New addition to HCR's rapidly expanding real estate team
Ceri Riddell, partner, has joined HCR's growing real estate team.
Cambridge companies receive Queen's Awards
Eight Cambridge-based companies - including several Cambridge Network members - have today been announced as winners of prestigious Queen's Awards for Enterprise, featuring in both the innovation and international trade categories.
Featurespace honoured with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International trade
Featurespace, the leading provider of Enterprise Crime Prevention software, has received the Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade. This is the second time the company has received a Queen’s Award, the first being in 2018 in the Innovation category for its pioneering work in fraud prevention technology.
From paper to online exams: Why now's the time to make the transition
The Covid-19 pandemic has seen the cancellation of exams across the globe; turmoil for institutions and uncertainty for students about when or even if they’ll be able to take the exams they’ve worked hard for.
Three weeks until you can step out of lockdown with Arthur Rank Hospice Charity’s Star Shine Walk
Individuals and groups of families, colleagues and friends are being invited to step out across Cambridgeshire (and in fact, anywhere in the world!) with Arthur Rank Hospice Charity’s Star Shine Walk, sponsored by The Cambridgeshire Care Home.
PervasID wins with Queen’s Award for Enterprise for Innovation 2021
PervasID, the company developing best-in-class battery-free Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) reader systems for automating inventory and asset tracking, today announced that it has been honoured with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise for Innovation 2021.
Study shows how mammals evolved bigger brains
New research has demonstrated that, contrary to popular belief, relative brain size in mammals is not solely linked to intelligence but is driven by various evolutionary pressures on body size, including adaptations caused by mass extinction and changes in climate.
Marshall honoured with Queen’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade
Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group’s Military Aerospace business has been honoured with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade 2021.
Major advance enables study of genetic mutations in any tissue
For the first time, scientists are able to study changes in the DNA of any human tissue, following the resolution of long-standing technical challenges by scientists at the Wellcome Sanger Institute. The new method, called nanorate sequencing (NanoSeq), makes it possible to study how genetic changes occur in human tissues with unprecedented accuracy.
Board to death: CEOs lose faith in social marketing
Bango research reveals that Boards and CEOs are rapidly losing faith in social media, frustrated by ‘meaningless metrics’ that don’t translate to business goals.
JM partners with Stena Recycling Group on sustainable, circular solution for lithium ion battery recycling
Johnson Matthey, a global leader in sustainable technologies, has concluded a Memorandum of Understanding with Stena Recycling Group, a leading recycler of industrial waste and end of life products, to develop an efficient value chain in Europe for recycling of lithium ion batteries and cell manufacturing materials.
May screenings from Cambridge Film Festival at Home
Cambridge Film Festival at Home has announced further film screenings as part of its on-going ‘A Film I love…’ series and ‘Rewind’, a brand-new season for film lovers that kicked off last month.
‘Belter of a sale’ as Cheffins first collective vintage auction of 2021 grosses over £1.3m
The first Cheffins vintage collective sale of 2021 saw over 2000 lots of vintage and classic tractors, machinery, steam engines, motorcycles, cars and collectors’ items go under the hammer at Europe’s largest sale of its type.
National Portrait Gallery to stage Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2021 at Cromwell Place arts hub
Gallery announces plans for new physical exhibition as it calls for entries for the 2021 prize.
Birketts secures high net worth investment for leading software company
Top 100 law firm, Birketts, has assisted leading software company, Matterlab Ltd, in securing investment from a group of high net worth individuals for an undisclosed sum. The Matterlab team include directors, shareholders and co-founders, Mark Thorley, David Flynn and Radu Gidei.
Q2 Component market review
Elite Electronic Systems writes: As we enter the second quarter of 2021, we discover the overall market situation has not changed for the electronics manufacturing industry.
Hewitsons Corporate and Commercial team wins CLS Awards 2021
Hewitsons' Corporate and Commercial team is proud to have been recognised as the best in the region at the Cambridgeshire Law Society (CLS) Awards 2021.
100 years and counting with Matt Siggens
Marshall Centre’s Key Account Manager, Matthew Siggens, talks about his time on the apprenticeship scheme and his contribution to 100 years of success.
RDD is coming soon…
Team Consulting will be attending RDD 2021, an important event forall those involved in respiratory drug delivery.
New cancer algorithm flags genetic weaknesses in tumours
A new way to identify tumours that could be sensitive to particular immunotherapies has been developed using data from thousands of NHS cancer patient samples sequenced through the 100,000 Genomes Project.
Dr Barbara March joins Salus Wellness
Dr Barbara March has joined Salus Wellness this month.
Cyber attack warning from DfE
You may be aware the DfE has again issued a warning to schools, regarding the high levels of Cyber Attacks on schools and MATs. A recent letter from Jon Gilbert, Chief Information Security Officer, explains the increased levels of Cyber Attacks.
Turbine strengthens R&D capabilities with key appointments
London, UK, Budapest, Hungary... Turbine, a company developing a cell behavior simulation platform to uncover targets for the most challenging cancers, today announced that it has appointed Dr. Mark Velleca as Chair of the Board of Directors. The company also announced that Professor Gordon Mills and Dr Klaus Hoeflich have joined its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). Drawing on their combined…
ARU Law Clinic wins pro bono award for second time
Anglia Ruskin University’s Law Clinic has won the 'Excellence in Pro Bono and Corporate Social Responsibility' category at the Cambridgeshire Law Society’s Legal Excellence Awards for the second time.
The Shape of things to come
A new training course now available from Cambridge Network's Learning Collaboration offers to help people feel calmer, make better decisions, and thrive in work and life.