Leading businesses attend CRC Apprenticeships Jobs Fair
Cambridge Regional College has brought together leading employers in the region, including Johnson Matthey, Marshall and Ridgeons, for a jobs fair with a difference – focusing on apprenticeships as well as full-time vacancies.
Zing Conferences is proud to be Cambridge's newest Community Interest Company
Zing Conferences, a Cambridge-based scientific conference company, has this week led the way for social enterprise by becoming Cambridge’s newest Community Interest Company (CIC- 9517813).
MedImmune's MEDI8897 receives fast track designation by the FDA
MedImmune, the global biologics research and development arm of AstraZeneca, announced today that it has received fast track designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the development of MEDI8897.
Syrris launches novel ultra-low temperature microreactor chips
Syrris, a world leader in flow chemistry product innovation, has extended its range of Asia microreactors with the launch of ultra-low temperature 3-input microreactor chips offering fast, reproducible mixing, rapid heat transfer and minimised back pressure.
Family Business 'Apprentice of the year' finalists announced
James Smy, Accounts Support Apprentice at CUB (UK) Ltd., is one of the finalists in the inaugural Family Business 'Apprentice of the Year' Awards.
Culture change that sticks
With how many people have you discussed the issue of your company culture? It is a popular topic, says Penny Sophocleous of Corporate Alchemy.
Gay and lesbian job seekers face discrimination, says study
A new study shows that discrimination of gay and lesbian job seekers is commonplace within both private firms and the public sector in the UK.
Domainex prepares for expansion
Domainex prepares for expansion as it announces the appointment of Barry Knight as Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary, and Thomas Mander as Chief Operating Officer.
Research looks at women in boardrooms
Empowering all women in society helps women reach and stay on corporate boards, says a new study headed by Sucheta Nadkarni of Cambridge Judge Business School.
Interweb: they're not the same
InterWeb? The Internet and the Web are now reaching the end of their nascency, says Ixerweb. If you are unsure of the difference between the two, here is a quick description...
Where next for insurance policy innovation?
The last few years have seen the rise of "direct" insurance propositions from underwriters wanting to get closer to their clients and hopefully removing some of the inefficiencies from the market. This innovation has now extended to other parts of the insurance market, encompassing an innovative protection product written around breast cancer.
Social media: a double-edged sword for employers?
The unstoppable rise of social media networks such as LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter has led to unprecedented opportunities for businesses and their employees to interact with a wider audience, to optimise professional networking and to project a positive image of the business. However, such benefits do not come without a price. Woodfines lawyers Maria Gallucci and Nathan Taylor-Allkins take a…
Hanse Business Convention will showcase export opportunities and business support
King’s Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council are joining forces with UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) and Business HANSE Ltd to organise the Hanse Business Convention 2015.
Cambridge college bursars consider acquiring trade marks
The reputation of academic institutions and charities can be protected using commercially savvy brand strategies, says Marks & Clerk.
Qualcomm announces the launch of HealthyCircles Mobile
Adaptive and personalized mobile care experience guides and empowers healthy behaviors
Bromium CTO to lead discussion of isolation-based security at RSA Conference 2015
Simon Crosby to moderate panel of speakers from Microsoft, Juniper Networks and Docker
MedImmune and University Technical College Cambridge launch student Challenge Project
MedImmune, the global biologics research and development arm of AstraZeneca, and University Technical College (UTC) Cambridge have launched a six-week ‘Challenge Project’ for 60 Year Ten students, focused on the key challenges that a company like MedImmune faces in delivering new biological medicines to patients.
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.