr David Reiner, Senior Lecturer in Technology Policy, says it’s important to see both sides.
Abellio confirmed as new East Anglia rail franchise operator
Abellio has been confirmed by the Department for Transport as the operator of the new East Anglian rail franchise, which will commence on 16th October 2016.
Business community excitement grows at John Bradfield Centre topping out ceremony
Trinity College Cambridge celebrated a major milestone in the construction of one of the UK’s largest innovation centres, delivered in partnership with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and Central Working.
AstraZeneca to sell small molecule antibiotics business to Pfizer
AstraZeneca today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Pfizer Inc. to sell the commercialisation and development rights to its late-stage small molecule antibiotics business in most markets globally outside the US*.
Syrris marks 15 years of chemistry innovation
Syrris – a Blacktrace Holdings brand – is celebrating 15 years of creating pioneering chemistry solutions.
Is the virtual gene panel the way forward, asks Congenica at Dx Summit
Mike Furness of Cambridge-based genomics analysis company Congenica says more clinical input is required to ensure consistency.
Civil engineers make the case for infrastructure ahead of Brexit negotiations
In a new two page summary report ‘Brexit – The Case for Infrastructure’, the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) has set out the valuable contribution which infrastructure makes to the economy.
UK ranks highly in Global Innovation Index 2016
China joins the ranks of the world’s 25 most-innovative economies, while Switzerland, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Finland and Singapore lead the 2016 rankings in the Global Innovation Index released by Cornell University, INSEAD and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
Why do newly qualified accountants now have more power over their salary?
Pure's latest salary and recruitment survey has shown that the demand for newly qualified accountants, in both commercial and practice, is escalating across our region. Accountancy and finance recruitment is one of the consultancy's key specialisms and its associate director David Culley explains the impact this has had on salaries in this sector.
Points of View: The tobacco sector
This week Oliver Phillips of NW Brown focuses on the tobacco sector.