Charity ball is a sparkling success
Partying guests tucked in to a three-course meal and danced the night away at Cambridge BID’s annual charity ball on Thursday 6 November.
Swiss energy service company ewz improves its data management with CRedit360 software
Leading energy service company ewz has joined the growing number of Swiss and German clients using the CRedit360 sustainability software to improve their environmental performance management capabilities.
Software library brings plug-and-play simplicity to Android app developers
Technology innovator CSR plc has announced the launch of its SiRFusion™ Software Development Kit (SDK) for Android application developers. The solution enables indoor positioning for Android developers looking to create next-generation apps.
Rockspring acquires Cambridge Research Park from Clearbell for £21m
Clearbell, the private equity real estate fund manager, has sold Cambridge Research Park to Rockspring Property Investment Managers for £21 million.
Mantracourt Electronics expands production capability to meet global demand
UK instrumentation manufacturer Mantracourt Electronics invests in new reflow soldering equipment to improve quality, increase productivity and support future growth.
Brain-dwelling worm in UK man’s head sequenced
For the first time, the genome of a rarely seen tapeworm has been sequenced. The genetic information of this invasive parasite, which lived for four years in a UK resident’s brain, offers new opportunities to diagnose and treat this invasive parasite.
Literacy Bridge partners with UNICEF and ARM
As the United Nations marks the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, humanitarian technology company Literacy Bridge has announced a new multi-year partnership with UNICEF and ARM to deliver health education to 40,000 vulnerable people in Ghana.
New engineering challenge to create ‘drones’ of the future
Britain’s best young engineers will design and build life-saving unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in a new competition run by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
Starlight Christmas Pantomime brings festive magic to young patients at CUH Addenbrooke’s
Christmas is a particularly difficult time of year for children to be in hospitals and hospices so this festive season, Starlight Children’s Foundation will bring a big dose of fun and laughter to poorly children at Cambridge University Hospitals when its amazing pop-up pantomime pays a visit on 25th November at 3pm.
Eight LinkedIn features that’ll make you stand out from the crowd
LinkedIn is a fantastic tool for online networking, job seeking and researching employers. Once a niche social media platform, in November 2014 it recorded more than 332 million members in over 200 countries and territories!
US2U Consulting rolls out the red carpet
US2U Consulting has produced a new film to tell people about its IT training.
Renewed focus for Sustainability East
Regional social enterprise, Sustainability East, has realigned its priorities for the coming year to focus on three key areas: health and wellbeing; growth and the built environment; and the economy, in order to provide targeted support for its customers.
Abcam's Scientist of the Month: Esteban Ballestar
Esteban Ballestar tells Abcam about work in his lab focusing on active DNA methylation, and what new developments might feature in the upcoming webinar on DNA methylation during cell differentiation.
Awards galore for Cambridge Imaging Systems
Cambridge Imaging Systems is having a very good year – not least because its Enterprise Video Platform Imagen has received two prestigious broadcast industry awards in the last couple of months, and is nominated for a third.
Reddie & Grose provides 'prompt, thorough and practical legal insight' - MIP 2014
Reddie & Grose is pleased to announce that its patent and trade mark practices have been recommended in Managing Intellectual Property's IP Stars.
OU supports Lunar Mission One – the world’s first crowd-funded mission to the Moon
The Open University (OU) is one of a number of organisations supporting Lunar Mission One – a crowd-funded project to fund a lunar mission that will deliver new insights into the origins of the Moon and the Earth.
Aveillant wins Navigation & Surveillance Comms category at this year’s IET Awards
Aveillant’s leadership has been recognised in the international field of Navigation and Surveillance by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).
Audio Analytic wins prestigious IET Innovation Award for Consumer Electronics
Cambridge company Audio Analytic has been recognised for its unique sound sensing technology.
Alberto Martinez appointed as new Managing Director of Napp Pharmaceuticals Limited
Alberto Martinez has joined Napp Pharmaceuticals Limited as its new Managing Director, taking over the role from Dietmar Leitner.
Small cell backhaul pioneer CCS triumphs at IET Innovation Awards 2014
CCS (Cambridge Communication Systems Limited), creator of the world’s first self-organising small cell microwave backhaul system for mobile networks, today announces that it has won a coveted IET Innovation Award.
Salimetrics Cambridge saliva testing laboratory celebrates record year of growth
Salimetrics says: "It takes time and dedication to build a reputation for excellence with any new technology, time to explain the minimally invasive benefits of Saliva versus Serum, time to demonstrate that perhaps we are just as competitive on price as other low cost laboratories and time to build the best available laboratory infrastructure across the globe."
Small business sponsors F1 team as Caterham gives opportunity to fans
Riverlite, an up and coming IT Cloud Computing business based in Cambridgeshire, jumps at the opportunity to sponsor Caterham Formula 1 Team at this weekend’s final showdown in Abu Dhabi in front of an expected TV audience of 500m people.
A14 major resurfacing work continues
The main work of a £3m project to resurface the A14 in Cambridgeshire will start this Sunday night (23 November).
Sleeping rough for Byte Night raises £6,000 for Action for Children
A team from Microsoft Research in Cambridge joined 125 other tech and business workers to sleep rough on October 3 for Byte Night Cambridge and raised £6,140 for Action for Children’s homelessness prevention services.
Eurotech named Red Hat ISV Advanced Partner
Eurotech, a leading supplier of embedded technologies, products and systems, and a leading global player in the M2M/IoT marketplace, has joined the Red Hat Partner Program, becoming a Red Hat ISV Advanced Partner.