Innovative training for Russian Railways staff
Anglia Ruskin University and Knowledge Associates Cambridge Ltd have signed a deal to provide training for managers at Russian Railways, one of the country’s biggest companies.
Somersault goes on location at CB1 Business Centre
CB1 Business Centre, a leading flexible office space in Central Cambridge, played host to Somersault Video Productions last week as the Cambridge-based video agency shot an advertisement for one of the UK’s leading health and fitness chains.
Zing Ribosomes Conference success
The Ribosomes Conference was Zing Conferences' biggest yet with 263 attendees, who all made the trip to the Silverado in Napa Valley, California, last month.
Renowned cartoonist designs original works in aid of Addenbrooke’s Abroad
Cartoonist Kenneth Mahood has generously designed and donated a series of 20 cartoons in aid of Addenbrooke’s Abroad, the Cambridge hospital’s charitable programme supporting global health activity. The works are on display in the Addenbrooke’s outpatients corridor.
Banks must encourage their customers to hire a part time finance director
Both bankers and investors look more favourably on a company that has a finance director as part of its management team. A finance director can act as a liaison between entrepreneur and banker, since he or she speaks both “entrepreneur” and “financial” languages.
Digital Marketing Academy offers free membership until the end of August
The Digital Marketing Academy is offering FREE full membership until the end of August ONLY!
Let’s get physical with PhysPrac!
PhysPrac, an iPhone and iPad application designed specifically for physical therapists, personal trainers and exercise professionals, has been launched by Michael Levens, a current student of the Cambridge Judge Business School’s Postgraduate Diploma in Entrepreneurship.
Mills & Reeve encourages greater trade links with Brazil
Mills & Reeve is delighted to be welcoming Investe Sao Paulo, a not for profit organisation assisting businesses investing or trading in the Sao Paulo region of Brazil, to its Cambridge office next month (20 September 2013).
New collaboration between Plextek Consulting and Hethel Innovation
Product innovation and design consultancy Plextek Consulting has today formalised a partnership with Hethel Innovation to stimulate a collaborative innovation process and champion the cross-pollination of technology ideas.
Anthias Consulting holding a practical hands-on GC and GC-MS course in November 2013
The Complete Hands-on GC & GC-MS course is a comprehensive and structured practical hands-on training that will enable you to understand your Gas Chromatograph or GC-MS instrument as well as maintain and troubleshoot it.
Mills & Reeve helps ignite over £140m of new projects for Aviva
The Mills & Reeve projects team has advised Aviva, one of the UK's leading providers of commercial finance, on four significant new projects this summer totalling more than £140 million.
How much will climate policy impact the oil sand industry?
Dr Chris Hope, Reader in Policy Modelling at Cambridge Judge Business School, and School alumna Dr Aurélie Méjean, Research Fellow at CIRED (Centre International de Recherche sur l’Environnement et le Développement) in France, have been working together on research published in the journal Energy Policy.
Open Cambridge 2013: book now!
Open Cambridge (13-15 September) is a chance to explore Cambridge’s heritage through a series of interactive events. Many of these events are family friendly and almost all are free. Places are still available for some activities, while others are run on a drop-in basis.
Network Design takes on the Spartan challenge!
Network Design's Senior Account Manger, Lesley Fettes, is about to see if she is ‘Spartan Tough’ enough to get to the finishing post in the Cambridge Spartan Race this Sunday (September 1st) in Saffron Walden.
Flights to worldwide destinations from Cambridge launch next week
Flights are now available to dozens of destinations around the world from Cambridge International Airport, following an interline agreement with Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Darwin Airline, which launches new scheduled services from Cambridge on 2 September 2013.
RealVNC sponsors new Cambridge museum
RealVNC, the provider of the award-winning VNC® remote access software, has become the latest Cambridge company to sponsor the city’s new museum – The Centre for Computing History.
Pure team cycles for Chains for Change
On June 29th, two intrepid members of the Pure recruitment team - David and Nick Culley - with Callum Fairhurst, set off from Cambridge alongside cyclists of all capabilities to raise money and awareness for The Liam Fairhurst Foundation.
Sookio shortlisted in 'Ely Standard' Business Awards
Sookio has been shortlisted in the Ely Standard Business Awards in the Business in the Community category for its work in founding and running Creative Ely.
Led by Samsung UK, the international standards body, Khronos Group, will meet in Cambridge
Led by Samsung R&D Institute UK, and hosted by Mosaic3DX, the newly formed UK subgroup of the international standards body, Khronos Group, will hold their second meeting in Cambridge.
Nujira delivers world record 40 MHz bandwidth for 4G Envelope Tracking PA
Nujira Ltd, the world’s leader in Envelope Tracking (ET) technology, has successfully demonstrated in its latest lab tests that it is able to support 40 MHz channel bandwidths for 4G LTE-Advanced signals, using its NCT-L1300 ET modulator IC and a commercially available handset RF Power Amplifier.
Graphene patents - China now in the lead by number of graphene patent applications made
According to CambridgeIP research, cited by the Wall Street Journal, Chinese based entitles have now applied for more graphene patents than entities based elsewhere.
Top Translation Tip #12 - Get it checked!
Your original source document has almost certainly been checked and double checked; why would you ask for anything less of the text in another language? First Edition Translations offers another top tip.
Cambridge Consultants develops new turnkey digital security platform
Companies can now secure their digital links with Trusted Source™ – a new, cost-effective, easy-to-implement turnkey platform devised by product development firm Cambridge Consultants.
Medimmune strengthens immune-mediated cancer therapy portfolio with acquisition of Amplimmune
AstraZeneca today announced that MedImmune, its global biologics research and development arm, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Amplimmune, a privately-held, Maryland, US-based biologics company focused on developing novel therapeutics in cancer immunology.
Desktop Genetics Ltd receives £375,000 funding to commercialize genetic engineering platform
Desktop Genetics Ltd (DeskGen), a UK bioinformatics company aiming to revolutionize the way genetic engineers work together, announced today that it has secured an equity investment of £275,000.