Brocade announces intent to acquire assets of Riverbed Technology’s SteelApp business
Acquisition of market-leading virtual application delivery controller (ADC) advances leadership in network function virtualization
TrialReach raises $13.5m series B led by Smedvig Capital
Funding will fuel TrialReach’s clinical trial platform growth and expansion into the U.S.
Artificially-intelligent robot scientist ‘Eve’ could boost search for new drugs
Eve, an artificially-intelligent ‘robot scientist’ could make drug discovery faster and much cheaper, say researchers writing in the Royal Society journal Interface.
Stansted unveils next phase of airport transformation
London Stansted has announced the next phase of its airport transformation - an £8million upgrade of its Satellite One departure gate area.
Celestial bodies and their role in cancer research
Astronomy and oncology do not make obvious bedfellows, but the search for new stars and galaxies has surprising similarities with the search for cancerous cells. This has led to new ways of speeding up image analysis in cancer research.
Bailey Fisher assists Grapeshot with Finance Director search
Bailey Fisher Executive Search is pleased to have worked with Grapeshot on the search for a Finance Director, resulting in the successful appointment of Mark Ashworth.
Foursys moves offices
After eight years at its Cambridge offices, Foursys moved to a new, larger premises at the end of January.
Syrris’ free flow chemistry workshops in high demand
Syrris, a world leader in flow chemistry product innovation, enjoyed another successful global series of flow chemistry seminars in 2014.
Panchromos Limited achieves ISO 13485 certification
Today Panchromos Limited was awarded certification to ISO 13485, for the design and development of medical devices.
AstraZeneca PLC fourth quarter and full year results 2014
AstraZeneca's financial results for 2014 are in line with the upgraded Company guidance given with its third quarter 2014 results.
AstraZeneca to acquire rights to Actavis’ branded respiratory portfolio in the US and Canada
A new agreement strengthens AstraZeneca’s aclidinium respiratory franchise and adds immediate revenues with long-term growth potential.
Damien Byrne joins Bango as Account Director
Bango has announced its latest key hire, as Damien Byrne joins in the role of Account Director. This is a newly created role as Bango continues on its growth path, powering payment for the giants of mobile and seeing rapid growth in reach and spend across the platform.
Startup Grind: a new networking experience
The next Startup Grind Cambridge event on Monday February 23rd hosts Frank Meehan (SparkLabs Global).
Amadeus establishes presence in Bangalore led by Bhavani Rana
Amadeus Capital Partners, the technology investor, is establishing a presence in Bangalore with the appointment of Bhavanipratap (Bhavani) Rana, an experienced venture capital and private equity investor, who has joined the Amadeus team as a Partner and will lead the team’s operations in India.
Signagelive unveils support for LG’s new webOS displays at Integrated Systems Europe
Signagelive, global supplier of cloud based digital signage technology, is working in collaboration with LG Electronics to develop a LG WebOS compatible version of its innovative SoC software. Full details, including supported features and applications will be unveiled at Integrated System Europe (ISE), taking place at the RAI, Amsterdam next week (10-12 February).
Charity partner announced for Birketts' Race4Business 2015
Birketts, the only full service top 100 law firm in Essex, has announced that Age UK Essex will be this year’s Race4Business charity partner. Now in its 17th year, the annual Chelmsford 3.5 mile run has raised almost £500,000 for good causes.
EACH Royal Patron HRH The Duchess of Cambridge to visit Emma Bridgewater factory
Staff from East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) will join Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge, who is Patron of EACH, to visit the Emma Bridgewater factory in Stoke-on-Trent later this month to learn more about a special pottery project which will raise vital awareness and funds for their nook appeal.
Somersault adds to growing team
Somersault has expanded its team to meet growing demand. Toufique Ali has joined as a Producer/Editor and Rosemary Scott as Marketing Manager.
RBS collaborates to support success for Westway Services
The management team at Westway Services Ltd has received an integrated debt package from The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) teams in Cambridge and London to support the existing management team and stakeholders in the next stage of business growth.
Women in Bioinformatics: Nurturing the next generation
The Genome Analysis Centre (TGAC) this week hosted 'Women in Bioinformatics Day', opening its doors to 12 female high school students to nurture their passion for computing and reveal career opportunities in the bioinformatics field to talented young students, regardless of gender.
Six tactics to tackle 'job seeker drought'
There’s no doubt about it – our economy is on the way up. As a result, this year is going to see many more new vacancies, giving job seekers increased choice.
The journey of Demis Hassabis: from the computer lab to Google DeepMind
Demis Hassabis is nothing short of a legend. Among many of the skills he holds in his wide repertoire are artificial intelligence researcher, neuroscientist, computer game designer, world-class gamer, and an astonishing technology entrepreneur. Hear him talk about his journey at a CUTEC lecture on February 19th.
Avondale completes the sale of Januarys and Bradshaws to Carter Jonas
Avondale, the leading commercial business sales and acquisitions service provider, has today announced its part as lead advisor in the sale of New Square Holdings Group, comprising of two Cambridge based property companies; Januarys and Bradshaws, to Carter Jonas, one of the UK's leading property consultancies, for an undisclosed sum.
New SCC Cloud services set to ‘transform public sector working’
SCC’s latest Cloud services will ‘transform the way the public sector works’, following its successful inclusion on the G-Cloud 6 Framework.