Qualcomm introduces next generation Snapdragon 600 and 400 tier processors
Qualcomm introduces next generation Snapdragon 600 and 400 tier processors for high performance, high-volume smartphones with advanced LTE.
Meizu partners with Trustonic to simplify consumers’ digital lives and enable mobile payment
Collaboration between Trustonic and Meizu provides a security platform for innovative mobile payment services.
easyJet launches a new summer 2015 service from Stansted to Monastir, Tunisia
easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, has today announced it will add a new country to its network with a new route to Monastir in Tunisia. easyJet now has 26 destinations on sale from Stansted and carried over 2.7 million passengers on easyJet flights from the airport last year.
Automated sample cleaning technology developed to simplify prep, improve reliability
A new, automated cleaning system for geological samples that simplifies their preparation and improves sample reliability has been developed by a team of University of Cambridge researchers.
Bulgin extends Buccaneer® SMB Antenna range
Bulgin – an Elektron Technology connectivity brand – has launched an environmentally-sealed 90o SMB Antenna, offering greater flexibility in systems design for RF monitoring and control.
Bromium research highlights increasing concerns around end user security risk
Users clicking on internet content cited as greatest risk; IT professionals struggle with false security alerts, detection and remediation
Camfed and Salesforce: How technology helps to deliver change at scale
The two main components to Camfed’s ability to scale its impact, while maintaining its focus on the individual girl and her entitlement to a quality, safe education, are communities and ‘big data,’ delivered by robust finance and data systems, centralized in Salesforce.
Horizon Discovery Group part of consortium awarded £1.67m Innovate UK funding
Horizon Discovery Group plc, in a consortium with Centre for Process Innovation and the University of Manchester, is to receive £1.67 million funding to develop enhanced biomanufacturing platforms based on the company's CHO cell line and gene editing platform.
Antarctica - have you got what it takes?
The United Kingdom Antarctic Heritage Trust is seeking four committed individuals to spend five months in Port Lockroy, situated on Goudier Island in the Antarctic Peninsula.
Could you be claiming? A guide to the Patent Box regime
John Moore of Kingly Brookes LLP presents an infographic providing you with an overview of the Patent box tax relief. Could you be claiming?
Elektron Technology awards 'EMEA Distributor of the Year' prize to Farnell element14
Elektron Technology has named Farnell element14 as EMEA Distributor of the Year for 2014/2015.
Be prepared: a guide for businesses
Business leaders reawake to the risk of regional conflict, Andrew Coburn of the Centre for Risk Studies writes in The Conversation.
Abcam's Scientist of the Month: Marianne Rots
Marianne Rots, Professor of Molecular Epigenetics at the University Medical Center, Groningen, discusses her exciting research on epigenetic editing.
Cambridge’s best performing FDs urged to enter FDs’ Excellence Awards
Cambridge’s top Finance Directors (FDs) and their service providers are being urged to enter the Real Business FDs’ Excellence Awards, held in association with the ICAEW and supported by the CBI. The nomination deadline of 28th February is fast approaching.
Birketts strengthens property law service with key appointment
Nick Pickersgill has joined the commercial property team at top 100 law firm Birketts as a senior associate.
Startup of the year 2014: Money Mover
The team behind Cambridge-based FinTech startup Money Mover is thrilled to have been shortlisted by UK national newspaper The Guardian as one of its Startups of the year 2014.
Concepts of trust differ in China and the West
Trust in China: concepts of trust differ in China and the West, David De Cremer writes in Harvard Business Review.
Ashton KCJ Solicitors are early adopters of flexible paid time off approach
As part of its quest to become legal employer of choice in the region, Ashton KCJ has followed the likes of Netflix and Virgin and introduced a new, much more flexible, approach to paid time off. This sees the traditional annual leave policy being replaced by a Paid Time Off (PTO) policy which allows all salaried employees to take holiday reflecting their own needs and those of the business…
Lasers enable point of use manufacture of customised electronics
A new laser technology may hold the key to the manufacture of electronics at the point of use, anytime and anywhere.
The Leadership Business accredited to provide Primary Colours® Leadership training
The Leadership Business has been accredited to offer Primary Colours® in Practice, a comprehensive package for leadership assessment and development planning to help organisations maximise their investment in leaders.
'You’ve got a friend in me' - Bringing designers and animators together
Aircraft designers and animators use different digital technologies to achieve the same goal: creating a three-dimensional image that can be manipulated. But a new method that links the two could vastly speed up how product designers create and simulate the performance of their products.
UK Space Agency - call for proposals for Grants for Exploratory Ideas
The next round of the UK Space Agency rolling call for proposals for Grants for Exploratory Ideas (GEI) closes on 3rd March 2015.
Playing to strengths... and making it easy
Managing Change writes: In our development work with leaders and teams we emphasise the importance of creating positive, energising working environments. We say that this is essential to facilitate the best performance from ourselves, and for our colleagues and teams.
Grow your own talent
As part of National Apprenticeship Week 2015, The Skills Service is hosting a free business breakfast (funded by the GCGP LEP) to celebrate apprenticeships and the positive impact they have on individuals, businesses and the economy.
WIND Hellas deploys Citirx's ByteMobile Adaptive Traffic Management platform
Greece’s leading telecommunications operator WIND Hellas enhances its subscribers mobile video experience with the Citrix ByteMobile Adaptive Traffic Management Platform.