Understanding the Chinese culture: #1 Traditions versus modern China
If you intend to interact with Chinese people for business purposes, it is advisable to learn some basics about the Chinese culture, which is very different from the West. In a series of posts over the coming weeks, Crayfish.io – the unique online platform dedicated to helping Western companies do business in China – aims to close the knowledge gap.
Interdisciplinary Award to create the first fully-functional bioengineered bile duct
Dr Athina Markaki and Dr Alexander Justin of the University of Cambridge Department of Engineering along with Professor Ludovic Vallier, Dr Fotios Sampaziotis (Wellcome – MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute) and Mr Kourosh Saeb-Parsy (Department of Surgery) have been awarded a Rosetrees Trust Award for Interdisciplinary Research between the Departments of Engineering and Medicine.
Morgan Sindall encourages Year 5s to get building
Nearly 40 Year 5 students from Bar Hill Primary School visited Littleport and East Cambs Academy for a STEM outreach day with Morgan Sindall, to learn about the construction industry and the cutting-edge technology used to design new buildings.
Qkine backed by Cambridge Enterprise and a quintet of angels
University of Cambridge spin-out Qkine has closed its seed investment round supported by Cambridge Enterprise, the commercialisation arm of the University, and a team of five angels led by Jim Warwick. The amount is undisclosed.
Lycotec quest to target the deadliest of crystals
Lycotec Ltd, a biotech company based in Cambridge UK, is raising funds to undertake a phase II clinical trial which would target cholesterol crystals.
Hewitsons reappointed to Homes England Legal Services Framework
Law firm Hewitsons has been reappointed to the Homes England Legal Services Framework agreement, following a highly competitive tender process.
Insurance company CEO pays tribute to the transformational Mobas effect
The CEO of insurance company Marmalade has paid tribute to his relationship with Mobas – outlining the transformational impact the agency has had on the business. In a recently commissioned video interview, Crispin Moger says that Mobas continues to play an influential role in the company’s strategy to empower, and act as the champion for young drivers.
Promotions, new roles and fresh talent fuel agency progress
People are the lifeblood of any business, and in a creative agency the right mix of talent, experience and career progression is vital. Mobas' repositioning as The Brand Transformation Agency at the turn of the year heralded a wave of new client wins, additional projects and fresh creative challenges – and it has responded with a string of staff changes to maintain the momentum.
Email: a lazy and dangerous choice
Email is wonderfully convenient, but at what cost? In this very short piece (he loves to make a point), Communication Coach Jon Torrens tells you how to use it properly.
UK economic growth stable but sluggish, says EY ITEM Club
EY ITEM Club expects GDP growth of 1.6% in 2018, with the UK economy steady but uninspiring despite some improved conditions.
Cambridge engineering research served up at Pint of Science festival
What is the nanoscale and just how will we be interacting with computer interfaces in the future? Cambridge engineers will discuss these topics at the upcoming Pint of Science festival.
Cambridge joins collaborative project to strengthen the Internet of Things
The Institute for Manufacturing (IfM), part of the University of Cambridge Department of Engineering, has been selected to help enhance the Internet of Things (IoT) as part of a new collaborative project.
'Best of British' enterprise celebrated on Her Majesty the Queen's birthday
An impressive clutch of Cambridge companies - most of them Cambridge Network members - received prestigious Queen’s Awards for Enterprise on 21 April as Her Majesty celebrated her 92nd birthday.
Darktrace wins Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade
Darktrace, the world’s leading AI company for cyber defence, has today announced that it is one of a select number of businesses to win the Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade. This prestigious accolade was awarded to Darktrace in recognition of its outstanding growth in overseas sales.
Second Queen’s Award for CambridgeIC
Specialist sensor and chip developer CambridgeIC has won a second Queen’s Award for International Trade.
Royal award for Zettlex
Cambridge sensors company, Zettlex, is celebrating a second Queen’s Award for Enterprise.
Real-time machine learning solution recognised by UK’s most prestigious business awards
Featurespace is awarded a Queen's Award for Enterprise: Innovation - another accolade in a string of awards this year.
British breast cancer company, Endomag, wins Queen’s Award
Endomag, the surgical guidance company, today announced it has received the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation for 2018. The Award recognises the Company’s efforts in developing novel surgical tools for more accurate removal of breast cancer.
GIS wins Second Queen’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade
GIS, the leading technology provider to OEMs and system builders in the inkjet industry worldwide, has been awarded the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise 2018 for International Trade, in recognition of the company’s outstanding growth in overseas markets from 2015 to 2017.
BenevolentAI raises $115 million to extend global position in AI enabled drug development
BenevolentAI announced that it has raised $115 million from new and existing investors at a pre-money valuation of $2 billion in one of the largest funding rounds in the AI pharmaceutical sector.
Hewitsons appoints first all-female group of former trainees
Four newly-qualified solicitors have embarked on a legal career with Hewitsons, with another to follow – all of them women, marking a first for the law firm.
GSI’s latest funding success is ‘out of this world’
The Global Sustainability Institute at Anglia Ruskin University has received backing from the Science & Technology Facilities Council – the sixth UK research council, out of seven, to provide funding to the GSI since it was launched in 2011.
Birketts appointed to the legal panel of the L&Q Group
Top 100 law firm Birketts has recently been appointed to the legal panel of The L&Q Group, one of the UK's leading housing associations and London's largest residential developers. The Group has over 90,000 homes under management located in London and the South East of England.
Brightest innovators from schools across the country compete in national coding challenge
The UK’s brightest innovators from schools across the country competed in the final of PA Consulting Group’s sixth annual Raspberry Pi coding competition this week.
World’s smartest car park is self-taught and costs next to nothing
Deep learning is moving out of research and into real-life projects, as Cambridge Consultants unveils the world’s smartest car park. ‘Goldeneye’ has taught itself to recognise cars and how they appear in spaces.