RealVNC® wins the ‘Driven to Connect’ award from the Car Connectivity Consortium
RealVNC is recognised for its dedication and work supporting the CCC and MirrorLink™ ecosystem.
Creating Cambridge BIG Xmas Party 2015
Cambridge organisations once again come together on Friday December 4th to combine networking and partying in a fantastic event - the Creating Cambridge BIG Xmas Party 2015. Cambridge Network members can take advantage of a discount price.
Take your business to seven Asia Pacific countries in one day
Biotech, healthcare and life sciences companies are being offered the chance to find out everything they need to know about doing business in seven different Asia Pacific countries in just one day.
Be social. Be shareable
Spirus continues on from last week’s blog on the importance of being visual on social media, looking at how being ‘shareable’ is a further step to social media success.
Natalie Shortt looks at a new usability standard for medical devices
A feature in The Ergonomist magazine by Medical Device Usability's Natalie Shortt looks at a new usability standard for medical devices.
New lightweight portable humidity verification system holds its own
Michell Instruments has introduced a new portable verification system for humidity probes – the HygroCal100 humidity validator. Weighing just 3.2 kg, it is less than a quarter of the weight of its closest competitor and with a battery life of up to eight hours, the unit is designed with portability in mind.
Studio 24’s Operations Manager crowned East Anglia’s Agile Angel
Hot on the heels of last week’s Cambridgeshire Digital Awards victory, digital marketing agency Studio 24 is celebrating once again! On Wednesday evening their Operations Manager, Emma Lane, picked up the trophy for ‘Agile Angel’ at the DevelopHER Awards during a spectacular ceremony in the centre of Norwich.
Prioritising energy security
The Chancellor adjusts energy strategy and announces support for nuclear. Comment from the Scientific Alliance.
Teltronic selected for Qatar’s first tram system
Teltronic, part of the Sepura Group, has been chosen to provide a radio communications solution for Qatar’s first tram system, part of the country’s ambitious Education City project.
An agri-tech Christmas wish list
Christmas will soon be here and Agri-Tech East’s last Pollinator networking event of the year is combining the magic of Santa with the future of agri-tech.
Moonlighting molecules: finding new uses for old enzymes
A collaboration between the University of Cambridge and MedImmune, the global biologics research and development arm of AstraZeneca, has led researchers to identify a potentially significant new application for a well-known human enzyme, which may have implications for treating respiratory diseases such as asthma.
GSI to discuss role of religion in climate change
With world leaders gathering in Paris next week for the COP21 Climate Change Conference, Anglia Ruskin University’s Global Sustainability Institute will examine the role of religion in climate change during a special lunchtime seminar.
Zettlex upgrades product configuration functionality on its website
Position Sensors company, Zettlex, has upgraded the product configuration functionality on its website in line with the launch of 60 million new IncOder product variants.
Loneliness ‘tip of the iceberg’ for older people
Older people seeking support for loneliness are also suffering from a web of related physical and mental issues, according to a report by Anglia Ruskin University.
Syngene's imaging system used in research into conditions such as Haemophilia A
A major European Biopharma uses Syngene's G:BOX Chemi XX6 imaging system to accurately characterise large therapeutic proteins.
Bilingual babies: new early learning innovation supports English language development
Skylark Learning, the early childhood education company delivering innovative resources to help children learn through meaningful play, has designed a multisensory toolkit for learning English at home. Launched earlier this year, Skylark English: All About Me provides a fun, interaction-based method for play-based learning, specially designed to inspire little learners from birth upwards.
Executive MBA graduates from Cambridge Judge win Standout Award
A company founded by two Cambridge Judge Executive MBA graduates that provides software tools to help clients manage their legal workflow has been awarded a Standout Award in the Technology category of the prestigious Financial Times Innovate Lawyers awards.
Lumie helps Cambridge secondary school students wake up brighter
Light therapy specialist Lumie is to help school students wake up brighter with a trial that starts at Chesterton Community College in Cambridge this week.
£75 million investment for University's Cavendish Laboratory
The Government announced a £75 million investment in the University of Cambridge Cavendish Laboratory as part of yesterday's Spending Review. This will be matched with a further £75 million from the University to transform the Cavendish, helping maintain Britain’s position at the forefront of physical sciences research.
PCB production: inert gas blanketing in solder reflow ovens
PCBs (printed circuit boards) are at the heart of electronic communication devices such as smartphones, tablets and laptop computers. As use of these devices increases, so does the demand and expectation of both customer and industry alike, for reliability and high-quality.
A second look at project management: RiverRhee Consulting Newsletter Nov - Dec 2015
RiverRhee has been running one-day courses and short modules on project management for those in Library and Information Management, the Life Sciences and SMEs for a while now. This newsletter picks up on four aspects of project management that have been cropping up quite regularly in our courses. It also builds on one of our previous newsletters: Notes for the occasional project manager.
NW Brown highlights key points in the 2015 Autumn Statement
This year’s Autumn Statement and Spending Review saw George Osborne reiterate his belief that the UK can return to a budget surplus during this parliament, says NW Brown.
CRFS exhibits at the 52nd Annual AOC International Symposium and Convention
Visit CRFS at the 52nd Annual AOC International Symposium and Convention in Washington DC, USA.
Nanotherm scoops Elektra ‘LED product of the year’ award
Cambridge Nanotherm, a producer of innovative thermal management technology, has won the “LED Lighting Product of the Year” award at the 2015 Elektra Awards for its ‘Nanotherm DM’ product. The industry’s largest technology and business awards, the Elektras is in its 13th year of celebrating the best the electronics industry has achieved.
Anglia Ruskin announces new Vice Chancellor
Anglia Ruskin University has announced its new Vice Chancellor, Professor Iain Martin, who will succeed Professor Michael Thorne when he retires in March 2016.