New data mash-up event launched by Software East
Cambridge-based Software East is adopting the popular 'hack-day' format for a new 1 day event at the Trinity Centre.
Visit Kinneir Dufort at the MedtecUK Show, NEC Birmingham
The 20th edition of the Medtec UK show will take place at Birmingham NEC on 23rd and 24th May. Key technologies for every aspect of medical device design and manufacturing will be featured at the show.
Ridgefield pupils score top marks for the Rosie
Staff, pupils and PTA members at Ridgefield Primary School on Radegund Road in Cambridge have raised more than £425 at a fundraising day to back the Big Push for the Rosie Hospital Campaign.
Salimetrics builds a salivary research community with Facebook
Now you can follow a community of salivary researchers that reaches around the world! Be a part of the Facebook collaboration and discovery that stimulates scientific advancement and innovation for salivary research.
Melbourn Scientific announces dry powder analysis service at RDD
Melbourn Scientific is to extend its portfolio of formulation and analysis services for inhaled product and device development. This follows the introduction of the Freeman Technology FT4 Powder Rheometer, which provides characterisation of powders in order to predict performance.
Schneider Electric sponsors Cleantech Conference Cambridge 2012 - Smart Grids
CIR Strategy is proud to announce that Schneider Electric (UK) has become Lead Sponsor of the Cleantech Conference Cambridge Series for 2012. Schneider will be giving a keynote talk on 14 June at the 4th Annual Smart Grids Conference 2012 at New Hall on 14 June.
Rome wasn’t built in a day?
Recreate the imperial city with Cambridge University Press's online jigsaw.
Consumer confusion at ‘max broadband speed’ fiasco
Despite trying to make broadband speeds fairer in advertising Ofcom and the ASA have inadvertently made things much more confusing for UK consumers, says Broadbandgenie.co.uk.
How do you protect two species facing extinction when one begins to prey on the other?
That's the dilemma facing conservationists in Costa Rica who have recently discovered that their highly threatened jaguar population is increasingly dining on endangered marine turtle species.
Small firm internationalisation - let us help each other
Please help a research project UK Trade and Investment is running with The Wand Company and Warwick Business School...be benchmarked against the international business practices of others
Scott Guthrie (Microsoft) to speak on Azure cloud platform
Microsoft corporate vice president Scott Guthrie will visit Cambridge to give a talk on the software giant's Azure platform.
White space M2M standard makes ‘huge progress’ in first plenary session
Weightless, the body behind the industry-leading Weightless machine-to-machine communications standard for white space spectrum, today announces the successful completion of its first plenary session at The Technology Partnership in Melbourn near Cambridge, UK.
Archaeologists discover lost language
Evidence for a forgotten ancient language which dates back more than 2,500 years, to the time of the Assyrian Empire, has been found by archaeologists working in Turkey.
The Travel Clinic reports measles outbreak
There is currently an outbreak of Measles in the Merseyside area, reports The Travel Clinic. It’s the largest outbreak here in the UK in nearly 30 years. More than 30% of those affected are aged over 15 years.
Energy policy should remain a top priority
At a time of economic crisis, it is important to build a secure, affordable electricity supply to avoid jeopardising the recovery.
TAP Biosystems collaborates with OU to develop biomimetic 3D CNS models
TAP Biosystems, a leading supplier of innovative cell culture systems and consumables for life science applications,is pleased to announce that it is collaborating with scientists at The Open University (OU), in Milton Keynes, UK to produce robust 3D human central nervous system (CNS) tissue models for use in drug discovery and pre-clinical testing.
Gartner highlights 2012 Cool Vendors shaping business and consumer strategies
(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cloud, social, mobile and information are the four key IT forces — alongside the continued impact of consumerisation — that are combining to produce a "nexus" in which "Cool Vendors" will operate, according to Gartner, Inc. Gartner's 2012 Cool Vendors research series identifies the innovative companies, products and services that will shape business and consumer strategies in the…
Professor Brian Freeman presents Ranier's Cadisc™ clinical results at Spineweek
Medical device developer and manufacturer Ranier Technology will be at this year’s Spineweek conference in Amsterdam (28th May–1st June 2012), where Brian Freeman, Professor of Spinal Surgery at Adelaide University, will present the latest clinical study results of the company’s unique, elastomimetic lumbar and cervical replacement disc implants.
Cambridge Airport takes off with inaugural flight to Jersey
Cambridge Airport is set to welcome local passengers and international travellers alike this weekend, with the first of a brand new range of scheduled airline and holiday flights touching down as the Airport embraces its role as gateway to Cambridge, to London and the East of England.
ARK Schools appoint Rubber Cheese
Rubber Cheese have been selected to create the website and online toolkit for the ARK Schools Mathematics Mastery Programme.
LEP funding shortlist revealed
The Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has unveiled the projects that have been shortlisted to receive Growing Places Funding, subject to due diligence. The £16.1 million fund was allocated to the LEP by Government to unlock stalled projects and initiatives that could help support the creation of new jobs and economic growth.
New AVEVA Enterprise Resource Management product suite offers optimised project performance
AVEVA today announced the release of an exciting new software product family for the marine and EPC market, AVEVA Enterprise Resource Management. Its integrated planning, materials management and production control enables greater project efficiency and profitability.
Huppert secures key legislation in Queen's Speech
Cambridge MP Julian Huppert has welcomed key legislation on libel reform in the Queen’s Speech, which he fought for and which will promote free speech and free up academic and scientific debate.
Rooted in evidence: a public health response to dementia
Research programmes at the Cambridge Institute of Public Health focus on common chronic disorders. Currently under the spotlight is dementia and a major new project that will underpin improved prevention, screening and patient care.
Charlie Mayfield from John Lewis on the role of business in the wellbeing of community
Ely Cathedral Business Group presents a 'Celebration of Business' evening reception with keynote addresses from Charlie Mayfield, Chairman of John Lewis Partnership, and Rt Rev Stephen Conway, Bishop of Ely.