Pure quiz challenge raises money for Papworth cancer support group
Local hardware and software solutions company, DisplayLink, claimed the charity quiz throne last week at a fundraising event that raised more than £1,800 for Papworth Hospital Mesothelioma Support Group.
BEER Festival causes a fizz with senior executives!
Business leaders from across the region attended the first ever Best Employer, Eastern Region (BEER) Festival at Ickworth Park near Bury St Edmunds last week. The event was organised by Pure Resourcing Solutions (Pure) specialist recruitment agency and eras ltd, providers of psychometric testing and people development solutions.
UK Device Developers' Conference announces 2014 dates and locations
The UK's Embedded Systems Conference is to visit Bristol, Cambridge, Manchester and Scotland during May and June 2014.
£4m of charity bonds issued for Future Business Centre
Cambridge-based charity Allia has raised £4.2 million through a bond issue to complete the financing for its new Future Business Centre – an incubation centre for social and environmental enterprises.
Not to be missed - a special debate on entrepreneurship and growth
How can we help entrepreneurs contribute to growth? Lord Andrew Adonis and some of Cambridge’s leading entrepreneurs – David Cleevely, Sherry Coutu, Andy Richards and Kevin Auton – will debate this question in a special Cambridge Network event at The Hauser Forum on Thursday 5th December.
Take advantage of training opportunities on your doorstep
Cambridge Network members are urged to take advantage of the quality training opportunities available through the Network's Learning Collaboration (LC). A wide spectrum of soft skills, technical and leadership development courses are on offer throughout the year, and Network membership means you automatically have the right to book on to any LC course at any time.
Managing start-ups: valuable lessons from the ‘dot-com’ era
Although most analyses of the ‘dot-com boom’ focus on the commercial and technological aspects of that period, valuable lessons were also learned about how best to manage start-ups. This is the view of Steve Wade, a Cambridge change management consultant, who project managed the creation of a number of major on-line brands during that period.
Volker Till, CEO of Till GmbH, voted top speaker at IMI Europe’s Ink Jet Conference
Delegates at the IMI Europe 21st Annual European Ink Jet Conference have voted Volker Till, CEO of Till, as the top speaker. The results were compiled from the evaluation forms returned at the event. His presentation “Inkjet decoration of curved surfaces at high capacities – challenges & successful implementation” is now available as a free download from the IMI Europe website.
LSCC push for long-haul flights
The London-Stansted-Cambridge Consortium today launched a major report showcasing the life science and healthcare sector in this, the largest cluster outside the US.
PATEO selects RealVNC for MirrorLink™ in-car connectivity
PATEO Corporation, a leading Chinese manufacturer of embedded systems for the automotive industry, has selected RealVNC, the global provider of VNC®, remote access and control software, as a partner for MirrorLink™ certified in-car connectivity.
Quick! Save your day of the Doctor
Saturday 23rd November marked the BBC’s ‘Day of the Doctor’. When is your day?
Cambridge Index rises 2.7%
The Cambridge Index rose 2.7% or 448.7 points, to end at 17,079.6, as four of the top five index heavyweights posted gains.
MedImmune celebrates 25 years of biotech innovation
MedImmune, the global biologics research and development arm of AstraZeneca, is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a donation to Macmillan Cancer Support.
The Doctor delivers for Children in Need
A brand new Dr Who audio drama, produced and edited by Anglia Ruskin University students, has raised over £78,000 for Children in Need.
Diamond ‘flaws’ pave way for nanoscale MRI
Breakthrough offers high-sensitivity nanoscale sensors, and could lead to magnetic imaging of neuron activity and thermometry on a single living cell.
10 essential selling principles that most salespeople get wrong
Sandler Training offers some helpful hints to make your sales efforts more successful.
Effective live communications - the 5 step guide
In the modern digital age, marketing your business takes many forms. Whether you are launching a new product, increasing your service offering or simply trying to build brand awareness, there are many ways to connect with an audience.
Local clinic offers advice for travellers
Are you planning a trip abroad in the near future? Will it be the trip of a lifetime or are you one of the increasing number of people who need to travel abroad for your work or business?
Are you ready for self-promotion?
You work hard and smartly, deliver great results and get good feedback. You’re a high performer and well thought of, and yet… you are not getting that promotion, that offer of a big new project, and so on. Does this sound familiar?
Bayer CropScience UK appoints KISS for new seeds business
Integrated communications agency, KISS has been appointed by Bayer CropScience, the UK’s leading provider of innovative crop protection solutions, to support them over the next 12 months including developing an integrated marketing communications campaign for the launch of a new Seeds and Traits Business
Horizon Discovery wins multiple business and industry awards
Horizon Discovery, a leading provider of research tools to support the development of personalised medicines, has won several major life science industry and UK business awards in Q4 2013, as well as being announced as one of the first 25 companies selected for the ‘Future Fifty’ scheme. These awards are testament to the strength of Horizon’s position as one of the leading biotech companies in…
Inspired event launches Volkswagen dealership
Recently, Inspired Live Experience Ltd was delighted to be approached by Bury St Edmunds Volkswagen with a brief to produce the launch of its new dealership.
Signagelive presents plug-and-play digital menu board at Takeaway Innovation
Signagelive, a global technology company that specialises in developing cloud-based digital signage solutions, is presenting its plug-and-play digital menu board application developed specifically for the food services industry at Takeaway Innovation Expo, Olympia, London this week (28-29 November).
Cambridge Regional College sponsors 'Best Apprentice' at Newmarket Business Awards
Cambridge Regional College is sponsoring a key award at the Newmarket and District Chamber of Commerce Business Awards this week – the prize for Apprentice or Trainee of the Year.
IT Governance helps Esri UK achieve ISO 27001 certification
IT Governance, the global leader in information security and ISO 27001-compliance expertise, has announced that Esri UK has successfully achieved certification to ISO 27001 with the help of IT Governance’s consultants.