Key milestone for new £10.5 million skills centre
A new £10.5 million skills centre at Alconbury Weald marked a key milestone when it was officially topped out by Huntingdon MP Jonathan Djanogly.
Cambridge City Leader welcomes infrastructure report on Cambridge/Milton Keynes/Oxford arc
Councillor Lewis Herbert, Leader of Cambridge City Council, has added the voice of Cambridge in support of the detailed recommendations in the National Infrastructure Commission’s (NIC) latest report, just published. It calls for major extra Government investment in next week’s Budget to fund new rail and road infrastructure for Cambridge, Cambridgeshire and the whole Oxford/Milton Keynes…
Cambridge News & Media Business Excellence Awards 2018 nominations now open
The countdown is on now to the 2018 Cambridge News Business Excellence Awards.
Local businesses join forces, using 3D printing to preserve artisan craft
Part time letterpress printer and Director of Cambridge University's Careers Service, Gordon Chesterman, has collaborated with local 3D printing bureau, Print My Part, to explore a new method of creating letterpress printing blocks: an approach using modern technology to support traditional printing methods.
‘Mini liver tumours’ created in a dish for the first time
Scientists have created mini biological models of human primary liver cancers, known as organoids, in the lab for the first time. In a paper published in Nature Medicine, the tiny laboratory models of tumours were used to identify a new drug that could potentially treat certain types of liver cancer.
New Director of Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute announced
Professor Greg Hannon is announced as the new director of the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute.
'Half of UK consumers don’t believe commercial organisations care about their privacy'
Businesses face far more than just fines for non-compliance with GDPR, according to a new report from Thales e-Security.
Book examines social purpose investing
A student project on investing with social purpose, undertaken as part of the Executive MBA (EMBA) programme at Cambridge Judge Business School, has been adapted to form part of a new book entitled Conscious Investing.
Black Friday! Save on analytical training with Anthias Consulting
Anthias Consulting is launching a Black Friday deal on 24th November – offering you the chance to SAVE on analytical training in 2018.
TWI strengthens links with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)
TWI’s Cambridge headquarters hosted a visit from a delegation from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), with a view to demonstrating its industrial support in mechanical engineering. The visit points to closer collaboration between the two organisations with opportunities for sharing and publishing technical knowledge of interest to their members.
LEP announces new Interim Chief Executive
The Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough LEP has announced its new Interim Chief Executive following a decision made by the LEP Board last week.
Join the ‘big conversation’ about the future of Greater Cambridge this autumn
The Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough Local Enterprise Partnership (GCP LEP) is pleased to host a series of business briefings and workshops to help shape the Greater Cambridge Partnership’s future investment strategy.
New resource for youngsters seeking a civil engineering career
The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) has launched a new information, advice and guidance portal for young people and career changers to find out more about civil engineering.
Active+ low-cost, community-based rehabilitation and patient activation programme launched
Aseptika Ltd, Huntingdon announces the Active+ TM community-based, life-long rehabilitation and support programme, will be showcased in preparation for wide-spread adoption, at the Eastern AHSN Embracing Self-care event in Newmarket today.
Projexis Ltd is up and running in Milton Keynes
Projexis Ltd is delighted to say it is now up and running from new office space in Central Milton Keynes.
Supported self-care is key to improving health and wellbeing; reducing hospital admissions
Projects in the East of England have proven that a combination of supported self-care is empowering people to take back control of their health and wellbeing.
Cambridge Consultants develops smart implant breakthrough
MagLense, a breakthrough in through body wireless power transfer from product design and development firm Cambridge Consultants, is set to revolutionise the world of medical implants and consumer wearable devices.
Elpis BioMed closes funding round to commercialise platform for generating human cell types
Elpis BioMed Ltd, a University of Cambridge spin-out, applying its disruptive and proprietary “direct cell reprogramming” platform to produce pure, mature and highly consistent batches of human cell types for research, toxicology and drug development, has announced today that it has raised funds to bring its human cell products and services to market.
Shadow Transport team visits Stansted Airport to hear about growth plans and transformation
London Stansted yesterday (Weds) welcomed the Shadow Transport Secretary, Andy McDonald MP, and Shadow Aviation Minister, Karl Turner MP, to see how the airport is planning to make best use of its existing runway capacity and improve the UK’s global connectivity over the next decade.
Keyhole surgery more effective than open surgery for ruptured aneurysm
The use of keyhole surgery to repair ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm is both clinically and cost effective and should be adopted more widely, concludes a randomised trial published by The BMJ.
Opinion: What can we learn about you from just one click?
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 the Cambridge Psychometrics Centre, have published a new study which demonstrates that companies only need one Facebook ‘like’ to effectively target potential customers.
Local children take over to have their say about life in Cambridge
Primary school children are set to have their say about making Cambridge a better place to live, at a special Takeover Day tomorrow (Friday 17 November).
How to choose the right digital marketing agency
Choosing the right social media marketing agency can have a significant impact on the way your brand is viewed and how successful your company becomes.
Mothercare conference focuses on 'Today, Tomorrow and Beyond'
It makes sense that a company centred around new life would want to focus on the future. The centrepiece of Mothercare’s supplier conference was a vision of “Today, Tomorrow and Beyond” — and making sure the future didn’t falter before it had started was Creative Solutions.
SME Cambridgeshire Business Awards: all lined up and ready for the off
The second SME Cambridgeshire Business Awards have been launched. Now the search is on for entries in a wide range of categories.