£25 million funding awarded to leading disease prevention projects
In its first ever funding round, the UK Prevention Research Partnership (UKPRP) is investing £25 million into understanding and influencing the social, economic and environmental factors that affect our health.
Region’s businesses lead the way with environmental savings
The eco achievements of the East region’s businesses have been brought into the spotlight with the annual Investors in the Environment (iiE) Awards, held recently at Allia Future Business Centre in Peterborough.
MRC researchers join Fellowship of Academy of Medical Sciences
MRC-supported scientists are among the 50 distinguished medical researchers elected as Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences.
IQGeo launches myWorld Route Optimizer to turn business enquiries into sales for CSPs
Cambridge, UK, 10 May 2019 – IQGeo (AIM:IQG), leading provider of geospatial productivity and collaboration solutions, is today launching myWorld Route Optimizer™ to enable Communication Service Providers (CSPs) to respond to commercial business enquiries faster and more accurately, inc
New ventures need to pivot successfully
New ventures need to ‘pivot’ gracefully to avoid alienating their initial user community, says a new study co-authored by Professor Paul Tracey of Cambridge Judge Business School.
Become a Friend of CCF and invest in your local community
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation (CCF) celebrates its 15th year in 2019. Over that time, it has made £15,000,000 worth of grants to support local community groups and charities, who understand how to bring about positive change in their communities.
UKRI launches call for Stephen Hawking Fellowships
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has launched its first call to support a new generation of visionary scientists, in memory of Professor Stephen Hawking.
PA Consulting attracts ING’s head of innovation as a new partner
Hugo Raaijmakers has joined global innovation and transformation consultancy PA Consulting (PA) as a partner based in Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Three East entrepreneurs shortlisted as finalists in 'EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2019'
CMR Surgical, Comtec and Electric Tobacconist are finalists in EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2019
Closed Loop Medicine raises £2.1 million pre-Series A
Closed Loop Medicine (CLM) - the Cambridge-based health tech startup that helps doctors and healthcare providers to deliver personalised treatment regimens - has raised £2.1 million in venture capital funding.
Plextek launches new innovation business unit – Ignite Exponential
Engineering and design consultancy Plextek is launching a new innovation business unit called Ignite Exponential, to help established companies compete with agile and fast moving start-ups that are driving new disruptive technologies.
The out of town experience: can we make consumers happy again?
The significant challenges facing retailers across the Cambridge-Oxford Growth Corridor are reflected in regional take-up figures which have fallen to their lowest level since 2014 according to a recent analysis by Bidwells.
Cambridge Independent is 'Weekly Newspaper of the Year'
Cambridge Independent has been named the Weekly Newspaper of the Year for the thrid year in a row, having triumphed at this week's newsawards 2019, the only awards dedicated to celebrating the best in news media print, technology and business innovation.
New features for labels and packaging in latest Harlequin release
The latest update to the Harlequin RIP®, Version 12.1, the print engine that drives the industry’s highest performing digital presses, is announced today by developers Global Graphics Software.
Cambridgeshire MP visits Sepura to see how innovation is supporting success
Sepura recently received a visit from South East Cambridgeshire MP Lucy Frazer to its headquarters near Cambridge. In her role as constituency MP for Cambridge Research Park where Sepura is based, Lucy was keen to see some of the tools which public safety organisations are using to support operations and improve communications.
Checkit’s next-gen operations management technology extends its reach
Checkit has unveiled a new generation of operations management tools to help businesses boost productivity and achieve hassle-free compliance.
1Spatial plc announces placing, acquisition of Geomap-Imagis and agreement with Esri
1Spatial is pleased to announce the acquisition of GEOMAP-IMAGIS and the conclusion of a simultaneous agreement with Esri.
AstraZeneca announces StartUP Science Competition 2019
AstraZeneca is hosting its second StartUP Science Competition for life science entrepreneurs in the Cambridge area.
AVEVA and Cognizant expand R&D partnership to build next-gen industrial software
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) today announced that it has expanded its research and development (R&D) partnership with AVEVA, a global leader in engineering and industrial software, to develop cutting-edge industrial software that will help shape the future across a range of industries, from water and energy, to food and infrastructure.
Stocks in Focus: Legal & General
This week Neil Trickett of NW Brown looks at life insurance company, Legal & General.
Deloitte announces new charity partnerships
East of England charity, Papworth Trust, is one of the charities beginning its partnership with Deloitte.
Employees behaving badly? Communication is key
As an HR or line manager, it’s likely that you’ve dealt with plenty of employee fall-out. Whether it’s caused by one employee behaving badly, or a misunderstanding that escalated... often, communication is the culprit. It can make or break a situation (and a team).
London Marathon runners take on challenge for Addenbrooke’s
Seven runners from Cambridgeshire tackled the gruelling 26.2 miles of the Virgin Money London Marathon on Sunday 28 April and raised over £22,000 in support of Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust (ACT).
MRC to run competition process for Digital Innovation Hubs
The MRC is to run a competition process on behalf of Health Data Research UK, to create Digital Innovation Hubs: centres of excellence dedicated to pioneering the use of health data for research and innovation.
Personalised medicines are a step closer with Xaar 1201
The Xaar 1201 printhead is proving instrumental in helping Nottingham-based research organisation, Added Scientific, establish the suitability of inkjet printing in the manufacture of personalised pharmaceutical pills, where dosages could be tailored to individuals on an industrial scale.