Flagship project aims to unleash the potential of the UK’s historic religious buildings
Researchers at The Open University (OU) are looking for those who use and have responsibility for historic religious buildings to work with on an exciting new project to engage local communities and unlock the potential of these important sites for future generations.
Thomson and First Choice introduce new long haul routes from London Stansted Airport
Thomson and First Choice are pleased to announce that in summer 2016 they will be increasing capacity at London Stansted Airport through the introduction of additional seats and new long haul routes served by the Thomson Airways 787 Dreamliner.
Project Odyssey smashes all expectations!
The first stage of Project Odyssey, the fundraising campaign for the Cambridge Centre for Computing History - launched on 10 March by museum patron Dr Hermann Hauser - is now finished, having raised £100,000! What’s more, as this figure was reached within 30 days, it will now be matched by Cambridge-based Red Gate Software, bringing the total amount to a staggering £200,000!
10 minutes with… David McLeary from Cambridge Software Ltd
Ten minutes with SJIC tenant David McLeary, Operations Director at Cambridge Software Ltd, on why he is both a fan and a participant of crowd funding, the importance of mentoring and how to maintain a work/life balance in the IT sector.
Verifone selects Thales to protect card holder data
Verifone standardises on Thales HSMs for high performance, scalable, end-to-end encryption.
Queen’s University Belfast & Domainex collaborate to advance novel lung cancer drug research
Dr Dan Longley’s research team at Queen’s University Belfast, and Domainex Ltd., specialists in drug discovery solutionsand translational research support; today announce the latest development in their collaboration to find new treatments for non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC).
How to do wellness – well
In its first post about wellness, Spirus looked at why looking after your employees and stakeholders from the inside out is so important for the health of your business. This time, it looks at a few ways in which you can enrich the working lives of your staff and key stakeholders – and it may be a lot simpler than you think.
PPD Laboratories opens central lab in Shanghai, China
Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC (PPD) has opened a central laboratory in Shanghai, China, to deliver global scientific and technical laboratory expertise to meet growing client demand for these services in China.
Taylor Vinters acts for Congenica as they secure £2.2 million funding
Congenica, a spin-out from the Sanger Wellcome Trust, has raised £2.2 million following a Series A round of financing, with Amadeus Capital Partners and Cambridge Innovation Capital investing in the start-up. Tom McGuire (partner) and Chris Keen (associate), who both work in the Commercial Technology team at Taylor Vinters, advised on this deal.
Children’s rights made CLEAR by new resources
Resources to outline and explain children’s legal human rights have been published by Anglia Ruskin University and Cambridgeshire County Council’s Personal, Social and Health Education Service.
Horizon Discovery and Thermo Fisher Scientific sign supply and commercialisation agreement
Horizon Discovery Group plc, the international life science company supplying research tools and services that power genomics research and the development of personalised medicines, today announced it has signed a supply and commercialisation agreement with Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science.
All hands, no keyboard: new technology can track detailed hand motion
Let’s say you’re playing a video game. Instead of using a controller to pick something up, what if you could reach out your hand and just grab it?
Cambridge companies take the lead at UK hi-tech developers’ conference
Several Cambridge based technology companies will be sharing their knowledge and experience at the hi-tech developers' conference next month.
1Spatial Australia launches FME Workspace Audit and optimisation service at FME World Tour
Free audit report by Certified FME Professionals identifies where optimisation of FME implementation would reduce data transformation costs and speed up location information delivery to end-user communities.
Confidence Tip: How to speak your mind confidently
Have you ever wished you hadn’t kept quiet?
Tame your computer - simple spellcheck
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 you can always check spelling before you send a message (Microsoft Outlook)...
Aseptika releases SENSOR I App: the clinical version of Activ8rlives
Aseptika makes available the SENSOR I App for iPads to support clinical studies in respiratory research and for those with long-term respiratory conditions who want to self-monitor and self-manage their health at home.
Six steps to finding an effective executive recruiter
Appointing a new director is a significant investment; you need a recruitment consultant who is able to ease the pressures of making a senior appointment, while developing an understanding of your business, culture, organisation objectives and applying their market insight in their search.
Tom Foggin co-opted to RIBA’s Future Leadership Steering Committee
rhp's Tom Foggin has been co-opted to the prestigious RIBA Future Leaders Steering Committee. Foggin joins the group which includes Chair Caroline Buckingham of HLM Architects; Dale Sinclair RIBA Vice President of Practice and Aecom Director; Andrew Thomas of Grimshaw Architects; Adrian Dobson, RIBA Director of Practice and Mel Perkins of Paul Davis and Partners.
Cambridge Ahead secures two new Members
Two more key Cambridge businesses have become members of Cambridge Ahead, taking its total membership to 34 Full Members. The two new members are Hill and Gonville Hotels Ltd.
Cyber London: Europe’s first cyber security accelerator announces its first startups
Cyber London (CyLon) has today opened its doors for the first time, welcoming the successful teams to Europe’s first cyber security accelerator programme.
Manufacturing in the UK: an overview
According to EEF’s latest research, the UK is currently the 11th largest manufacturing nation in the world. Manufacturing makes up 11% of UK GVA, 54% of UK exports and directly employs 2.6m people.
New sponsored place available on leadership programme for aspiring women
Pure Resourcing Solutions (Pure) wants more professional women in the East of England to progress into leadership roles so the firm has teamed up with Christina Youell at People & Performance Ltd to run a great development programme for senior women.
Polysolar wins Cognicity Challenge
Cambridge company Polysolar has been selected a winner in Canary Wharf Group’s (CWG) Smart Cities accelerator, the Cognicity Challenge. Polysolar, competing in a 12-week accelerator programme at Canary Wharf under the ‘Sustainable Buildings’ stream of the competition, receives a £50,000 prize.
Captum MasterClass on Licence Valuation takes place next month
Valuation is an essential pre-requisite to entering into licensing transactions. It is, however, often regarded as impossibly difficult to do, despite the large number of available methodologies. Licences are often one-sided deals in which the dominant partner sets the terms.