Profit warnings in East Anglia remain low as economy improves
Profit warnings remain low in East Anglia, with three warnings issued during the first three months of the year, according to EY’s latest Profit Warnings report.
Confluence Tax works with Capella Biosciences
Confluence Tax is delighted to have been able to work with Capella Biosciences on its recent Series A fundraising.
Fuel cell catalysts available from Strem
Fuel cells can vary from tiny devices producing only a few watts of electricity, right up to large power plants producing megawatts. All fuel cells are based around a central design using two electrodes separated by a solid or liquid electrolyte that carries electrically charged particles between them. A catalyst is often used to speed up the reactions at the electrodes.
Innova Biosciences expands UK facility and increases laboratory space
Innova Biosciences, a specialist provider of bioconjugation products and services, today announced it has expanded its UK footprint to enable the company to increase its laboratory space.
C3 upgrades Contact platform to help call centre clients improve customer service
Computer telephony specialist C3 has enhanced its popular multi-channel platform Contact with increased and improved reporting options. The latest roll-out from the Cambridge-based company includes detailed metrics to ensure greater visibility of Interactive Voice Response (IVR) queuing and offers managers a better overview of customer queuing experiences.
UltraSoC named in Leap 100 list by City AM and Mishcon de Reya
UltraSoC, the leading provider of semiconductor IP for on-chip analytics, performance optimization and hardware-based security, announced that it has been named by leading London-based law firm Mishcon de Reya and business publication City AM, in the 2016 Leap 100 list of companies to watch.
Addenbrooke's charity of the year partnership announced
Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust (ACT) is delighted to announce the launch of its new partnership with Mick George Limited.
Female students fear their gender will influence pay and career progression in later life
Female students are significantly more likely than their male peers to believe that gender will influence pay and career progression, according to the results of the first national Think Future Study from the 30% Club and KPMG. The study, conceived by Cambridge undergraduate Helena Eccles, launched in November 2015 at 21 universities and polled over 20,000 students.
Stephen Perse Foundation creative minds rewarded at digital photography competition
The Stephen Perse Foundation, innovators in an education dedicated to creating independent thinkers, is proud to announce that six students from the Senior School submitted work to the Cambridge Camera Club’s annual Young Photographer competition and six received highly commended and commended awards.
Lucideon hosts Cambridge Science Park networking reception
Lucideon, the international materials technology company, will host a science networking reception on Thursday 16 June 2016, 5 – 7pm, at The Trinity Centre, Cambridge Science Park. The reception will bring together professionals from scientific organisations, academia and industry, from Cambridge Science Park and further afield.
IT Governance launches Certified EU GDPR Foundation qualification
IT Governance, the leading expert in cyber security, has launched a Certified EU General Data Protection Regulation Foundation training course designed to help organisations achieve compliance – and avoid heavy fines and reputational damage – once the Regulation comes into force in early 2018.
'Buy Social Corporate Challenge' launches at Downing Street
This week, Social Enterprise UK and the Cabinet Office launched the 'Buy Social Corporate Challenge' at a reception with Minister for Civil Society, Rob Wilson. The Challenge comprises a group of businesses who have joined forces to spend £1 billion with social enterprises by 2020.
Business launched with an ethical ‘footprint’
Cambridge Judge alumna Georgina Hemmingway launches Footprint Cafés, a new chain of sustainable enterprise cafés, with a $150,000 donation from Dr Darrin M. Disley.
AstraZeneca launches integrated genomics approach to drug discovery and development
AstraZeneca and its global biologics research and development arm, MedImmune, today announced an integrated genomics initiative to transform drug discovery and development across its entire research and development pipeline.
Young entrepreneurs pitch for £10,000 prize
Six teams of entrepreneurial Anglia Ruskin University students are aiming to win a first prize of £10,000 and the chance to market their bright ideas to a wider audience.
EACH hosts special online auction
Signed Strictly Come Dancing shoes, VIP theatre tickets, a signed England Rugby top and one of only two exclusively designed Emma Bridgewater one-gallon teapots are just some of the impressive lots available at East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH) online auction, which launches next week.
PubhD – ‘Cereal killers, hybrid monsters, yams and wheat breeding’
Enjoy a visit to the pub, while finding out about The Genome Analysis Institute’s (TGAC's) cutting edge research into decoding living systems and its impact.
Last chance to win £150K for community project
Cambridge residents have until next Friday (29th April) to put their community project forward for a top transformation from builders’ merchant, Jewson.
Earth Day - some reflections
Today, April 22, is Earth Day. The Scientific Alliance looks at how perceptions have changed since 1970.
Mental health in the dark
The NHS in Cambridgeshire is still in the dark over how much mental health spending reaches service users, according to a report by the National Audit Office.
Æthelred the Unready, King of the English: 1,000 years of bad press
He was just a boy when he became King of the English and his reign was marked by repeated attacks by the Danes. Æthelred, who died 1,000 years ago on 23 April 1016, is remembered as ‘the Unready’. But his nickname masks a more complex picture.
CW announces Speechmatics as finalist for Venturefest East Fast and Furious Pitch Off
CW (Cambridge Wireless) has announced that Speechmatics will feature as a finalist in the Fast and Furious Pitch off taking place at Venturefest East on 24 May at Newmarket Racecourse in Suffolk.
New addition to IT Governance catalogue: Fundamentals of Information Risk Management Auditing
The international information security experts IT Governance have added a new title to their catalogue: Fundamentals of Information Risk Management Auditing by Christopher Wright.
Bidwells and VINCI Construction UK host 'Contractors vs Consultants' charity rugby match
Following the success of last year's inaugural Contractors vs Consultants rugby match, more than 25 local construction companies will once again take to the field for a charity event with a difference – a game of full-contact rugby in Cambridge.
Intellectual property protection: why, where, when & how
Protecting your design. It is important that your innovations and ideas work hard for you and earn you money. Protecting them to prevent others benefiting is imperative. But Intellectual Property Protection is a daunting prospect if you have never done it before.