How will I know that my marketing is delivering ROI?
kdm communications ltd managing director Annabel Sedgwick gives her insight into a healthy return on investment (ROI).
Philip Hammond’s Budget unveils £25.3bn investment in UK roads
The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) has welcomed the investment the government has announced for the UK's major road networks, but warns that much more funding is still needed for local roads.
Arecor successfully defends a key European Patent
Arecor successfully defends a key European patent in opposition proceedings on the subject of mitigation of aggregation of therapeutic proteins during storage.
Studies raise questions over how epigenetic information is inherited
Evidence has been building in recent years that our diet, our habits or traumatic experiences can have consequences for the health of our children – and even our grandchildren.
Birketts announces 35 promotions
Birketts, the leading law firm based in the East of England, has announced that 35 of its most talented lawyers have been promoted across its four offices.
Hewitsons achieves strong Legal 500 results
Hewitsons has once again achieved impressive results in the Legal 500 guide, as the law firm continues to shine in key practice areas across East Anglia, the East Midlands and the South East.
Venturing forth: Kalium Diagnostics
A startup currently on the Accelerate Cambridge programme at the Cambridge Judge Business School Entrepreneurship Centre is developing a system to help kidney patients monitor their blood potassium levels on the go.
Budget 2018: Restriction on SME scheme R&D tax relief payable credit introduced
The Chancellor has re-introduced a restriction on the amount of SME scheme payable tax credit that companies will be able to receive.
Stocks in Focus: Smithson Investment Trust
This week Alastair Macdougall of NW Brown looks at Smithson investment trust, which recently broke the record for the largest initial public offer of an investment trust in the UK.
Ashtons Legal expands Client Liaison team
Ashtons Legal has appointed a new client liaison specialist to its injury services team. Gill Webber will be supporting the work done by the catastrophic personal and medical injury lawyers across Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire.
New offices for BIOSTRATA
Loci Interiors was appointed Principle Designers to design, develop and facilitate the installation of a contemporary interior scheme for the new offices of Specialist Life Science Agency Biostrata, located at Histon near Cambridge.
Flexible working – is the bubble about to burst?
For organisations seeking to attract the best young talent, the ability to work flexibly can be a magnet. Yet many business leaders believe the idea is stalling, even though companies are still investing in technology to make it happen. So does this indicate an about-turn in business thinking or are working practices in many cases merely proving too slow to change?
Cambridge partners in new €1 billion European Quantum Flagship
The University of Cambridge is a partner in the €1 billion Quantum Flagship, an EU-funded initiative to develop quantum technologies across Europe.
Raspberry Pi launches Wireframe - a new games magazine with a difference
Raspberry Pi is about to launch Wireframe: a new, £3, twice-monthly magazine that lifts the lid on video games.
Council teams up with hotel for bedding donation
A Cambourne hotel has donated good quality bedding to South Cambridgeshire District Council – which in turn has passed it onto local housing good causes.
Budget October 2018: The end of austerity?
Philip Hammond delivered his first October budget with the ambitious statement that ‘The era of austerity is finally coming to an end’. But was there an easing of Treasury purse strings? Comment from NW Brown...
TTP Ventus introduces the XP Series of micropumps
TTP Ventus, manufacturer of the Disc Pump range of multi-award-winning micropumps, today introduced its XP Series, the latest pump products in the Company’s strategic development pipeline.
CrownBio releases open access database of immuno-oncology murine models
Crown Bioscience, a global drug discovery and development services company providing translational platforms to advance oncology, inflammation, cardiovascular and metabolic disease research, has released MuBase 2.0.
Refurbished Paediatric Day Unit at Addenbrooke’s makes hospital a friendlier place
Addenbrooke’s Hospital’s refurbished Paediatric Day Unit (PDU) was opened on Wednesday 24 October during Addenbrooke’s Children’s Week, giving children with cancer and other serious conditions the chance to be seen quicker and in a more child-friendly, engaging environment.
Celebrating dedicated teachers around the world
This month has seen a number of events held, and initiatives launched, in recognition of World Teachers’ Day, which was celebrated internationally on 5 October.
No company owner is an island: talking business with other MDs
KISS MD Sarah Reakes shares her advice to other creative agencies at a local event.
Cambridge China Forum taps into Ting Zhang’s expertise
The expertise and experience of Ting Zhang, Founder and CEO of Crayfish.io, makes her an important speaker at next month's Cambridge China Forum – the inaugural event aiming to drive forward UK/China business relationships.
Budget 2018: Comments from EY's Stuart Wilkinson
Stuart Wilkinson, EY’s Head of Tax in the East of England, comments on this year’s Budget.
Council housing pledge after borrowing cap lifted
The scrapping of a limit on the amount Councils can borrow to spend on building homes is being welcomed in South Cambridgeshire – with leading Councillors calling for the small print to be confirmed as soon as possible.
Birketts advises council on its first investment property acquisition
Birketts has advised Cambridgeshire County Council on its first investment property acquisition. Brunswick House, a 251-bed purpose-built student accommodation property in Cambridge, was purchased for £38m from Apache Capital Partners, a private real estate investment management firm.