Looking to expand to China? Interested in offering an internship to a Chinese student?
La Dante in Cambridge is developing projects with the Beijing Foreign Studies University and is offering a six week internship to the top students from this University. It seeks companies who would benefit from hosting such a student.
Queen's Award for Cambridge text analytics software company Linguamatics
(Cambridge, UK and Boston, USA - 22 April 2014) - Linguamatics is today celebrating being named as a winner of the Queen's Award for Enterprise - the UK's highest accolade for business success.
Johnson Matthey wins the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development
Johnson Matthey, a global leader in emission control technologies, has won The Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development 2014.
Base Station Q - Colour Films collaborates for Sci-Fi London 48hr Film Challenge
Last weekend was full of anticipation and excitement as the annual 48 Hour Film Challenge kicked off. The name of the game is: sign up your team, prepare what you can, and Saturday midday each team is given a tailored brief to make a short film, which needs to be completed by Monday lunchtime.
Bot or not
Cambridge software training company Roem Ltd has taken steps to deal with automated spam submissions and added CAPTCHA confirmations to its online course booking form.
How much business are you giving away to your competitors?
Ian Titchener, Director of Telemarketing Matters, writes: If you’re looking at this and thinking nothing, then how about answering this question before you answer the last one: How many of the contacts on your database have you spoken to within the last 12 months? I’m willing to bet that the first question now has a different answer!
Cambridge markets embrace Love Your Local Market 2014
Cambridge Markets will once again be taking part in the national 'Love Your Local Market' campaign this year. This is led by the National Association of British Market Authorities (NABMA) & backed by Central Government & the wider market industry.
Audio Analytic through to semi-final for Branson’s Pitch to Rich competition!
Local entrepreneur Chris Mitchell, from Cambridge, has been selected as a semi-finalist in Virgin Media Pioneers Pitch to Rich competition – a nationwide search to find the UK’s best start up – and needs your help to achieve his once-in-a-lifetime opportunity of pitching his business to Sir Richard Branson.
CITES Trade Database breaks new ground with open-source technology
Access to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Trade Database – which contains some 14 million records on the international trade in CITES-listed species – is now easier and more reliable, thanks to cutting-edge, open source technologies.
In a changing climate, it's a dog eat dog world
A new study demonstrates that climate change disrupts natural relationships between species.
WaveFX offers 3D modelling and video animation services
Thermoteknix, based in Cambridge, develops high end Thermal Imaging cameras, modules and software for night vision. Cambridge video company WaveFX was commissioned to animate a series of short infomercials to be used online, at exhibitions and on YouTube.
Tech transfer powerhouse appoints Onespacemedia
Following the success of its initial Imperial Innovations website launch in 2012, Onespacemedia is proud to have been appointed once again by the investment and technology transfer powerhouse to deliver the next stage of the company’s digital evolution.
XJTAG hosts series of free workshops across the UK
In partnership with UK distributor Telexsus, XJTAG is hosting a series of free workshops across the UK throughout 2014. The one-day sessions, which provide an introduction to boundary scan and the XJTAG system, start in Cambridge next Tuesday (April 29th).
How to make your online advertising more personalised
Personalised marketing helps to drive sales, but you don’t need a huge advertising budget to target your customers with tailored correspondence. Santander's Breakthrough offers some useful advice.
Branding is strategic. Marketing is tactical
Whether we are creating a brand or revitalising an existing brand, not only do you get the high impact logo or the super user friendly website, but you are also getting the foundations for promoting your brand through marketing, advertising, PR, social media etc. (Whatever the business requires) all under one roof ‘Your brand strategy’
New ScienceCloud mobile applications by Accelrys drive collaborative drug discovery
A new generation of purpose-built mobile applications accelerates innovation and collaboration with mobile access to tasks and projects, both in the cloud and on-premises.
City manufacturing companies urged by MP to compete for awards
Cambridge manufacturing companies are being encouraged by the city’s MP Julian Huppert to enter a national competition which recognises and celebrates innovation in industry.
World’s largest equine surfaces study published
The world’s most extensive study into the effect of surfaces on the health of horses has been published by the International Equestrian Federation (FEI). Alison Northrop, Senior Lecturer in Zoology at Anglia Ruskin University, is one of the co-authors of the white paper.
Rubber Cheese launches new website for NHS Addenbrooke's Hospital PGMC
Rubber Cheese was recently approached by the PGMC (Post Graduate Medical Centre) based at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, to design and develop a new ecommerce website.
How's your reputation?
Spirus Marketing says: We love the internet. It makes the whole world accessible, and offers business opportunities that couldn’t have been imagined just a few years ago. But with a global audience come drawbacks – while it’s easy to share success stories and get your brand seen worldwide, it’s just as easy for negative feedback to spread.
VirtualStudio.TV produces video for Siemens at The Big Bang Fair 2014
The NEC in Birmingham hosted this year’s Big Bang Fair, a three day long celebration of science and engineering aimed at young people in the UK. The VirtualStudio.TV crew spent two days with their sister company YellowSpanner, filming at the event.
Six 'A' grade tips to attract graduates into jobs in the digital industry
Digital technology is not only changing how we shop, book holidays and watch films, but it’s also changing what we do for a living. In fact, a recent report by O2* claims that between 2013 and 2017 we’ll need a whopping 745,000 additional workers with digital skills to meet employers’ needs and support the economy.
Miele adopts Timestrip technology to ensure consumers get the best out of vacuum cleaners
Timestrip extends its reach into the household consumer appliance market with the arrival of the new Miele S8 Silence Plus Allergy model, featuring a Timestrip solution to alleviate the problem of remembering when to change and replace the all-important filter.
Sepura reports increase in revenue and profits
Sepura plc, a leading global provider of critical communications solutions, has today issued a trading update for the year ended 28 March 2014.
Xaar plc issues interim management statement
Xaar plc, the digital inkjet printing technology Group headquartered in Cambridge, UK, has issued an Interim Management Statement covering trading from 1 January 2014.