Cambridge for Refugees fundraising event: appeal for sponsorship
Cambridge residents who have come together to help refugees are seeking sponsorship from local businesses for an event in April that aims to raise at least £10,000.
Somersault is 'Backing the Best' with Sport England
Somersault recently worked with Sport England to produce a film and new brand identity that will help to publicise its 'Backing the Best' scheme.
The secret to successful innovation - Latvian entrepreneurs visit CDP
A group of 30 Latvian entrepreneurs visited Cambridge Design Partnership (CDP) recently as part of an international Venture Camp programme, which aims to mentor and advise entrepreneurs and academics, and includes visits to key innovative companies to learn from their successful processes and approaches.
How smart solutions can support City Deal plans
Practical smart city solutions set to transform the journeys of people living and working in the Cambridge region will be showcased today (Friday).
ACT celebrates 250 years of corporate support
As Addenbrooke's Hospital marks its 250th anniversary, Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust (ACT) holds an event to celebrate 250 years of corporate support.
Hi-Tec CEO shares knowledge in Cambridge
The CEO of Hi-Tec Sports will discuss his experiences running a multinational company during a public talk in Cambridge on Monday (15 February at 6pm).
Cresset Discovery Services provides drug design to Medicines for Malaria Venture
Cresset Discovery Services. provider of contract research services for early phase discovery, and Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) enter into a collaborative agreement to use computer-aided drug discovery to identify back-up compounds for a recently discovered molecule in MMV’s portfolio.
Angie Moyes designs logo for Iceni Therapeutics
Angie Moyes of fuz has designed the logo for Iceni Therapeutics, a new Cambridge spin-out company created to explore the commercial development of IP from the Gurdon Institute in Cambridge.
Charities - how to avoid disaster
Martyn Robinson of Hewitsons presents two essential lessons for all charities from the collapse of Kids Company.
From gaming system to medical breakthrough: how Microsoft and Novartis created Assess MS
When Microsoft released the Kinect system for playing Xbox video games about five years ago, it attracted the interest of an unlikely source: the healthcare company Novartis.
Partnership supports children to create homes for wildlife
The Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire (BCN) and the Cambridge Building Society have teamed up to encourage youngsters to think about the type of nature in their gardens and create homes for the wildlife they might encounter.
(Guaranteed) power to the people
The Scientific Alliance compares two major energy projects.
e-Luminate Festival returns to Cambridge Judge from 12-17 February
Cambridge Judge Business School’s historic building will light up as part of the e-Luminate Cambridge Festival again this year. The annual festival, now running for the fourth year, offers a unique opportunity to discover the richness and diversity of Cambridge’s iconic buildings and public spaces – literally in a new light!
Ubisense and Van Meter form strategic partnership in North America
Ubisense Group plc (AIM:UBI), a leader in enterprise location intelligence solutions, and Van Meter Inc, a major electrical and mechanical product distributor, have formed a strategic partnership to aid the advancement of smarter manufacturing processes in North America.
Cambridge plays a key role in the UK's digital economy, says new report
The Cambridge cluster continues to grow and make a significant contribution to the UK's digital economy, according to a new national report published today (Thurs). The Tech Nation 2016 report by Tech City UK and Nesta says turnover of digital tech businesses in Cambridge grew 46 per cent between 2010 and 2014.
Ubisense launches largest ever myWorld deployment
Ubisense Group plc, a leader in enterprise location intelligence solutions, has successfully deployed its most significant myWorld installation to-date. The rollout to several thousand employees at one of the largest gas and electric utilities in North America integrated data from over 30 unique data sources into a live operating view of the Utility’s networks.
SynBio Fund-supported bioluminescent art project 'Lo Lamento' features on BBC Cambridgeshire
BBC Cambridgeshire features an artistic collaboration between Anton Kan and Bernardo Pollack in the University of Cambridge Department of Plant Sciences and conceptual fashion designer Victoria Geany, inspired by a SynBio Fund-supported project on bioluminescent bacteria.
Cambridge Consultants staff set charity fundraising record
Staff at Cambridge Consultants have raised £40,000 for the East Anglian Air Ambulance.
Air Liquide’s plant of the future project is a 'technological showcase'
A first in the industrial gases sector, the project led by Air Liquide’s Large Industries activities in France was certified “technological showcase” by the Industry of the Future Alliance (Alliance Industrie du Futur).
University Honorary Degrees 2016
The University Council has submitted to the Regent House, the University of Cambridge's Governing Body, the names of eight renowned individuals from the worlds of sport, the arts, business, medicine and architecture, seeking authority for their admission to Higher Doctorates honoris causa.
Education and the brain: what happens when children learn?
Have you lost your house keys recently? If so, you probably applied a spot of logical thinking. You looked first in the most obvious places – bags and pockets – and then mentally retraced your steps to the point when you last used them.
Roche colleagues join fight for children with life-threatening conditions
Colleagues from pharmaceutical firm, Roche, have pledged to support local children and young people with life-threatening conditions as they announce East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH) as their charity of the year for 2016.
Student volunteers take on the litter louts
Students taking part in Anglia Ruskin's annual Student Volunteering Week and Cambridge's MP Daniel Zeichner will be tackling Cambridge's litter bugs tomorrow (Friday 12 February).
Trustonic simplifies security for mobile and IoT apps developers
Trustonic launches one hybrid software and hardware security solution to address the diverse security needs of IoT and mobile.
Tiled conservatory roof replacement - rules explained
Is it worth replacing a conservatory roof without gaining proper consent ?