Cambridge-based digital agency recognised at FSB Awards
WebWorksWell and HiTeam are finalists for the The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) ‘Digital business of the year’ and ‘Product innovation' awards, following a highly successful year.
Congenica achieves global ISO 13485:2016 in vitro diagnostic device quality management system
Congenica, a global provider of clinical genomics interpretation software, announced today that it has received certification in ISO 13485:2016, a quality management system for medical devices that supports comprehensive policies and processes across the entire business.
Retired Minister from Cambridge takes part in rare cancer trial
A retired Methodist Minister from Cambridge is taking part in two rare disease trials in the hope that he can help other patients and the NHS in the future.
How to handle a visit from the Home Office
For sponsor licence holders - and their HR teams in particular - Home Office scrutiny is an ongoing concern. DavidsonMorris Immigration Solicitors offers some helpful advice.
Is start up recruitment moving too fast?
The world of start-ups is fast paced, adrenaline-fuelled and forever changing. And while their technology and business may be rapidly shifting, should the way they recruit and think about their employees be at the same pace?
Rapidox 5100 is for biogas and syngas applications
Do you analyse, control and monitor gas within biogas, syngas, anaerobic digestion and fermentation processes?
Westminster College plans Open House event
Westminster College invites event planners and organisers to view meeting, dining and bedrooms at the main college site on Madingley Road tomorrow (March 1st).
Chinese Embassy strengthens ties with UK business through TWI visit
Representatives from the Chinese Embassy in London paid a visit to TWI in Cambridge, strengthening business ties between the UK and China while also discussing future collaborations.
Conference sets out economic growth opportunities in the Oxford – Cambridge Corridor
Prominent business and public-sector leaders will come together in Milton Keynes on 21st June for the Oxford Cambridge Corridor Economic Growth Conference - the region’s largest business conference of the year – which is supported by the National Infrastructure Commission, England’s Economic Heartland and regional and local authorities.
Allia seeks tender proposals for Serious Impact Programme assessment
Allia are now seeking tender proposals from highly experienced and qualified suppliers for the provision of the summative assessment for the Serious Impact programme.
Hospital governor role is chance to ‘give back’
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) is looking for volunteers to take on an important role in helping shape its future.
Cambridge Index dips 0.7%
The Cambridge Index fell 170.43 points or 0.7% to close at 24,766.2, as Index heavyweights such as Johnson Matthey and DS Smith posted weekly losses to their share prices.
Keen to build your scientific career?
Cambridge Network's special Science Recruitment event later today (Tuesday 27th February) is for anyone involved in any kind of science who is looking for a job, about to embark on a career or is simply considering a change. Come along anytime from 6pm - 9pm to meet some of the region's top employers.
The big picture: images for marketers
It’s an overused cliché, but a picture does tell a thousand words. So for the creative industries, great images are the lifeblood of much of our work, and will often determine the success, or failure, of a project.
In tech we trust?
Fairness, trust and transparency are qualities we usually associate with organisations or individuals. Today, these attributes might also apply to algorithms. As machine learning systems become more complex and pervasive, Cambridge researchers believe it’s time for new thinking about new technology.
Young children use physics, not previous rewards, to learn about tools
Children as young as seven apply basic laws of physics to problem-solving, rather than learning from what has previously been rewarded, suggests new research from the University of Cambridge.
Helping police make custody decisions using artificial intelligence
Police at the “front line” of difficult risk-based judgements are trialling an AI system trained by University of Cambridge criminologists to give guidance using the outcomes of five years of criminal histories.
Busy bees at Global Regulatory Services launch video
Happy Days! Global Regulatory Services has launched its first YouTube video.
Is bitcoin mining wasteful?
The enormous use of energy used to mine cryptocurrencies is very contentious, but alternative methods pose too much of a security risk, says Michel Rauchs.
How drones can help to sell real estate
Real Estate and aerial photography go hand-in-glove. One of the most competitive areas of the rapidly expanding commercial UAV industry is real estate, and recent research has even shown that properties that feature aerial imaging in their marketing collateral generally sell between 20-30% more quickly than those that do not. In short, for Estate Agents, commercial drone operators are a dream…
Health staff ‘too stressed’ to deal with disasters
Increasing stress and a lack of motivation among healthcare staff could result in hospitals having to shut down in the wake of a major incident such as flooding or an earthquake, according to new research published in the journal Procedia Engineering.
Robocon 2018: Tech Day success in lead up to Cambridge robotics competition
A Technical Day was hosted at Hills Road Sixth Form College on Saturday (24th February) ahead of Robocon 2018, the most exciting robotics competition to take place in Cambridge. Robocon 2018, which is sponsored by Cheffins, includes 11 teams from schools across the region, who will put their robotics and engineering skills to the test on 14th and 15th April.
Join One Nucleus's Cambridge-based BioTuesday to discuss neurodegenerative diseases
Neurodegenerative diseases are incurable conditions in which nerve cells gradually degenerate, or die, for reasons that are not yet understood. Neurodegenerative diseases include Alzheimer’s, Parkinson's, Huntington's, Motor Neurone disease, Creutzfeldt-Jakob and Multiple Sclerosis, many of which give rise to dementia.
Precision Printing Plates Ltd (PPP) announced as latest Bellissima DMS Trade Shop for the UK
Aniken Graphics, a joint venture between Hamillroad Software, a UK based prepress software company, and Apex International, a global leader of anilox and metering products, has today announced that Precision Printing Plates Ltd (PPP), is one of two approved trade shops for Bellissima DMS in the UK market.
A novel cabling solution for down hole electric submersible pumps in the oil and gas industry
TWI was contacted to assist in the Ceramotor project, designing and developing a new type of motor for electric submersible pumps. These down hole pumps are widely used in the oil and gas sector to boost productivity or de-water wells; however, the operating conditions create a number of challenges, including the joining of cables from the motor winding to appropriate terminals.