Future Business Centre appoints The Rather Good Catering Company
The Future Business Centre Cambridge has appointed The Rather Good Catering Company to run the café at its new exciting incubation centre for social and environmental businesses.
Addenbrooke’s supports global fundraising effort for women at risk in childbirth
Tomorrow (Thursday), midwives at the Rosie Hospital will receive a special scroll, which it’s hoped will help save the lives of women in childbirth across the world.
Scientists finally discover which prostate cancers are life-threatening
Scientists have discovered that the presence of a specific protein can distinguish between prostate cancers that are aggressive and need further treatment from those that may never seriously harm the patient
'Cambridge News' recognises TWI in top 15 Cambridge businesses
At a reception at St Catharine’s College to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Cambridge News, held alongside business leaders from 125 successful organisations, the newspaper this week announced TWI’s place as one of the top 15 most influential businesses in the region.
Stakeholder event to discuss future investment in East Coast Mainline
An event to discuss potential investment in the East Coast Mainline and gather evidence from local stakeholders to support a business case to Government and the rail industry, is to be held in Peterborough next month.
New customers trial offer for Salimetrics salivary cortisol assay
During December and January, new UK and European customers will be given the opportunity to try Salimetrics' Salivary Cortisol Assay Kit at the much reduced cost of £99.00 (€119).
AstraZeneca appoints architect for new global R&D centre and corporate HQ in Cambridge, UK
AstraZeneca announced that it has selected architects Herzog & de Meuron to design its new centre in Cambridge in the UK. The site, to be located on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus (CBC), will be home to one of three global strategic R&D centres and the company’s corporate headquarters, housing a highly-skilled workforce of approximately 2,000.
Unify introduces OpenScape 4000, delivering UC benefits today and in the future
Offers comprehensive UC features including One Number Service, enhanced security, virtualization; establishes clear roadmap for future upgrades to Project Ansible
Replacing a conservatory roof with a tiled one can damage your wealth
Admiral Homespace warns the public not to be taken in by unscrupulous operators.
Darwin Airline offers £60 discount on winter flights
Fancy a Christmas shopping break in Milan or a romantic Valentine’s Day weekend in Paris? Darwin Airline has just announced it will be offering a special fare of £109 on return flights to Paris and Milan departing from Cambridge International Airport, from now until 27 March 2014 – a saving of £60 from the £169 return flight lead-in price.
Cambridge Network is one of the region’s most influential organisations
As the Cambridge News celebrates its 125th anniversary, Cambridge Network is delighted to be included in its historical league table of the region's 125 most influential businesses, alongside many Cambridge Network members.
PragmatIC Printing launches standard range of flexible IC logic products
Popular 7400 series enables rapid electronic design and functional validation.
Abcodia's CEO Dr Julie Barnes wins 2013 WISE Award for Enterprise & Innovation
The 2013 prestigious WISE award for Enterprise and Innovation has been awarded to Dr Julie Barnes, CEO of Abcodia. It was presented by HRH The Princess Royal during a ceremony at the Science Museum in London last week.
Public sector leads on local energy investment
Sustainable energy in Cambridgeshire received a major boost recently with the local authority decision to invest almost £15 million into local energy projects.
CEA tests new Aurora Tigon water-cooled HPC system
Eurotech, a leading provider of embedded and supercomputing technologies, today announced it has reached an agreement to provide CEA, the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission, a small module of the new Aurora Tigon hot water-cooled high performance computing (HPC) family.
'New tax allowance is a drop in the ocean of employment for small businesses'
Any tax break for small businesses has to be welcomed, but the new Employment Allowance* is just one small element in the challenges companies face when wanting to take on staff, says small business adviser David Brassington of CMC Partners. Here he considers what those challenges are.
Aspiration Europe features in 'Guardian' Small Business Showcase
Outsourced accounting service company and home-business innovators, Aspiration Europe, is delighted to be featured in the Guardian Small Business Showcase.
Mountains and mankind: public event explores environmental change
For centuries mountains have been observed, imagined and explored. Today, these extreme environments are studied by scientists as indicators of changes in the world’s climate. An event this Friday (22 November) brings together a range of specialists to share their experiences.
Anglia Ruskin graduations filmed by WaveFX
Local video company WaveFX filmed two graduation ceremonies this month at the Cambridge Corn Exchange and at Anglia Ruskin University’s Chelmsford campus.
MedImmune supports Institute of Metabolic Science seminar series
MedImmune, the global biologics research and development arm of AstraZeneca, is pleased to announce that it is supporting the Institute of Metabolic Science’s 2013-14 external research seminar series in Cambridge through the provision of an educational grant. The seminars are widely attended and focus on a wide range of topics within the field of metabolic disease research.
Maplesoft expands European operations with new regional headquarters
Maplesoft, the leading provider of high-performance software tools for engineering, science, and mathematics, expanded its European operations with the opening of a new office in Cambridge, UK. The new office will act as the headquarters for the company’s European operations, which includes offices in France and Germany.
Cambridge Airport welcomes Etihad Regional
Cambridge Airport will play a key role in Etihad Airways’ brand new regional operation, after the UAE national carrier acquired a 33.3% stake in Swiss carrier Darwin Airline which operates four routes from Cambridge, it was announced this week.
Linguamatics launches Healthcare Product Suite
Linguamatics Health provides flexible, agile natural language processing (NLP) for complex patient documentation to drive healthcare analytics, research and patient outcomes.
Two for one in solar power
A process that could revolutionise solar energy harvesting has been efficiently demonstrated in solution for the first time.
Visitors triple as NetXtra launches new MTL SodalitaS integrated website for RMT Union
NetXtra's latest website launch is for Britain’s largest specialist transport union, the national RMT union. Showcasing a vibrant new design, the new MTL SodalitaS CRM integrated website has seen daily traffic triple, with visitors staying an average 60% longer.