Bailey Fisher assists Castrol innoVentures with appointment
Bailey Fisher is pleased to have worked with Castrol innoVentures to appoint Angel Gambino as General Manager, Smart Mobility.
IoD seeks new East of England regional chairman
Chris Parkhouse, Managing Director of Deyton Bell and Chairman of the Institute of Directors in the East of England is to stand down from his Regional IoD role at the end of 2013.
GIS announces new Head Interface Boards for Konica Minolta printheads
Global Inkjet Systems (GIS), a leading developer of software drivers and electronics for industrial inkjet printheads, has announced two new Head Interface Boards to drive the KM1800i and the KM512i printheads from Konica Minolta.
Provoke Me wins pitch to redesign Zeon Healthcare website and brand
When it came to design and build a new corporate website for Zeon Healthcare, it was logical to start by getting the foundations right – in this case, refreshing the company logo that was looking tired. The challenge for Cambridge based design agency, Provoke Me, was how to reinvigorate the brand without losing the years of goodwill and investment that had been built up in the Hummingbird device…
New target to fight HIV infection identified
A mutant of an immune cell protein called ADAP (adhesion and degranulation-promoting adaptor protein) is able to block infection by HIV-1 (human immunodeficiency virus 1), new University of Cambridge research reveals. The researchers, who were funded by the Wellcome Trust, believe that their discovery will lead to new ways of combatting HIV.
The Vice-Chancellor's annual 1st October address to the University
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge marked the start of the new academic year yesterday morning (Tuesday) by giving his annual address to the University in the Senate House.
Witchcraft explored at Wysing
The magical power of moles, hares and cooked mice will be uncovered in a talk tomorrow evening, charting the region’s rich history of myth and witchcraft at Wysing Arts Centre.
Local businesses unlock their true growth potential
The national Government-backed GrowthAccelerator has had an impressive first year since it was launched in May 2012 to support businesses looking to double their turnover in the next three years. Over 8,000 businesses nationally have signed up for the service, and St John’s Innovation Centre is already engaged with over 130 local companies looking to achieve this level of growth.
Newborns at Rosie benefit from new brain scanning research centre
A ground-breaking clinical research centre dedicated to studying brain development in newborns formally opens today (Weds) at the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge.
Cambridge Friends of SOS Children raise over £20,000 for families in Syria
While civil war continues to devastate lives in Syria, local friends of international charity SOS Children have rallied to help babies, children and their mothers made homeless by the conflict. Guests heard about the charity’s work with children affected by the war at a fundraising event in Cambridge on 6 September hosted by Sir Charles and Lady Chadwyck-Healey.
WaveFX crew films at Duxford Imperial War Museum
The WaveFX film crew were filming at Duxford this week for a documentary on recently digitised First World War Journals.
Are you wasting time in meetings?
Wasted time in meetings cost the UK economy £26bn in 2011. Recognising the need to address this issue, several organisations have approached the team at Psychology for Success for help with Managing Meetings in the past few months.
Pre-war motoring chic up for auction
A 1934 Lagonda 16/80 Special Six in British Racing Green is being auctioned on 19th October 2013 by Cambridge auctioneers Cheffins, with an auction estimate of £55,000 - £60,000 for this pre-war example of motoring chic.
Cambridge companies challenged to stop whispering and start singing
“Why whisper when you can sing?” That’s the challenge business communications specialist Kaye Coleman-Rooney will set Cambridge companies at Cambridge Network’s Breakfast Briefing later this month.
Thought-leadership success for energy management company, IMServ with KISS PR
Cutting through industry complexity and unearthing the interesting stories has been a critical part of the thought-leadership, profile-raising PR campaign developed by KISS PR for energy management client, IMServ, part of Invensys.
Ginn & Tonic for Woodfines
Woodfines Solicitors are pleased to announce that the firm has merged with Ginn & Co, a long established private client practice in Cambridge.
Birketts appoints two new Business Development Managers
Leading east of England law firm Birketts LLP is pleased to announce that Hannah Buxton and Tomasina Overall have joined the firm's growing Business Development and Marketing team.
Cambridge film screening to put spotlight on dementia
Dementia will be put under the spotlight in Cambridge this month with a free film screening aimed at raising awareness about the condition and research to tackle it.
Five ways politicians really can be the 'party of the small business'
The main political parties are vying for the support of the small business, with Ed Miliband last week declaring that Labour were now “the party of the small business”. But there are a number of things any party wanting to achieve that status needs to do, says David Brassington of CMC, who works with small business owners to achieve their objectives.
VirtualStudio.TV issues Video Newsletter September
This month VirtualStudio.TV visited Siemens in Lincoln, and also took its Mobile Studio to Siemens UK Headquarters in Frimley. Simon and Sean took a trip to the IBC in Amsterdam to find out all the latest industry news.
A pie and a pint for your data
The definition of the word ‘suitable’ can differ significantly from one person to another. Take a ‘suitable environment’ for example; this can range from a sty to something Kevin McCloud would go weak over!
Integra ICT named a finalist at Comms National Awards 2013
Integra ICT, an accredited telecoms and IT reseller from Bedfordshire, has been named a finalist at the 2013 Comms National Awards in the “SME contact centre solution reseller” category.
Another AIM listing for the KISS Creative Group
Cambridge and London based creative communications agency, KISS has successfully completed a strategic, digital and marketing project to help prepare IXICO Limited for its proposed reverse takeover of Phytopharm Plc and admission to the Alternative Investment Market ("AIM") of the London Stock Exchange.
Eurotech agrees sale of Parvus Corporation to Curtiss-Wright Corporation
Amaro (Italy) Eurotech, a leading provider of embedded products and technology and of high energy efficient supercomputers, today announces it has signed an agreement with Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc.
GHX is Global Healthcare Supply Chain Management Solutions Company of the Year
Based on its success in helping the global healthcare industry save billions of dollars by maximising automation, efficiency and accuracy of business processes, GHX was awarded the 2013 Global Healthcare Supply Chain Management Solutions Company of the Year Award from Frost & Sullivan.