The Cambridge Experience - Agents see city highlights
A party of ten UK Agents who specialise in seeking out unusual venues for their clients, has just spent a day in Cambridge to see what the city has to offer for conferences and events.
Champagne and sunshine for Queen’s Awards celebration!
Cambridge Intelligence writes - We had the perfect afternoon for our Queen’s Awards ceremony. Thank you to everyone who came to celebrate with us!
Open Cambridge weekend a major success
The annual three-day celebration of heritage, history and architecture in Cambridge ended on a high in the city centre on Sunday at the Bridge the Gap charity walk on Parker’s Piece.
Regulation of medical research under European Data Protection
European Parliament, Commission and Council is currently debating changes to General Data Protection Regulation. But what do changes in European data protection mean for health and scientific research across the EU?
Local MP supports green homes
Daniel Zeichner MP will launch the city's sixth annual Open Eco Homes event, this Saturday 26th September at 10.30am at 155 Coleridge Road, Cambridge, CB1 3PW.
Sam Smith vocal coach opens art festival event
Would-be pop stars can learn from the former vocal coach of Grammy award winner Sam Smith at an all-day event brought to you by Anglia Ruskin University and created by brandAnonymous.
Flexera Software acquires Secunia
Flexera Software, the leading provider of next-generation software licensing, compliance, security and installation solutions for application producers and enterprises, announced today the acquisition of Secunia, a leading provider of Software Vulnerability Management solutions that protect organizations against cybersecurity risks
Lumora acquired by ERBA Diagnostics Mannheim
ERBA Diagnostics Mannheim GmbH, a global in vitro diagnostics company, today announced it has completed the acquisition of Lumora, a provider of state-of-the-art molecular diagnostic products for the clinical and industrial markets. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Health gap between rich and poor remains
Men in affluent areas of the East of England can expect to live more than eight years longer than those living in the most deprived parts of the North West, according to a comprehensive new study published today in The Lancet.
Coffee shop chat leads to new equipment for charity
A chance conversation between a charity volunteer and the manager of a coffee shop has led to the business fundraising for new equipment.
Hewitsons invests in talent with trainee appointments
Hewitsons solicitors has demonstrated its continued commitment to the training and development of its staff with the appointment of five new talented trainee solicitors.
Top university innovative start-up forum held in Shenzhen
The top university innovative start-up forum was held in Shenzhen, with more than 30 high-tech talents participating.
Cambridge Music Festival announces rise in corporate sponsorship for fourth year running
Cambridge Music Festival (CMF), the city’s leading classical music festival, has attracted more corporate sponsorship than ever before.
Deloitte: Automation of work is benefiting East Anglia
Deloitte’s research has found 1.0 million East Anglian jobs at high risk of automation, but 1.9 million jobs at medium and low risk.
Tame your computer - quick formatting fix
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 add, find and remove line breaks (Microsoft Excel).
Launch of new AST software from Synbiosis
mASTer software speeds up diagnosis of superbug antibiotic resistance by automatically measuring inhibition zones on AST plates and producing SIR profiles.
Kværner Verdal AS selects AVEVA Bocad
AVEVA today announced that, following a rigorous competitive evaluation, Kværner Verdal AS has selected AVEVA Bocad Steel™ and AVEVA Bocad Offshore™ for use at its design and fabrication yard in Verdal, Norway. Kværner required a specialised structural steel design solution that provided out-of-the box functionality and powerful integration.
Collagen Solutions acquires assets for ChondroMimetic and related products
Collagen Solutions plc, the developer and manufacturer of medical grade collagen components for use in regenerative medicine, medical devices and in-vitro diagnostics, has acquired all of the assets and an exclusive worldwide licence for the associated intellectual property to ChondroMimetic from Orthomimetics Limited (OL) and Cambridge Enterprise (CE), the commercialisation arm of the University…
Quantified Self Innovation Contest briefing event - Cambridge 22nd Sept
The Knowledge Transfer Network is pleased to announce the IC tomorrow ‘Quantified Self Innovation Contest’ will offer up to £175K to businesses to explore and encourage innovation around health and wellbeing. Through a range of challenges, including themes of nutrition, older people, younger people, mental health and data capture, IC tomorrow are looking for innovative proposals from companies…
Sepura launch DMR 450-520MHz frequency band for Australia and New Zealand
Sepura have announced the availability of their market-leading DMR products with the 450-520MHz frequency band to the Australia and New Zealand regions.
Dr Keith McNeil, to leave the Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Keith McNeil, chief executive, has announced that he will be leaving Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust after almost three years in the role. An internationally recognised clinical expert, Keith was appointed as chief executive in November 2012.
Michell Instruments HygroSmart I7000XP, fast, simple maintenance with increased accuracy
Michell Instruments has launched an improved version of its interchangeable relative humidity sensor – the HygroSmart I7000XP – which enables users to carry out maintenance on industrial relative humidity and temperature transmitters in as little as 30 seconds. The new unit has been developed by Michell’s research department and features the latest polymer capacitive technology to give an…
Sensors in Food and Agriculture Conference 1 -2 December 2015
The Conference will explore current applications and future opportunities for sensor technology in Food and Agriculture. It will feature invited and contributed papers, panel discussions, exhibits, posters and a Christmas themed reception.
Cash neutral market assessment to help drive your business forward
Market assessment is highly desirable for many companies, but tight budgets and limited cash can make funding such work a real problem. Qi3 has developed an approach for such companies with innovative technologies that can solve this conundrum for you.
New development kit enables LED lighting for plant growth
Intelligent LED Solutions launch new LED development kit that uses three colours to produce the perfect spectrums for plant growth and will enable the future development of energy efficient plant lighting fixtures.