TTP Labtech launches arktic™ - the affordable automated biobank for every lab
TTP labtech’s new arktic -80oC automated store provides exceptional high capacity storage per cubic metre, and a safe secure solution to biological sample storage.
Talented Anglia Ruskin artists in the spotlight
Illustrators Heidi Deedman and Becky Palmer have been named as the inaugural winners of the Sebastian Walker Award, sponsored by leading children’s publishers Walker Books.
Rapunzel, Leonardo and the physics of the ponytail
New research provides the first mathematical understanding of the shape of a ponytail and could have implications for the textile industry, computer animation and personal care products.
New arrival swells park’s status as cancer research centre
Fahy Gurteen, a Dublin-based biotech business, is the latest arrival at Cambridge Research Park, where it has taken a six-year lease on 8,000 sq ft of laboratory and office space. As specialists in cancer research, Fahy Gurteen will be in good company at CRP, which is home to the UK headquarters of biotech firm Horizon Discovery.
Mentoring means different things to different people; what does it mean to you?
There’s no right or wrong way to approach Mentoring, Coaching or Critical Friends - other than helping clients identify and achieve goals more efficiently. Or is there? How does this work for us all in the real world? Take part in FCG Consultancy's survey to receive the results and find out...
Exhibition visitors get free XJTAG trial
XJTAG will exhibit at two exhibitions this month: IPC APEX, in San Diego, and Embedded World, in Nuremberg, Germany (both 28th February-1st March). Visitors to the XJTAG stand will be offered a free trial of the latest XJTAG development system.
DLR Group to roll out Shaderlight across 19 offices in North America
ArtVPS has received its biggest single Shaderlight order to date by an architect design practice thanks to DLR Group, which provides architecture, engineering, planning and interior design services to clients throughout the United States and China.
Cambridge Index falls 2.7%
Global equity markets closed lower during the week, erasing a five week rally, as investors remained concerned about Greece’s ability to reach an agreement with its international creditors on the details of a debt-swap agreement. The Cambridge Index fell 2.7% or 298.0 points to 10,589.7, as five of the top nine index heavyweights recorded losses.
Angels hover over Downing Street
Nathan Hill, founder of Qi3 and Qi3 Accelerator, participated in a business summit for angels and entrepreneurs at Number 10 Downing Street last Friday.
Tame your computer - fun with folders
In her weekly series for Cambridge Network members, software training expert Karen Roem offers handy tips to help you 'Tame your computer'. This week she describes how to set all the folders on your computer to match the current folder's view settings (Windows 7)...
Somersault Video Productions go to great heights for Gazeley
The sky really was the limit when it came to promoting Gazeley's new 13-acre development opportunity, G-Park.
SJIC chooses ELIMINATA energy savers for office energy saving
Energy Reducing Products (ERP) recently announced that St John’s Innovation Centre, Cambridge has selected ERP’s ELIMINATA® energy savers as a key part of their energy saving and de-carbonisation programme.
Office move for Ernst & Young in Cambridge
On Monday, February 27 Ernst & Young will be moving to a new office in Cambridge Business Park.
Amino results show good performance
Amino Technologies plc, the Cambridge-based leader in digital entertainment solutions for in-home multimedia distribution, announces audited results for the year ended 30 November 2011 which demonstrate strong year-on-year growth in revenue, operating profitability, adjusted margins and cash generation.
Spreading the word about the ebook revolution
A panel of experts, including Booker Prize shortlisted author Jill Paton-Walsh, will be debating the latest hot topics in digital publishing – including the seemingly unstoppable rise of the ebook – at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge on Tuesday, 21 February.
Inder's Kitchen is voted best Indian food in Cambridgeshire
Inder's Kitchen has been voted as the best Indian food in Cambridgeshire by readers of 'Cambridge Edition'.
Adiabatic Logic delivers on second development contract with Xaar
Adiabatic Logic Limited has successfully completed a second key mixed signal ASIC development contract with the world's leading independent inkjet technology company, Xaar to enhance the performance of its printheads.
A mineral way to catalysis?
Fool’s Gold may prove an unlikely alternative to overexploited catalytic materials.
'Smart’ microcapsules in a single step
A new, single-step method of fabricating microcapsules, which have potential commercial applications in industries including medicine, agriculture and diagnostics, has been developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge.
Marshall Aerospace commissions RHAG systems at Camp Bastion military base in Afghanistan
Marshall Aerospace has commissioned two Rotary Hydraulic Arrestor Gear (RHAG) systems at Camp Bastion, the RAF’s main base in Afghanistan for British military troops, following the opening of a new runway late last year.
AVEVA opens new office in Genoa, Italy
AVEVA announced today it has opened a new office in Genoa, Italy to support the growing Italian market. The office will offer sales and support for all AVEVA’s products and solutions, as well as hosting training courses and customer events.
LEP calls for projects to fund
The Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough Enterprise Partnership is calling for organisations to come forward with funding proposals for delayed projects in the area, following news that the Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) will receive £10.9 million of Growing Places Funding.
TTP Labtech showcases the new mosquito® HV at SLAS 2012
TTP Labtech’s new mosquito® HV, launched this week at SLAS 2012, bridges the gap between nanolitre and microlitre liquid handling.
Toshiba appoints Mobas as lead creative agency for UK medical systems
Toshiba Medical Systems UK, specialist in diagnostic imaging, has appointed Mobas – one of the fastest-growing integrated agencies in the East of England – as its lead creative agency.
Pushing science to its limits
Cambridge Science Festival is hoping to break new boundaries in celebration of London 2012 as it asks ‘How fast can Usain Bolt run?’ and takes ‘A mathematical look at the Olympics’. Bookings for the UK’s largest free science festival are now open.