Birketts further boosts specialist franchising team
Vicki Mitman has joined the Corporate and Commercial Services Team at top 100 law firm Birketts as an Associate.
How do you get the most out of version control?
In software engineering, version control is everything - so if you work with engineers, or are just starting out as one, it's important to understand why it matters so much; and if you are an engineer you need to know how to get the most out of it.
New addition to the IT Governance catalogue: Business Continuity and the Pandemic Threat
The international information security experts IT Governance have added a new title to their catalogue: Business Continuity and the Pandemic Threat by Robert A Clark.
What are the real problems SMEs are facing?
A series of six videos on the Business Channel.tv features Cambridge Judge Director Christoph Loch interviewed on the challenges facing small and medium sized enterprises.
New tech start-up attracts investment
TEC Partners was formed only eight months ago and has enjoyed exceptional growth since then. Based in Norwich but working across East Anglia, the company has attracted significant investment to assist with ambitious future business plans.
Deloitte invests £2.5m to launch new accounting and analytics service for start-ups and SMEs
Deloitte, the business advisory firm, has invested £2.5m to launch Propel by Deloitte (Propel), a cloud-based service that aims to help ambitious start-ups and SMEs to grow. Alongside a core accounting service, Propel provides customers with a bespoke dashboard that gives a real-time view of how their business is performing, from cash position to web traffic.
Glass Solutions offers unmatched custom glass blowing
Glass Solutions is the world leader in high quality, precision glassware for scientific, architectural and engineering applications, and offers bespoke design and glass blowing capabilities to match individual customer needs.
Cambridge scientists win prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry awards
Cambridge-based chemical scientists have been presented with awards from the Royal Society of Chemistry, for their contributions to chemistry in industry.
Points of View: Brexit and UK Investment Trusts
Having looked at European investment trusts earlier this month, this week Oliver Phillips of NW Brown looks s a bit closer to home: funds investing in the shares of UK companies.
Acteon recruits top talent to support expansion of its MedComms team
Following two major industry awards this year and major project wins with Bristol-Myers Squibb, Zoetis and AstraZeneca, Acteon is heading into the second-half of 2016 with ambitious plans to grow its Medcomms team to support an expanding client base.
Arthur Bear celebrates his first birthday and launches Jam Jar Superstar!
It was a special celebration at Arthur Rank Hospice earlier this week as the Charity’s mascot Arthur Bear celebrated his first birthday.
Opinion: Britain and Europe: a long history of conflict and cooperation
Brendan Simms of the University of Cambridge Department of Politics and International Studies discusses Britain's relationship with Europe, from the Vikings to the Referendum.
Birketts advises Expedeon Holdings Limited on its merger with SYGNIS AG
Birketts, a top 100 law firm, has advised the shareholders of Expedeon Holdings Limited, a privately held UK proteomics company headquartered in Swavesey, near Cambridge, on its merger to SYGNIS AG a German-Spanish stocklisted company that specialises in molecular biology.
PhD students take centre stage with exhibition
THEOREM, the first group exhibition of PhD practice-based research within the Cambridge School of Art, will take place at Anglia Ruskin University from 7-21 July.
CRC leads the way in STEM
Engineering and Computing students helped bring science to schools with a series of hands-on workshops at STEM Team Duxford, attended by hundreds of pupils from across the region.
Pension implications of the EU Referendum
Whichever way the EU referendum goes, pension scheme trustees should review and, if needed, revise their investment and/or funding strategies, advises Christopher Nuttall of Hewitsons.
Small cell network synchronisation simplified in new whitepaper from CCS
A range of flexible options for how mobile operators meet the challenge of achieving accurate small cell network timing synchronisation are outlined in a new whitepaper from CCS.
GeneAdviser accelerates to funding success
Accelerate Cambridge venture, GeneAdviser, an online ordering platform for clinical genetic testing, has raised £350,000 in its first round of seed funding.
US Supreme Court maintains status quo in patent case
On June 20, 2016, the US Supreme Court issued its opinion in Cuozzo Speed Technologies LLC v. Lee, No. 15-446, an appeal of an institution and cancellation decision in the first-ever petition for inter partes review (“IPR”).
Congenica’s Sapientia selected for ‘PAGE’ prenatal genetic testing project
Congenica announces at the ‘Curating the Clinical Genome’ conference,that its genomic interpretation technology is to be used for the first time in a prenatal testing project.
UK engineering lags behind much of Europe in terms of a gender-balanced workforce
Tomorrow (Thursday) may be an important day for the nation but it is also important for women engineers. National Women in Engineering Day (NWED) is on 23 June and this year’s theme is Raising Profiles.
Building work begins on new Norwich bioscience facility
A ground-breaking advance which will speed up the development and supply of new bio-products including vaccines and pharmaceuticals takes a stride forward at Norwich Research Park this week.
Radiometer launches the next generation of transcutaneous monitoring
Radiometer has unveiled its CE-marked TCM5 transcutaneous monitor, addressing the critical care needs of neonatal, pediatric and adult patients, as well as sleep clinic and home care environments.
'Thousands of UK business's trade marks at risk from Brexit' - Taylor Vinters
If the UK votes for a ‘Brexit’ tomorrow, the brand assets and intellectual property of thousands of British businesses could be affected, reveals Taylor Vinters, international law firm.