Rt Hon Vince Cable signs the LEP Growth Deal
The Rt Hon Dr Vince Cable MP visited Alconbury Weald Enterprise Campus today (Thurs) to sign the Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough Enterprise Partnership (LEP) Growth Deal for 2015/16.
Champions! Cambridge Cleantech members scoop half of all the RBS Innovation Gateway prizes
Eight Cambridge Cleantech companies (half the total amount of winners) have come top of the pile of the global RBS Innovation Gateway Competition.
Owlstone opens new manufacturing facility on Cambridge Science Park
Labour Parliamentary Candidate Daniel Zeichner cut the ribbon last week on Owlstone's new manufacturing facility on the Cambridge Science Park. The new building will accommodate increased orders and an expanding workforce.
Beer gets the barista touch
Cambridge Consultants uses coffee machine technology to give beer a taste of innovation.
Ali Smith wins Goldsmiths Prize
Cambridge Literary Festival Patron Ali Smith wins with How to be Both.
Rosetta mission: OU space scientists contribute to historic comet landing
Scientists, staff and students at The Open University (OU) were celebrating yesterday (Wednesday 12 November) after the announcement that the Rosetta space mission had succeeded in its attempt to touch down on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko following an epic 6.4 billion kilometre journey through the solar system lasting ten years.
Stansted passenger numbers grow at the fastest annual rate for nearly 10 years
The number of passengers using Stansted Airport each year is growing at the fastest rate since February 2005. More than 19.4 million passed through the terminal in the 12 months ending October 2014, an increase of 9.8% over the previous year.
Woodfines LLP (Cambridge) Transport Partner awarded top rank in Chambers UK 2015
Road transport regulatory lawyer, Tim Ridyard, a Partner based at Woodfines in Cambridge, has been awarded band 1 status, only one of seven such lawyers in the UK-wide Chambers rankings just published.
Gordon Hurst joins Featurespace as Chairman
Featurespace welcomes Gordon Hurst as the non-Executive Chairman of its Board of Directors, the latest in a series of transformational advances for the Cambridge University spin-out.
Bidwells celebrates 175 years in business with launch of charity cookbook
Bidwells, one of the UK's leading property consultancies, last night (Thursday) celebrated its 175th year in business with a glittering reception at the Napp building, Cambridge Science Park.
Learning is embracing social networks, finds OU report examining global trends in education
Education can be dramatically enhanced by social networks, a report from The Open University claims today [13 November]. The so-called ‘network effect’ comes from many thousands of people learning from each other, but it needs careful management to reach its full potential.
International Workplace sponsors IOSH Annual Conference 2015
Learning and development specialist International Workplace – formerly known as Workplace Law – is to sponsor the IOSH Annual Conference 2015, the UK’s leading symposium for health and safety professionals.
The benefits of support for women returning to work after maternity leave
By 2020, 49% of women are predicted to have degree level qualifications and they already form a significant proportion of those in professional roles. Among professional women, 45% cited maternity as the key pinch point in their careers. For both organisations and individuals, specialist maternity coaching provides an important and effective intervention at this critical time.
Somersault named 'Video & Commercial Agency of the Year' at The Drum Network Awards
The winners of The Drum Network Awards were announced last week at the Emirates Stadium in London, with Cambridge-based Somersault named as ‘Video & Commercial Agency of the Year’.
Small employers warned: workplace pensions are here, act now, it’s the law
Small employers in Cambridge are being warned to act now to ensure they are ready to meet their new workplace pension duties which will soon apply to them.
Headway Cambridgeshire asked and you voted… the results are in!
Headway Cambridgeshire came in first place in the Lloyds Community Fund campaign, with 42% of the votes.
AstraZeneca and Isis Pharmaceuticals to co-develop targeted oligonucleotide delivery methods
AstraZeneca and Isis Pharmaceuticals Inc. today announced a strategic alliance to discover and develop novel delivery methods for antisense oligonucleotides.
AstraZeneca announces initiation of development programme for BRILINTA® reversal agent
Updates on BRILINTA development programme and data from cardiovascular portfolio to be presented at American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2014
‘Skype for business’ replaces Lync
Microsoft has announced that a new version of Lync will be released in 2015 along with a new name – ‘Skype for Business’.
Drugging the undruggable: discovery opens up possibility of slowing cancer spread
A trawl through a library of more than 50,000 ‘small molecules’ has identified a potential candidate to inhibit the spread of cancer cells throughout the body.
Businesses likely to become more profitable after event in Ely next week
Businesses in Ely will receive a crash course in how to reduce the cost of running their premises at a special event taking place in the city next week.
Superfast broadband rollout now one of the fastest in the world
The Government’s rollout of superfast broadband has passed more than 1.5 million premises and is now reaching more than 40,000 additional homes and businesses every week.
Cutting-edge motion platform controls motorsports simulators
Simulators are increasingly used in professional motorsports for driver training and car development. The sophistication of such simulators is rapidly improving to provide a complete, realistic driving experience with visual, audio and – importantly – motion feedback to the driver.
Software vendors/intelligent device manufacturers gear up for Appification of the enterprise
Enterprise application producers are starting to offer task-centric, user-friendly licensing models catering to "consumerized" employees, according to New Flexera Software/IDC Report.
Flybe announce first ever Stansted take-offs
Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, will start operating routes from Stansted Airport next March with a three times a day year round service to the Isle of Man and double daily flights to Newcastle. Seasonal services to Newquay will also be launched in summer 2015.