Mewburn Ellis LLP announces two new partners in Cambridge
Patent and trade mark attorney firm Mewburn Ellis LLP is pleased to announce that Tanis Keirstead and Emily Hayes will be joining the partnership in their Cambridge office from 1 April 2013.
Administrator completes sales of assets of Biotica Technology Limited
Following the administration of Biotica Technology Limited at the start of the year, the joint administrators are pleased to announce that four major sales of assets have achieved realisations that should provide significant returns to the Company’s creditors. The sales have raised almost £0.5m.
Social media is helping workers become more productive, says professor
New research shows that the multitude of digital devices and social media actually help people work rather than hinder them.
Study reveals genetic variations that raise the risk of breast, prostate or ovarian cancer
Over 80 regions of the genome that can increase an individual’s risk of breast, prostate and ovarian cancers have been found in the largest ever study of its kind.
PR and marketing agency lands two iconic Cambridge companies
Conscious Communications, the Cambridge-based public relations and marketing agency, has added two of the city’s major companies to its growing list of retained and project clients.
Linx supports Young People of the Year scheme
Linx Printing Technologies is offering its support to this year’s Young People of the Year (YOPEY) Cambridgeshire Award by becoming a silver sponsor of the event.
Cambridge Regional College reaches record 3000 apprentices in training
A young hairdresser has become Cambridge Regional College’s 3,000th apprentice in training – a record figure for the college, which is one of the region’s major providers of apprenticeships.
Local companies help drive up funds for Addenbrooke’s
More than 50 employees from six local companies took part in the Friends of Addenbrooke’s Karting Challenge – an annual charity event organised by the volunteer fundraising arm of Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust (ACT).
Mapping Cambridge's new food landscape a bite at a time
Ella Walker tries out a new food tour of Cambridge and discovers a host of independent traders, hidden away delis and even the odd bit of goat meat.
Bango recognised as one of the hottest FinTech firms in Europe
Bango is proud to have been placed on the 2013 FinTech 50 Watchlist, a shortlist of 50 companies in Europe that are redefining FinTech, aka financial technology. The List, a collaborative project by The CEO Agenda, ICON Corporate Finance, Hotwire, Silicon Valley Bank and Fox Williams, is the first of an annual exercise to track one of the fastest moving sectors in technology.
Cambridge-based 3DAV.com creates first ever “Video by Numbers” service
"Video by Numbers" is the unique new way to create high impact videos for your conference, website or presentation - saving you up to 75% on video production bills and Paracetamol costs.
Cambridge launches first Creative Writing degree
The University of Cambridge’s first Master of Studies (MSt) in Creative Writing will explore the art of writing in all its many forms and guises, not just novel writing, according to Course Director Dr Sarah Burton.
Public Health Network launched
The University of Cambridge has launched the PublicHealth@Cambridge Research Network in order to draw together expertise in all aspects of population health across the arts, humanities, social and physical sciences, technology and biomedicine.
CUSU achieves Gold in Green Impact initiative
Cambridge University Students’ Union (CUSU) have achieved Gold Accreditation in the national Green Impact initiative.
VacZine Analytics releases: MarketVIEW - typhoid travel vaccines
UK-based strategic research consultancy VacZine Analytics has released a new commercial market forecast for Typhoid travel vaccines.
Get on board with wacky b2b fundraiser
Cambridge businesses are being urged to take the plunge and sign up for an unconventional networking event in aid of the Arthur Rank Hospice Charity.
CBM’s Easter Eggstravaganza
You don’t have to give a chocolate egg this Easter, instead give an egg-stra special gift to someone living with disabilities overseas.
Sir Ronald Cohen launches fundraising appeal for Future Business Centre
The pioneer of the social investment movement, Sir Ronald Cohen, helped launch the public fundraising campaign for the Future Business Centre – Cambridge’s first purpose-built incubation centre to help social and environmental businesses start up and succeed.
La Playa gears up for growth acceleration
Boutique international insurance broker La Playa has made a number of changes to its line-up, including the appointment of Matthew Mullee, co-founder and formerly Director: Private Client to become the firm's Director of Growth & Acquisition.
SKIM appoints KISS Public Relations
SKIM, an international market research agency with offices in London, Geneva, Rotterdam, New York and San Francisco, has appointed Cambridge-based KISS Public Relations to handle its UK media relations.
A14 improvement in danger
Improvements to the A14 are vital, says Claire Ruskin, Cambridge Network's CEO. Adequate infrastructure is critical to the growth and success of the local economy.
BlinkPipe appoints KISS Public Relations
BlinkPipe, a Cambridge-based company has appointed KISS Public Relations to handle the media launch of its product, PhoneCamHD.
New AVEVA Automated Plate Nesting optimises material use in ship and offshore construction
AVEVA today announced the release of the new AVEVA Automated Plate Nesting, a plug-in module to AVEVA Hull Detailed Design software. It automatically and efficiently nests parts into raw steel plates, maximising the usage of the material and drastically reducing the scrap ratio associated with this process.
Cresset announces release of forgeV10.1
Cresset, innovative provider of chemistry software and services, announces the release of a new version of its computational chemistry workbench forgeV10.
New jobs to boost innovation
Product development firm Cambridge Consultants today announced it is creating 50 new jobs in 2013. Having grown year on year over the past decade, the company is now accelerating its expansion – with plans to double its 380-strong UK and US workforce over the next four years. The firm is also expanding into the Asian market, with the opening of an office in Singapore.