Events offer insight into doing business with China
Ting Zhang, Founder and CEO of Cambridge-based Crayfish.io, has been connecting with some of industry's brightest minds at recent events and webinars. Her journey in the past few weeks highlights a few of the latest Chinese business trends.
Base4 Innovation Ltd closes £5 million ($6.5 million) funding round
Base4 Innovation Ltd, the biotechnology company specialising in single molecule DNA sequencing, closed an oversubscribed funding round last month, led by Longwall Ventures. The funds will be used to expand the current team and increase lab space, facilitating the continued fast-paced development and automation of its technology.
Spark EV launches to increase productivity for electric vehicle fleet operators
Aimed at fleet operators moving to electric vehicles (EVs), Spark EV today launched its new artificial intelligence-based journey prediction telematics solution. Spark EV enables vehicles to complete more journeys between charges, removes range anxiety and enables greater fleet utilisation, with up to 20% more journeys completed between charges.
EY’s Autumn Budget 2017 predictions
Stuart Wilkinson, tax partner at EY in the East of England says: “This Budget, as the first one of a Parliament, would normally be expected to be full of bold moves, where the Chancellor builds a war chest to utilise later in the Parliament. However, in this case, with a minority Government, and business and citizens struggling to understand what the future of the UK will be following Brexit, the…
An Arthur Rank Hospice personal story: 'I felt like somebody who was part of the family'
Kirsty Bradbrook talks about the care her husband and family received in the Arthur Rank Hospice at the start of this year.
Impressive trainee retention rate for Hewitsons
Hewitsons has retained more former trainees in 2017 than in any of the previous five years, demonstrating an ever-increasing commitment to its training ethos – ‘train to retain’.
Conference explores ways to combat online child sexual abuse
Leading figures from government, police, the third sector and industry will meet in Norwich this week to examine new ways of tackling the soaring rate of online child sexual abuse.
TWI rewards outstanding undergraduate engineering projects
TWI Ltd was one of 16 prize sponsors at Sheffield Hallam University’s Department of Engineering and Mathematics prizegiving ceremony. The ceremony took place last Monday (13 November 2017), with TWI sponsoring a Welding and Joining Project engineering prize.
Why you should attend a brokerage event
Have you ever wondered what happens at a brokerage event?
UK entrepreneurs hungry for capital in 2018, new EY research reveals
The EY Fast Growth Tracker interviewed 371 business owners about their fundraising and exit plans. It found that funding remains the biggest hurdle to British business success, with 50% of business owners agreeing it is the largest constraint on their growth.
Welding Institute branch shows support for new engineering centre at Devon college
Hubert McPhillips, Chairman of The Welding Institute South Western branch, attended a launch party for the opening of a new engineering centre at the mid Devon campus of Petroc Further and Higher Education College.
International technology buyers are coming to Cambridge
The Department for International Trade (DIT) is inviting technology buyers from Europe and beyond to Cambridge - and offers you the chance to meet with these companies face to face. Whether you produce hardware, develop software or provide expertise/consultancy in relevant technologies, you may have what they are looking for right now.
Reliable combustion control analysis for cremators: new application note
Michell Instruments has released a new application featuring two case studies of combustion control in crematoria.
Don't let tax be a party pooper this Christmas!
If you're booking an annual staff event, such as a Christmas party or summer BBQ, now is the time to look at how much you’re spending on each member of staff to avoid any nasty surprises from HMRC for your employees.
Martin Jackson joins 8power Limited as VP, Engineering
8power is delighted to announce the appointment of Martin Jackson as VP, Engineering with immediate effect.
Photo competition captures the beauty of engineering
Crystal tigers, metal peacock feathers and a 'nano man' are just some of the striking images featured in the University of Cambridge Department of Engineering's annual photo competition, the winners of which have been announced this week.
Fully integrated circuits printed directly onto fabric
Cambridge researchers have successfully incorporated washable, stretchable and breathable electronic circuits into fabric, opening up new possibilities for smart textiles and wearable electronics.
Bailey Fisher launches Women 4 Technology Manchester
Following nine years of successful events in Cambridge and London, Bailey Fisher Executive Search is delighted to launch Women 4 Technology Manchester in partnership with Mills & Reeve, and supported by Cambridge Wireless, Deloitte and Eagle Labs.
Little Dragon Films wins 'Best Research Film of the Year' at the AHRC awards
Little Dragon Films was honoured to receive - along with Dr Beth Singler - Best Research Film of the Year, at the prestigious Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) film awards held at BAFTA this month, for the film Pain in the Machine.
PCE Instruments increased range of particle counters
To satisfy the increasing demand for low-cost particle counters for various applications, PCE Instruments recently added the PCE-PCO 2 – as an addition to the existing PCE-PCO1 - as well as the very affordable PCE-RCM 10 and PCE-MPC 10 particle counters to their range of products.
A typical project from concept to prototype - Part 2
Cambridge Design Technology showcases the second part of a typical project, going from concept to prototype.
Amsterdam is new home for the European Medicines Agency
Amsterdam has been successful in its bid to be the new home of the European Medicines Agency (EMA). Next steps?
How effective is psychological targeting in advertising?
Dr Sandra Matz, a former PhD student at Cambridge now based at Columbia University, and her co-authors, including Dr David Stillwell from Cambridge Judge Business School, have published a new study which demonstrates that companies only need one Facebook ‘Like’ to effectively target potential customers.
A14 roadworks bridge to be taken down
A temporary bridge over the A14 at Swavesey will be taken down this week, having played its part in keeping construction traffic away from the busy A14 during construction of Britain’s biggest road upgrade.
Tomorrow: explore career opportunities at Granta's Open House
Granta Design issues an open invitation to its informal and fun Open House Evening, taking place tomorrow (Tuesday 21 November) from 6.30pm at its Cambridge office on Clifton Road. The no-cost event offers the opportunity to explore what life is like at a growing company with top engineering customers (e.g. Rolls-Royce, NASA, Boeing, Jaguar Land Rover) and a highly skilled multi-cultural team.