New ‘sat-nav’ scanner in use in CUH operating theatres
A new scanner that allows neurosurgeons to carry out ‘sat-nav’ spinal surgery is in use at Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH), helping to reduce complications and allow faster recovery for patients.
Grower-led research collaborations provide response to legislation
The forthcoming Agri-Tech East networking 'Pollinator' event looks at how to make research work for agri-food.
F2G licenses Cresset’s Forge to complement successful consulting projects
F2G, a UK biotech focusing on the discovery and development of novel compounds to treat life-threatening fungal diseases, has chosen to license Cresset’s Forge software to help develop the next generation of antifungal agents.
Riverbed announces SteelFusion 4.0 enabling zero IT at the branch
With more powerful software and hardware, SteelFusion 4.0 consolidates all IT at the branch into the data center for instant branch provisioning and recovery, full security and visibility, and apps that simply work.
New appointments at KISS PR
KISS PR has appointed two new staff members to its growing team. Sophie Davis joins as a PR Account Executive, and Majella Munro as a PR intern. The appointments reflect expansion in business for the award-winning agency, which has recently won several new client accounts.
Wireless helps to reinvent rail travel
A recent Cambridge Wireless (CW) event examined the successes and setbacks in bringing technological development to the UK rail network.
Eurotech and WebRatio extend their technological collaboration for the IoT
Eurotech and WebRatio announce their technological collaboration for the rapid development of IoT Enterprise Business Applications, combining the visual Interaction Flow Modelling Language (IFML®) with Everyware Device Cloud.
Pensions: 2015 sees the realisation of George Osborne’s ground-breaking changes
2014 was a seismic year in the world of financial planning, the impact of which is likely to be felt for many years to come.
The main pension changes you need to know
The imminent Pension Reform has been heralded as the “largest pension shake-up in almost a century”. It will create more freedom and options for those aged 55 and above who are saving for a pension.
Citrix delivers new, intuitive UX for online meetings with reimagined GoToMeeting
GoToMeeting from Citrix helps small businesses personalise and simplify meetings
Large Hadron Collider restarts after two years
After two years of intense maintenance and consolidation, and several months of preparation for restart, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the most powerful particle accelerator in the world, is back in operation after a major upgrade.
A foundation for success in offshore wind farming
Professor Gopal Madabhushi of Cambridge University's Geotechnical and Environmental Group has received the Indian Geotechnical Society (IGS) and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) biennial award for his research on the structural integrity of offshore wind turbines.
ITAM Review names FlexNet Manager suite for SAP applications 'Best in class'
Flexera Software's Software License Optimisation solution leads in helping enterprises minimize SAP compliance audit and financial risk.
Research highlights shareholder activism
A paper co-authored at Cambridge Judge Business School finds that institutional shareholders recall shares to oppose management in proxy votes.
Birketts adopts LexisDraft to deliver efficiencies and maintain high quality work
Birketts, the top 100 law firm, and LexisNexis UK, a leading provider of content and technology solutions, have announced the adoption of market leading proofreading software LexisDraft.
ANSYS announces Elite members for multiphysics channel partner programme
ANSYS has announced that five of its channel partners around the world have received Elite designation as part of its enhanced programme to promote and support the adoption of comprehensive multiphysics solutions to meet customers' evolving technology requirements.
Silk Pearce designs for Norfolk & Norwich Festival 2015
Silk Pearce has designed a visually intriguing illustration to encourage anyone with an interest in the arts to explore Norfolk & Norwich Festival 2015 (8 to 24 May). The new image features on the front cover of the Festival 2015 brochure (shown here), online and on promotional banners, all of which have also been designed by the group.
Sookio brings confident communication to Cambridge
Web content, social media and SEO specialists Sookio are moving to Cambridge, a step which will see them expanding the team and taking on new clients.
Limits stimulate creativity
Communication coach Jon Torrens explains why limits are a good thing.
Treasury outsourcing: Cambridge Judge student seeks treasure in niche finance venture
Setting up a treasury function inside a company can be an expensive proposition, so a student on the Postgraduate Diploma in Entrepreneurship (PGDE), run by the Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (CfEL) at Cambridge Judge has founded a venture that allows firms to outsource this function.
Every nursery, school and family should play its own ‘Face Picture Pairs’ card game
The Wellcome Trust’s science essay award for ‘Prosopagnosia - a Common Problem, Commonly Overlooked’ helped briefly direct public attention to the problem of ‘face blindness’, which far too many people are suffering from. Specialists recommend every family, nursery and school to test children for face perception disorders with a personalised picture pairs card game with faces of classmates or…
Improve your skills with Learning Collaboration courses
Cambridge Network's Learning Collaboration courses lined up for the end of this month focus on interviewing skills and project management leadership.
Agar Scientific acquires the Qados brand
Commercial Director Darren Likely announces the acquisition of Qados, a brand of Elektron Technology.
Setting the agenda for science
The UK general election taking place on Thursday 7 May will have a big impact on the issues that the chemical science community cares about.
PhoreMost raises £2.5m to identify new druggable targets for therapeutics
PhoreMost Ltd, a biopharmaceutical company and University of Cambridge spin-out founded to identify new druggable targets for cancer and other unmet diseases, announced that it has raised £2.5 million in seed funding from Cambridge-based investors: Jonathan Milner, Amadeus Capital, Sunil Shah and Prashant Shah (O2H Ventures), Cambridge Enterprise, and Dr Chris Torrance, PhoreMost’s CEO.