Pitch your innovative idea to Food & FMCG giants such as Tesco and Mars
The Open Innovation Forum, whose members are major Food and FMCG firms, is holding the 3rd Food & FMCG Innovation Pitching Event on Wednesday 19 November at Food Matters Live, ExCel centre, London.
Cambridge Consultants helps bring the lab into the home
Cambridge Consultants introduces a new DIY approach to diagnostic healthcare, bringing the power of the clinical laboratory into the home.
Out of the red and into the blue: making the LED revolution cost-effective
This week, the Nobel Prize for Physics 2014 has been awarded to Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura for their invention of a new energy-efficient and environment-friendly light source – the blue light-emitting diode (LED). University of Cambridge researchers are building on their work to produce more cost-effective gallium nitride LEDs that can have widespread use in homes and offices…
Perfect storm for agri-tech innovation
Holdsworth Associates is working with Agri-Tech East to present a conference bringing together farming, science and technology as part of Agri-Tech Week 2014.
Small cell backhaul innovation earns CCS place at finals of World Communication 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 been selected as a finalist for the World Communication Awards 2014.
Transversal bakes for its chosen charity, The Alzheimer's Society
Transversal rises to the challenge of the annual Great British Bake Off! The gloves are off and the ovens are on - as Transversal employees go head to head with their macaroons and Battenbergs to raise money for its chosen charity, The Alzheimer’s Society.
Hewitsons maintains position as a top legal firm in the region’s 2014 Legal 500
Leading law firm Hewitsons LLP has maintained its position in the latest Legal 500 as one of the most highly recommended firms in East Anglia and the East Midlands.
SCC CTO Ian Sherrat talks about Dark Data at event on 23rd October
Come and listen to the SCC point of view on Dark Data. SCC CTO Ian Sherratt will be speaking on this new area of interest.
Johnson Matthey acquires battery materials assets from A123
Johnson Matthey recently completed its acquisition of A123’s cathode materials manufacturing facility, which produces lithium iron phosphate cathode materials.
iTrinegy launches first 3-in-1 solution for mitigating application performance issues
Cambridge based company iTrinegy launches the world's first 'full' networked application performance solution incorporating profiling of internal application environment, replicating new network and application performance management.
Salimetrics supports Stoptober; salivary Cotinine Assay measures nicotine exposure
Salimetrics salivary assay kits are expertly designed, developed and validated to ensure accuracy in saliva and proven to deliver precision results for saliva biomarkers. The Salimetrics Salivary Cotinine Enzyme Kit is a competitive immunoassay designed and validated for the quantitative measurement of cotinine in saliva samples.
HTC partners with Trustonic to enable trust enhanced services on connected devices
Trustonic, the leading provider of Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs) for smart devices, has announced a collaboration with HTC, a global leader in innovation and design. HTC will use the Trustonic ‹t™-base TEE to deliver a platform on which service providers can develop enriched, simplified and expanded user experiences. HTC connected devices incorporating ‹t™-base will be available from Q1…
eLife's latest podcast: The spread of the ebola virus
In the latest episode of the eLife podcast, hear about the spread of the ebola virus, the financial costs of research misconduct, aging in yeast, grooming in flies, and symbiosis between bacteria and fungal cells.
MedImmune in-licenses acute coronary syndrome biologic research program from Shionogi
MedImmune, the global biologics research and development arm of AstraZeneca, and Japanese drug discovery-based pharmaceutical company Shionogi & Co., Ltd., announced today that they have entered a global license agreement under which MedImmune will in-license Shionogi’s novel preclinical biologic program for the potential treatment of acute coronary syndrome (ACS).
How Local Enterprise Partnerships can help your business
LEPs have been given funding to help small businesses in their local regions, but patience is advised while organisations find their feet.
How appraisals can help you develop your staff
A one-day workshop which shows managers how to use appraisals as a constructive and effective tool for staff development is available from Cambridge Network's Learning Collaboration next month.
Improve your personal impact and influence
Would you like to improve your impact on others - and your ability to influence them? A one-day workshop from Cambridge Network's Learning Collaboration will help you learn how to do just that.
Research reveals importance of EU membership for 9 in 10 UK SME exporters
The European Union is the most important export market for UK SMEs who are currently trading internationally according to research published for the last quarter by The Open University Business School (OUBS).
Gain insight into UK economy at this month's Cambridge Network Business Lecture
Don't miss the opportunity to hear Barry Naisbitt, Chief Economist at Santander UK, who will speak about 'The Economic Environment' at Cambridge Network's next Business Lecture on Tuesday October 21st.
Cambridge Index falls 2.9%
The Cambridge Index fell 2.9% or 447.22 points to 15,057.6, as seven of the top ten index heavy-weights posted weekly losses.
Onespacemedia shortlisted with Google in pan-European Lovie Awards
The Onespacemedia team is thrilled to have been selected for the shortlist of the prestigious Lovie Awards for its work on the Churchill College website.
Curious about the Living Wage?
Join Cambridge City Council on 3 November to find out what the Living Wage is and to hear from employers who've adopted it.
Help Headway Cambridgeshire get its gym fit for fitness!
“Today I took my first two steps without my stick! Tremendous!”
Conscious Communications brings on board its third new recruit in three months
Since taking on two new members of staff in the summer, Conscious Communications, the Cambridge-based public relations and marketing agency, has made a further appointment, continuing to expand the team to meet the demands of its growing client base.
DNAdigest spins out Nucleobase
Cambridge-based charity DNAdigest spins out social enterprise Nucleobase to develop Open Source platforms to support efficient data access and secure knowledge sharing for genomics research.