Council hosts free workshop to help local businesses save on energy bills
Small and medium-sized companies can learn how to save money on energy bills and apply for grants of up to £20,000 at a free workshop next week.
East of England features strongly in ‘1000 Companies to Inspire Britain 2018’
One hundred and three East of England companies are named in London Stock Exchange Group’s '1000 Companies to Inspire Britain' report, an increase of three percent compared to 2017. Companies from the region have an average annual revenue growth rate of 103 per cent, more than 30 per cent above the UK national average.
Watch: Sookio Director talks leadership on Sage Facebook Live
As a Sage Business Expert, Sookio's Director Sue Keogh regularly offers advice to the Sage business community on all things digital marketing. This time, she joined them for a Facebook Live session on leadership in 2018, sharing tips for entrepreneurs on how to effectively lead an organisation to success.
Tri-generation in action: King’s Cross’ district cooling network goes live
Metropolitan’s district cooling network at King’s Cross, London’s most vibrant neighbourhood, went live today.
Linguamatics I2E AMP platform automates critical insights discovery in real-time with NLP
Linguamatics, the leading natural language processing (NLP) text analytics provider, today announced the latest release of its I2E AMP platform to automate the discovery of critical insights from text using NLP.
Kangaroo care leaps ahead at The Rosie
Cambridge University Hospitals has sprung into action to support an event called International Kangaroo Care Awareness Day.
Cambridge study uses IMAGINE-ation to help child with rare syndrome
IMAGINE the challenges involved in raising a child with a rare genetic condition which affects their development? This was the situation the Monk family faced when son, Ethan, was diagnosed with Williams Syndrome. But by taking part in the IMAGINE ID study via Cambridge University, the family have received valuable assistance for the future and this International Clinical Trials Day they are…
Pure achieves prestigious Investors in People Gold status
Professional recruitment specialist Pure has been awarded an Investors in People Gold Award. Described as an achievement of ‘world class best practice’, IIP Gold is only given to organisations who can demonstrate excellence in developing and supporting staff to achieve high performance.
Ashtons Legal appoints six new Associates
Ashtons Legal is delighted to announce the appointment of six new Associates from within the firm.
Last chance for Cambridge businesses to enter 2018 Rural Business Awards
Rural businesses in Cambridge are being encouraged to showcase their work, products and services to the nation at the 2018 Rural Business Awards, which closes for entries on 31st May. At last year’s event, Zettlex, from Newton, won the Best Rural Innovation of the Year.
Miniaturised gas sensors open new markets, finds new IDTechEx Research report
A new research report from IDTechEx forecasts the market for environmental gas sensors from 2018 to 2028.
New incident response management training course launched to support GDPR compliance
IT Governance, the leading global provider of cyber security, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and risk management solutions, has launched a brand-new incident response management training course to support individuals looking to develop an incident response programme.
PhoreMost completes £11M ($15M) Series-A round to enter drug discovery
PhoreMost, the UK-based biopharmaceutical company dedicated to drugging ‘undruggable’ disease targets, today announced it has completed an £11m ($15m) Series-A investment round. The investment will be used to expand operations on the Babraham Research Campus and progress several novel drug targets from its next-generation “SITESEEKER®” phenotypic screening platform into first-in-class drug…
Cambridge Index surges 2.6%
The Cambridge Index advanced 2.6% or 692.4 points to settle at 27,578.3, as heavyweights such as Johnson Matthey, DS Smith and AVEVA Group posted weekly gains to their share prices.
Starting a revolution with a waste-free alternative to plastic bottles
London start-up Skipping Rocks Lab has come up with an alternative to plastic water bottles. It’s a flexible container called Ooho, made from seaweed extract, that’s 100 percent naturally biodegradable. When someone has finished drinking the water they can even eat the container.
Economic impact of the Royal Wedding – EY ITEM Club comments
The Royal Wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle should have some benefits for the UK economy, although we suspect the overall impact will be limited, says EY Item Club.
UK’s tax regime remains attractive despite Brexit uncertainty - KPMG
The UK has retained its place as one of the world’s most competitive tax regimes, according to the KPMG Tax Competitiveness Survey 2018.
Bob Driver to step down as CEO of CW
Bob Driver, CEO of CW (Cambridge Wireless), has announced he is to step down from the helm of the technology membership organisation. He will continue to lead the company while his successor is being sought, he remains a Director on the CW Board, and will also continue to steward the new national 5G innovation network - UK5G - on behalf of CW.
Hundreds of candidates flock to Cambridge Network Job Fair
Cambridge Network's latest Job Fair, held last week at the new Post Doc Centre at Eddington on the Northwest Cambridge site, attracted more than 300 potential candidates.
PredictImmune joins the Babraham Research Campus community
PredictImmune, developer of pioneering tools for guiding treatment options in immune-mediated inflammatory diseases, chooses Babraham Research Campus as permanent base within the Cambridge Cluster.
Arecor at World Congress’ Biologics Formulation and Drug Delivery Technologies Summit
Arecor Limited, the UK-based leading formulation technology company, focused on developing superior biopharmaceuticals via the innovative reformulation of proteins and peptides enabling the improved treatment of diabetes and other conditions, is pleased to announce its participation at The World Congress’ Biologics Formulation and Drug Delivery Technologies Summit, on 21st and 22nd May 2018, at…
Birketts’ Ipswich office officially opened by HRH The Earl of Wessex
Top 100 law firm Birketts’ new headquarters in Ipswich was officially opened by HRH The Earl of Wessex on Friday (11 May).
Crayfish connects businesses with China
Cambridge MBA alumna Ting Zhang founded an online platform that connects qualified bilingual talent to companies aiming to do business with China.
IWF research on child sex abuse live-streaming reveals 98% of victims are under 13
A new study by the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) has revealed shocking statistics on children being groomed, coerced and blackmailed into live-streaming their own sexual abuse over webcams, tablets and mobile phones.
New Associate joins Marks & Clerk Cambridge office
Marks & Clerk Solicitors LLP, one of the leading intellectual property law firms in the UK, has appointed Rayyan Mughal as a new Associate Solicitor of its commercial services team in Cambridge.