Captum's next MasterClass focuses on Private Company Valuation
Captum's next MasterClass will be on Private Company Valuation - explaining the four basic methods of valuing unlisted companies at an introductory to intermediate level. Increased investor interest in early stage companies has highlighted the need for a broader understanding of valuations among both companies and their investors.
Hear about the neuroscience of chewing in eLife's latest podcast
The latest episode of the eLife podcast - produced for eLife by The Naked Scientists - includes the neuroscience of chewing, skin cancer, African sleeping sickness and an ancient protein complex called TSET.
AIXTRON energy management system is successfully certified
AIXTRON SE, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of deposition systems for the semiconductor industry, has obtained certification under international standard DIN EN ISO 50001 for the introduction of its new energy management system. AIXTRON is thus one of an ever growing number of companies subjecting their energy use to systematic control.
CPI collaborate with Arecor to enhance compatibility of biologic medicines with containers
The Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) is working with Arecor to enhance the compatibility of biologic medicines with containers, and thereby improve stability and shelf life throughout transportation and storage.
Push Energy appoints KISS Public Relations
Push Energy, a renewable energy specialist currently focussed on developing field scale solar farms, has appointed KISS PR to act as its communications agency.
WaveFX creates 3D visuals for city council cycleway improvements
Cambridge City Council wants to make it safer to cycle along routes and encourage people to commute to work, college and school by bike. It’s planning to create wider and safer cycleways, which could be segregated from other traffic as well as introducing a new type of bus stop to the city for the first time.
Enhance your people skills with the Learning Collaboration
Good business practice demands the ability to manage relationships and communicate effectively with people at all levels. Upcoming courses from Cambridge Network's Learning Collaboration will help you learn, respectively, how to handle conflict, and the gentle art of persuasion.
Riverbed SteelStore helps Wright-Pierce use cloud storage
Award-winning firm uses Riverbed to more safely and economically store CAD, GIS and other data as compared to tape and disk-to-disk backup systems
12 Norwich Research Park scientists feature in top 1% of world's most highly cited
Figures announced this month from Thomson Reuters have placed Norwich as 4th city in the UK of the world's top 1% of most highly cited scientists.
US Ambassador to deliver keynote speech at the Transatlantic Business Forum
The Transatlantic Business Forum, the region’s premier event focused on transatlantic commercial issues, is taking place next Tuesday (24 June) at The Imperial War Museum, Duxford, Cambridge. The organisers are delighted to be welcoming the US Ambassador to the UK, Matthew L. Barzun, as keynote speaker.
Kura - a Java gateway for the Internet of Things
Eurotech is sharing open standard application framework for M2M service gateways with the Eclipse community.
Huppert argues for NHS to provide improved health service for the elderly
Cambridge MP Julian Huppert has called for combined acute, community and mental health services for the elderly to be provided by the NHS.
8 things organisations should check for when hiring an executive coach
Sarah Jaggers of Managing Change writes: A colleague of mine recently commented that with a string of prestigious degrees to his name, he has never yet been asked to provide any proof of them. That got me to thinking that in my 15+ years as an executive coach I can count on one hand the number of times I have been asked to provide credentials or references for my work.
Cambridge Imaging Systems brings flagship MAM and publishing solutions to Broadcast Asia 2014
New partnerships enable Cambridge Imaging Systems' customers to build scalable, secure workflows.
Superconducting secrets solved after 30 years
A breakthrough has been made in identifying the origin of superconductivity in high-temperature superconductors, which has puzzled researchers for the past three decades.
Domino's interpack offering captures the imagination of the packaging market
Domino Printing Sciences pulled in the crowds at interpack 2014 (8–14 May 2014) through its comprehensive range of coding and marking technologies. Demonstrating a number of new products and technology enhancements from its broad portfolio, Domino directly addressed the core themes of the event and generated a healthy footfall across the six days at the Messe Düsseldorf in Germany.
Cambridge Index falls 2.6%
The Cambridge Index lost 2.6% or 424.49 points to 16,146.8, as none of the top ten index heavyweights could post weekly gains.
One in five people are unhappy at work
Research carried out by Anglia Ruskin University suggests 21% of people are unhappy at work, and 40% have considered getting a degree to further or change their current career path.
Basic diagnostics portfolio for glaucoma screening with non-contact tonometer
ZEISS strives to serve doctors with complete solutions to support better workflows with the introduction of the non-contact tonometer VISUPLAN® 500. Made with ease of use in mind it assists in identifying patients with high intraocular pressure early in the practice workflow.
Workplace Law gears up for charity ride
Workplace Law is aiming to raise £3,000 for its chosen charity by cycling the distance of the UK leg of the Tour De France during “Le Ride Week”.
Novel microfluidic droplet-in-droplet system offers monodisperse double emulsions
Microfluidic products expert Dolomite have released their Double Emulsion System for creating micron sized emulsion droplets that contain still smaller droplets inside. It enables unrivalled reproducibility and selectivity of droplet size of both outer and inner phases with either oil-in-water-in-oil or water-in-oil-in-water droplets.
Call for entries for Deloitte Fast 50 Awards
Entries have now opened for the 2014 Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50 awards. The awards, now in their 17th year, recognise and rank technology companies with an exceptional growth in turnover over the past five years.
Calling all aspiring teachers: Train to Teach Roadshow seeks top talent in Cambridge
Aspiring teachers with the passion and potential to teach are being encouraged to attend the National College for Teaching and Leadership’s roadshow when it visits Cambridge on Tuesday 24 June.
See behind the scenes at Emmaus Cambridge Open Day
Landbeach-based charity Emmaus Cambridge will be opening its doors to the general public for a special open day this Saturday (21st June). The event will give people used to visiting the charity’s second-hand superstore in Landbeach (just off the A10) a behind the scenes look at the valuable work undertaken on site.
WISE opens awards nominations to recognise inspirational women
Do you know an inspirational woman or girl working in technology, science or engineering? Why not nominate them for an award that celebrates the contribution women and girls are making to British education, media and industry through their work in STEM (science, technology, engineering, maths)?