Chesterford Research Park hosts International Outreach Programme delegates
Chesterford Research Park's collaboration with Cambridge Enterprise highlights the thriving life science community at the heart of the biotech cluster. Over 70 top academics from Poland visited the Park as part of a nine week ‘Top 500 Innovators’ programme.
Winter wonderland: the magic of Christmas, direct from Cambridge
Celebrate the very essence of winter and magic of Christmas this year; wrap up warm and head off for festive frivolity direct from Cambridge on a trip to winter wonderland Sweden.
Maintaining healthy DNA delays menopause
An international study of nearly 70,000 women has identified more than forty regions of the human genome that are involved in governing at what age a woman goes through menopause. The study, led by scientists at the Universities of Cambridge and Exeter, found that two thirds of those regions contain genes that act to keep DNA healthy, by repairing the small damages that can accumulate with age.
UK economy to avoid threat of ‘secular stagnation’, says EY ITEM Club
Record investment levels by firms mean that the UK economy will avoid the threat of secular stagnation. This defies warnings from some leading economists that a lack of appetite to spend among companies in advanced economies will lead to persistently slow GDP growth, according to EY ITEM Club’s special report on business investment released today.
Salimetrics Innovative Research Programme supports novel salivary analyte research
Salimetrics, the leading company in salivary innovation, is now offering an Innovative Research Programme (IRP) to energise researchers, increase scientific impact, and strengthen collaborative research using novel salivary analytes.
Cambridge Airport hosts UK’s biggest sleep-out
Around 150 experts from 26 businesses across Cambridge and East Anglia will take part in Byte Night, the UK’s largest sleep-out, at Cambridge Airport this Friday (October 2) to raise money for youth services run by Action for Children.
CDP strengthens its team with brand innovation, packaging and consumer insights experts
Innovative design and technology consultancy Cambridge Design Partnership (CDP) welcomes Chris Houghton as Brand Innovation and Packaging leader, and Stergios Bititsios, who will head up its Consumer & Technical Insights team.
Festival explores censorship versus freedom of expression
Is terror legislation being used to stifle free expression? Where should the line be drawn on pornography? Can national broadcasters be truly independent at a time of war? In a series of provocative debates at this year’s Cambridge Festival of Ideas (19 October – 1 November), censorship and freedom of expression will be explored by a range of leading thinkers and experts in their fields.
New portable microscope is small but perfectly formed
Cambridge Industrial Design customer ioLight has invented an exciting new portable microscope. With a resolution of better than 1μm, it produces beautiful pictures of animal and plant cells and displays them directly onto your mobile device.
How to talk to your webcast audience
Engaging with your remote audience is crucial, says Jamie of WaveFX: "I’d argue it's more important than the audience in the room, who probably can’t just get up and leave."
Onespacemedia creates platform for Cambridge drug discovery specialist
Sentinel Oncology is an innovative drug discovery company dedicated to the development and commercialisation of new therapeutics to treat cancer patients. With a ten year track record of success the company approached Onespacemedia to reimagine its website and build digital tools that would allow them to manage the website themselves. We designed and built a compact, vibrant brochureware site…
Entrepreneurial revolution
Jo Mills of Cambridge Judge Business School has been named one of the top 100 entrepreneurship teachers by tech publication Hot Topics.
SBRI Healthcare invests in innovative projects to reduce pressure on emergency care
Latest SBRI Healthcare competition offers £100,000 Phase 1 funding to companies developing healthcare innovations.
Kreditech raises EUR 82.5m in Series C funding
Kreditech, a leading consumer finance technology company, has raised EUR 82.5 million in Series C financing to fuel the company’s growth. The round was led by JC Flowers & Co LLC, a leading private investment firm dedicated to investing in the financial services industry globally. Peter Thiel and Amadeus Capital Partners invested earlier this year in a bridge loan that has now fully converted…
Cambridge Consultants wins Red Dot Design Award for KiCoPen
Product design and development firm Cambridge Consultants has won a prestigious Red Dot Design Award for its KiCoPen smart insulin pen concept. The company was up against nearly 5,000 entries from 63 countries in the design concept category of the awards – one of the biggest and most illustrious design award schemes in the world.
Tame your computer - rapid closure
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 a fast way to close a program that isn't responding (Microsoft Windows)...
STEM Ambassadors Novice Evening held at Norwich Research Park
The Genome Analysis Centre (TGAC) last week hosted a ‘STEM Ambassador Novice Evening’ for new STEM Ambassadors across Norwich Research Park.
Poppy Dinner raises funds for the Royal Anglian Benevolent Fund
The Poppy Dinner on Remembrance Day (November 11th) is a special tribute to the bravery of soldiers of the Royal Anglian Regiment who have served in conflicts all over the world. It will be an occasion to thank the soldiers themselves, for their commitment, service and sacrifice to help us keep our freedoms, and to raise funds for the Regiment’s Benevolent Charity.
Global Carrier Billing – a massive operator opportunity within easy reach
Everyone in the carrier billing business agrees that the opportunity is massive; it’s simply a matter of how massive. With a clear enthusiasm about the growing momentum in the industry, senior representatives from global mobile operators and app stores came together at Informa’s Global Carrier Billing event in London. Bango was a proud sponsor of the event which contained much discussion on how…
Introduction to Downing College: new clients see conference and events facilities
A special reception to showcase conference and events facilities to new clients has recently been held at Downing College.
Michell Instruments signs supplier agreement with Axens
Michell Instruments Ltd has formed a supplier agreement with Axens, one of the leading providers of catalytic technologies to the global hydrocarbon processing industry, for the provision of on-line moisture analysers.
How to find your next senior marketing job
Have you progressed significantly in your career? Maybe you now head up a marketing team and are ready to make a career move - but are finding there are no senior marketing roles locally. Brand Recruitment’s most experienced marketing recruiter, Ursula Colman, shares her top tips to help you find and get your next role...
Is enough being done to support working parents?
It is not uncommon today to see increasing numbers of parents wanting to continue to work after having children in order to keep the careers that they have worked long and hard for going. For many, it is often the case that there is no option but to continue to work after having children in order to support their family financially.
6th Discovering Start-Ups Competition finalists announced
The 16 Discovering Start–Ups 2015 finalists announced today will pitch their disruptive technologies and business plans to a panel of over 30 judges including angel investors, VCs and industry experts from the likes of Samsung, Qualcomm Ventures, MediaTek Labs, Deloitte, IBM, Telecom Italia and Google. The finals take place in London on 21st October sponsored and hosted by Deloitte, the business…
Case study: A perfect promotional gift for Ten-25 Software
Spirus writes - We were asked by Ian Oldrey, the managing director of Ten-25 Software, to create a bespoke promotional gift for the Timber Trade Journal (TTJ) Awards. The aim of this gift was to spread awareness of the company, their software and to help launch the company’s new website, a dedicated space for those in the timber trade seeking trading software.