2013 alumni start Aspuna Group, with social impact
Three students who completed the Executive MBA programme at Cambridge Judge Business School have started a commodities trading house that focuses on Africa and social responsibility.
Onespacemedia takes top award at the Cambridgeshire Digital Awards
Onespacemedia has scooped three awards at the Cambridgeshire Digital Awards, including gold for its flagship accolade.
Horizon Discovery Group plc and Axol Bioscience Ltd announce strategic partnership
Horizon Discovery Group plc, the international life science company supplying research tools and services to organizations engaged in genomics research and the development of personalized medicines, and Axol Bioscience Ltd (Axol), a biotechnology company specializing in the use of stem cell technology to manufacture disease relevant cell based assay systems, announce they have formed a strategic…
Cambridge Consultants leads £4.9m eco-friendly smart home project
Product design and development firm Cambridge Consultants has been appointed by the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) to lead a £4.9 million home energy management system (HEMS) project. The aim of the two-year UK project is to accelerate the deployment of an advanced customer-orientated HEMS with mass-market appeal..
GSK/Cambridge Strategic Partnership aims to develop next wave of ‘game-changing’ medicines
GSK, the University of Cambridge and Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have announced their Strategic Partnership, with the long-term ambition to jointly deliver new medicine to patients in the next five to 10 years.
CW selected as IoTUK Boost local partner
Following a competitive application CW (Cambridge Wireless) has been chosen as one of four successful organisations that will deliver IoTUK Boost, a series of local IoT innovation challenges and rapid incubation activities taking place over the next five months. The Boost programme aims to convene and amplify the UK’s IoT industry to help business and economic growth.
Cambridge Index surges 5.5%
The Cambridge Index climbed 5.5% or 940.7 points to settle at 17,890.6, as index heavyweights such as ARM Holdings, Johnson Matthey and DS Smith posted weekly gains to their share prices.
Strem offers Buchwald 4th generation palladcycle technology
Strem is pleased to provide further advancement in Buchwald Palladacycle technology by offering a 4th generation as “N-methyl” analogues of the catalysts’ 2-aminobiphenyl moiety. Strem UK is able to offer eight products from this newest generation of palladacycles.
AIM Altitude acquired by AVIC
AIM Altitude has been acquired by leading Chinese multinational aviation company, AVIC Aerospace International Corporation (AVIC). The shareholders of AIM Altitude, TowerBrook Capital Partners, LP, have just announced their signing of the agreement with AVIC.
Cambridge Cognition ends the year on a high note
Cambridge Cognition Holdings plc, a specialist in the development and marketing of computerised tests for detection and monitoring of neuropsychological disorders, is pleased to announce that it has made significant progress with its commercial operations and expects to end the year with three new major pharmaceutical clinical trial contracts totalling US$4.5m.
New magazine focuses on women in law
FLUX, a new publication launched today that focuses on the achievements of leading women in the legal industry, is a collaborative project between the Executive Education division of Cambridge Judge Business School and LexisNexis UK, a leading provider of content and technology solutions.
Bidwells makes key senior appointments to Planning team
Leading property consultancy firm Bidwells is further strengthening its Planning team with two key senior appointments. Alison Wright, former RTPI Young Planner of the Year, joins along with retail and leisure specialist Baldip Basi, who prior to running his own company worked for Hepher Dixon. Both are also former Savills employees.
The CCDC launches the Cambridge Structural Database 2016 and three exciting software suites
New CSD-Enterprise delivers complete Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre (CCDC) application portfolio as a free upgrade for all academic users to mark the 50th anniversary of the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD).
Students accept the £50 Arthur Rank Challenge
Business students at Cambridge Regional College are testing their entrepreneurial skills in the Arthur Rank Accumulator Challenge – hoping to raise as much money as possible for the hospice.
High Court decision on brand parody is clear as Cristal
The recent IPEC (the IP division of the High Court) decision of Roederer v J Garcia serves as a reminder to copycat manufacturers (and their commercial customers) of the dangers of brand parody.
PragmatIC wins prestigious National Microelectronics Institute award
PragmatIC has been declared the UK’s leading emerging technology company of 2015 at last week’s NMI Awards.
3di awards hat trick
3di's team was very proud to be announced as the winners of three categories in the UK Technical Communication Awards 2015.
Argon Design takes UK electronic systems industry by storm
Argon Design wins the prestigious NMI Innovation of the Year Award.
Heraeus Noblelight receives Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Innovation 2015
Photonics solutions provider Heraeus Noblelight was presented with the prestigious Queen's Award for Enterprise: Innovation by Sir Hugh Duberly KCVO, CBE, Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire, at the company's new offices at Cambridge Science Park on Friday.
Clare’s special 5k for Arthur Rank Hospice Charity’s festive fun run
One of the stories behind Sunday's Ely Festive 5K fun run...
Xaar wins prestigious NMI manufacturing site of the year award once more
Xaar plc, the world leader in industrial inkjet technology, has been awarded “Manufacturing Site of the Year” for the second time in three years by the NMI (National Microelectronics Institute).
UK court cracks down on IP scammer
A prolific and persistent scammer has been found liable for trade mark infringement and passing off and ordered to pay £500,000 plus legal costs by the UK Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC).
Last week to register for Sensors in Food and Agriculture Conference
There is just one week left to register for Sensors in Food and Agriculture, being held on 1-2 December at the Møller Centre, Cambridge.
Latest research is published on the Cortisol Awakening Response
The cortisol awakening response (CAR), the marked increase in cortisol secretion over the first 30-45min after morning awakening, has been related to a wide range of psychosocial, physical and mental health parameters, making it a key variable for psychoneuroendocrinological research.The CAR is typically assessed from self-collection of saliva samples within the domestic setting
SmithsonHill secures Faye Holland as brand strategy and marketing consultant
SmithsonHill has appointed Faye Holland as brand strategy and communications consultant. Faye was originally commissioned on a four-month interim contract June to September 2015 to develop and launch the SmithsonHill brand and marketing strategy. Following the successful completion of the project, the SmithsonHill board are now pleased to announce that Faye will join the team on a retained…