Cities Outlook highlights strength of our cities
The annual Centre for Cities Cities Outlook 2016 report has once again highlighted the strengths of the Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough LEP area. From fast growth in Peterborough to high skills and innovation in Cambridge, the GCGP area has a lot to offer businesses.
Leaders unite to get to heart of future infrastructure needs
A coalition of business, industry, academic and environment leaders has issued a nationwide call for evidence to inform an independent assessment of the UK’s future infrastructure needs.
Dovetailed is nominated for an Edison Award™
Since 1987 the Edison Awards™ have recognised and honoured some of the most innovative new products, services and business leaders in the world, so it's with great pride that Dovetailed can now be counted as a nominee.
New options for Michell’s economical moisture sampling system
The ES20 Compact Sampling System from Michell Instruments now has the option of an Easidew PRO XP dew-point transmitter. This makes the system suitable for a range of moisture measurement applications in hazardous areas where explosion-proof certification is needed, in addition to the existing intrinsically safe options.
Bidwells London team puts their best foot forward for charity
Twenty people from Bidwells' London office put their best foot forward when they took part in a sponsored walk along a city section of Thames Path National Trail.
Undo discusses recent advances in debugging at Device Developers' Conference
Undo's CEO Greg Law will discuss recent developments in GDB that can greatly enhance how software developers debug their code.
WaveFX films Cambridge Africa event at St John's College
The Cambridge-Africa Day 2015 took place in October at St John’s College in Cambridge. This event showcased the wide range of mutually beneficial collaborative research projects, capacity building initiatives and development activities by Cambridge academics and students in partnership with African colleagues.
Onespacemedia starts the year with a new accolade
Onespacemedia has been included in Business Weekly’s Top Ten Image Makers list as part of its New Year Honours.
Spring Mix'n'Match IT training discounts on offer
Do you have employees that need some IT training? Whether it's Microsoft Excel, Adobe InDesign or learning how to edit your company's website...Computer Tutoring has the right course. Book more than one training day to receive multiple booking discounts.
New heights for social
KISS PR Managing Director, Justine Smith, comments on the importance of social media in marketing campaigns.
Tame your computer - Go To it!
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 quickly jump to specific parts such as pages, tables or pictures (Microsoft Word)...
Cambridge joins consortium to launch £40 million Apollo fund to drive therapeutic innovation
Three global pharmaceutical companies (AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson Innovation) and the technology transfer offices of three world-leading universities (Imperial College London, University College London and the University of Cambridge) have joined forces with a combined £40 million to create the Apollo Therapeutics Fund (Apollo).
Abcam maintains momentum with market beating sales growth
Abcam plc (AIM: ABC), a global leader in the supply of life science research tools, has announced a trading update ahead of its results for the six months ended 31 December 2015 [1].
NHS announces test bed sites for innovation adoption
NHS England has announced five centres that have been awarded the status of Innovation Test Beds, in which new approaches to healthcare provision will be assessed and adopted, and two centres for the adoption of the Internet of Things (IoT) in healthcare.
City Council responds to Centre for Cities Cambridge analysis
Cambridge City Council has responded to a new report by think tank, The Centre for Cities (CfC), which has confirmed that Cambridge is the most innovative city in the UK, with five times more patents per head than the next best city.
Birketts recruits planning law expert to meet demand
Top 100 law firm, Birketts, has boosted its planning and environmental law team with the recruitment of associate, Nicola Doole.
Develop your skills with local training courses
Courses coming up soon from Cambridge Network's Learning Collaboration will help local business people to develop resilience at work; manage projects or master interviewing skills.
Hardware design conference explores solutions for IoT security
Microsemi have announced that they will be giving a technical presentation at HW/Expo, a hardware developers’ conference taking place near Cambridge, UK in April.
Sensors in Food and Agriculture Conference - summary
The Sensors in Food and Agriculture conference held in Cambridge in December 2015 was very successful, based on delegate feedback. A summary of the conference presentations is available to view. Sensor technology has an increasingly important role in food and agriculture production, which was highlighted at the conference.
Businesses offered advice on successful trading with China
Cambridgeshire businesses will discover how to establish a successful e-commerce operation in China at a free event taking place at the Møller Centre in Cambridge tomorrow night.
The search is on for the 2016 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year
EY has announced the launch of Entrepreneur Of The Year 2016, considered the world's most prestigious business awards that recognise entrepreneurs. It starts at a local level, with a regional programme across the South of England.
Cambridge MBA climbs to 10th in global FT rankings
The annual Financial Times global MBA rankings, published today (25 January), place Cambridge Judge Business School 10th, up from 13th the previous year. Cambridge Judge held its place as the top ranked one-year MBA programme in the UK for the fourth consecutive year.
It’s Australia year for VetCT
In the week of Australia Day (26 January), Cambridge company VetCT is celebrating expanding its presence in the country.
Preparations underway for Newmarket's biggest B2B networking event
The Two Counties Business Exhibition returns to Newmarket Racecourse on Wednesday 16 March, creating a unique platform for up to 100 local companies to showcase their products and services.