Syrris celebrates its most successful year to date
Syrris continues to lead the way with its batch reactor products and flow chemistry systems, increasing profits by over 50% year-on-year. The company achieved record returns in 2013, shipping products to over 50 countries worldwide and significantly increasing its global customer base.
New TouchTools™ PCR Wizard aids automated PCR set-up
Tecan has launched the TouchTools™ PCR Wizard, an easy-to-use Freedom EVOware® add-on offering straightforward automation of PCR reaction set¬¬up on Freedom EVO® platforms.
'Machines moving into areas that were the province of the human brain' - BCS whitepaper
The next era of disruptive technology will come from cognitive computing, as the use of smart machines becomes more of a reality. This is according to the second whitepaper in the Riding the next wave series - Cognitive computing produced by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT.
Growing number of North American utilities select Gridstream PLX for advanced metering
Landis+Gyr has announced 13 new contracts this year for Gridstream®PLX, its next generation power line carrier (PLC) advanced meter network.
Game-changing Bluetooth® Smart solution enables whole home control from the smartphone
CSR Mesh allows Bluetooth® Smart to come of age for Internet of Things applications.
Builders' merchants put their skills to the test at Cambridge Regional College
Cambridge builders’ merchants Ridgeons have triumphed in an industry skills challenge at Cambridge Regional College.
Your chance to drive a Sinclair C5!
This weekend (March 1st and 2nd) sees the Cambridge Centre for Computing History presenting a special display of Sinclair computers and some other lesser known Sinclair products.
Loans to employees - changes to the law
When employers make loans to employees, the employees are subject to an income tax charge if the interest charged on the loan by the employer is less than the official rate of interest. From 6 April 2014 the official rate of interest will be reduced from 4% to 3.25%.
Trustonic and Samsung KNOX announce partnership
Trustonic and Samsung KNOX announce partnership to enable the next generation of high trust, high value services.
HRH The Prince of Wales filmed by local video company WaveFX
This year’s Business in the Community’s Leadership Summit 2014, in the presence of HRH The Prince of Wales, explored how businesses can forge a new contract with society, fulfil a social purpose and regain public trust. The event was filmed by Cambridge video company WaveFX.
PEM Corporate Finance advises on management buyout of Kloeber UK Ltd
Lee Green, Matt Higgs, Phil Dascombe and Dan Todd are pleased to announce their acquisition of Kloeber UK Ltd, successful manufacturer and supplier of high quality glazing products.
Linguamatics in KMWorld’s list of ‘100 companies that matter in knowledge management'
Linguamatics, the market-leader in natural language processing (NLP)-based text mining and analytics, today announced that it has been named in KMWorld’s list of “100 Companies That Matter in Knowledge Management.”
Funding boost takes superfast broadband further and faster
An extra £250m of Government money for superfast broadband will help business start-ups and job creation in some of the East of England’s hardest to reach rural areas, Culture Secretary Maria Miller announced.
Maplesoft Virtual User Summit outlines education technology
A virtual event from Maplesoft, to help teachers enhance the classroom experience and researchers accelerate their work, takes place this Thursday (27th February).
New SBRI Healthcare website aims at businesses looking to work with the NHS
SBRI Healthcare, an NHS England funded initiative to develop innovative products and services that address unmet health needs, has launched a new, redesigned website aimed at small businesses looking to work with the NHS, NHS procurement leads and industry networks.
PA Consulting Technology Practice holds recruitment event
Are you an engineer, scientist or designer interested in developing new technology? Then come along to PA Consulting's recruitment event on the evening of Wednesday 19th March to meet PA's team of experts and find out more about the range of opportunities it offers.
Founder views: David Halstead, Head of Technology Practice, Deloitte
Longstanding Cambridge Network Director David Halstead, who leads Deloitte's UK based technology practice, is Sponsoring Partner of the Deloitte Fast50, so he has a unique perspective on hi-tech business. He gives his views on the outlook for the Cambridge cluster - and what it needs to do to move forward and thrive.
Are you a baby boomer or part of Generation Y?
Fascinating research that shows how our date of birth shapes our lifelong attitudes to career, employment and engagement will be investigated at the forthcoming Cambridge Network Breakfast Networking session on Wednesday March 5th.
You might be busy, but don’t forget to manage your cash
Most business failures occur because of a shortage of cash, so however busy you get running your business, don’t overlook managing cash, says small business expert David Brassington of CMC Partners. Here he explains how.
AIXTRON results show further stabilization
AIXTRON SE, a leading provider of deposition equipment to the semiconductor industry, has reported its financial results for the full fiscal year 2013.
New graduate funding scheme for research MPhil students launched
Seventy postgraduate students will receive funding for their research under a new scheme being piloted by the Colleges of the University of Cambridge, the Isaac Newton Trust and the Cambridge Home and EU Scholarship Scheme (CHESS).
Courses help you develop resilience and handle conflict
As in every walk of life, conflicts often flare up at work, and they can have a detrimental effect on people in any kind of business. Learn how to handle conflicts - and how to develop resilience so that you can deal with potentially difficult situations - at forthcoming courses organised by Cambridge Network's Learning Collaboration.
Marshall ADG delivers 200th production auxiliary fuel tank
Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group (Marshall ADG) has delivered its 200th production auxiliary fuel tank in support of Boeing’s P-8 program. Additionally, Marshall attained a GOLD rating for delivery performance under the Boeing Enterprise Supplier Tool (BEST) rating system.
Students taste success in sports championships
Students from Anglia Ruskin University enjoyed a gold rush at the 2014 BUCS (British Universities and Colleges Sport) Gatorade Nationals in Sheffield at the weekend.
Cambridge Index rises 1.6%
The Cambridge Index gained 1.6% or 277.58 points, to end the week at 17,565.3, as share prices rose for seven of the top ten index heavyweights.