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PraxisUnico Impact Award winners announced
Steve Mould, science and TV presenter, announced the winners of PraxisUnico’s Impact Awards at a glittering ceremony in Cardiff last week.
Syrris launches Asia Flux electrochemistry module at IMRET 2014
Syrris, a world-leader in the field of flow chemistry, is pleased to announce the forthcoming launch of its Asia Flux electrochemistry module at the International Conferences on MicroREaction Technology (IMRET) in Budapest, Hungary, from 23rd to 25th June 2014.
Radiometer acquires HemoCue
Radiometer Limited, a leading provider of technologically advanced acute care testing solutions, is pleased to announce that following its recent acquisition of HemoCue, the Company will be offering sales and service support for HemoCue products to its UK* customers.
Zinwave and Comtech Korea join forces to simplify in-building connectivity
A joint development project demonstrates Zinwave’s intention to become a leading supplier of wideband Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS).
BACTEST launches Speedy Breedy in the US brewing sector at MBAA Conference
BACTEST is proud to launch Speedy Breedy at the Master Brewers Association of the Americas [MBAA]. With the upsurge in US microbreweries, quality of beer will become a key factor for their continual growth.
Haverhill Research Park Innovation Centre wins planning consent
St Edmundsbury Borough Council has granted planning consent for The Epicentre, the £5 million innovation centre at Haverhill Research Park, Haverhill, giving the scheme a tremendous boost.
Constructive environmentalism
The messages of Western NGOs are not always welcome in developing countries, says the Scientific Alliance.
Technology Advice: Pay as you go
As an increasing number of shoppers choose to pay via mobile apps, SMEs can reap the benefits of this growing, lucrative market, says Nicola Smith of Santander's Breakthrough.
Women In Breakthrough events: Leeds and London
Santander's Breakthrough Business Editor Liz Loxton attended two Women in Breakthrough events hosted by the bank earlier this year. Each event provided delegates with market-leading insights on topics from employment law and intellectual property, to business management.
Sales and Marketing Advice: Avoiding the export culture clash
The road to successful overseas trade is littered with cultural obstacles that can result in calamities ranging from amusingly mistranslated names to causing outright offence. Santander's Breakthrough UK discusses the key points to consider when trading with different cultures.
BP joins TWI in UK’s first industry-led postgraduate engineering education centre
BP, one of the world’s leading exploration and production organisations, has signed an agreement with TWI to become a Founder Sponsor of the newly established Structural Integrity Research Foundation (SIRF). SIRF is the funding body behind the new industry-led research centre for postgraduate engineering education, the National Structural Integrity Research Centre (NSIRC), which is currently…
HR Advice: The discrimination trap
Discrimination in the workplace can be a regulatory minefield, requiring a skilled HR team to navigate the company and keep it on the right side of the law. Santander's Breakthrough Business Editor Guy Matthews explains current thinking.
US FDA Advisory Committee recommends no cardiovascular outcomes trial for certain drugs
US FDA Advisory Committee recommends no cardiovascular outcomes trial for peripherally-acting mu-opioid receptor antagonist (PAMORA) class including MOVANTIK(TM).
I want to think about it for a while…oh dear!
" I want to think about it ..." Anyone who has ever worked in sales is bound to have heard these words at some stage in their career. Many sale gurus will tell you “They’re not rejecting you, they’re rejecting the product”. Unfortunately this just isn’t true, they are rejecting both you and your product! It’s logical really, says Ian Titchener, Director of Telemarketing Matters.
Small is beautiful: why ultra precision manufacturing is such a big deal
Developing advanced materials is only part of the journey that leads to new technologies – we also need to manufacture them with ultra precision. Cambridge University's Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Ultra Precision aims to help companies become ‘precision-ready’.
First Impressions count at Degree Show
Over 200 rising stars in the world of art and design will be displaying their work at the annual Degree Show at Anglia Ruskin University’s Cambridge campus from today (13 June) until 22 June.
Huntingdon residents gain Green Skills
A group of local volunteers will boost their chances of employment by gaining skills and experience over the next few weeks in Coneygear Park, Oxmoor.
Computer science education: from grassroots to government
Simon Peyton Jones’ contributions to computer science continue to be recognised, and now, so is his advocacy for computing education.
Eurotech announces ReliaGATE 15-10 multi-service gateway for M2M applications
Eurotech, a leading supplier of embedded technologies, products and systems, today announces the ReliaGATE 15-10, an industrial grade multi-service gateway designed with flexible connectivity options to enable Internet of Things applications.
Somersault produces video series for top UK boarding school
Somersault recently completed a series of promotional films for Brighton based international boarding school, Bellerbys College.
Eat that frog – right? Wrong! Top tips to stop yourself procrastinating
Do you ever procrastinate over doing important things and then kick yourself for doing it, knowing that you’ve lost an opportunity to make your life, your career, your business better in some way? If so, you’ll like this week’s tip from Madeleine Morgan of Growu.
Sound technology pioneer Audio Analytic use Alconbury Enterprise Campus as a sounding board
Audio Analytic is using Alconbury Enterprise Campus to help develop groundbreaking software after securing £900k angel funding and a further £350k from the UK innovation agency, the Technology Strategy Board.
Mills & Reeve helps to fund the future
Mills & Reeve has acted for leading technology investor, Mercia Fund Management (MFM), on a series of investments in companies totalling over £3 million.
Leicester 'Summer School' explores development of safety-critical computer systems
SafeTTy Systems Ltd will run a two-week training and certification programme this summer that explores the development of reliable embedded systems.
Study aims to get the true measure of pregnancy
One in 200 babies dies before birth in the UK. A study aimed at determining how to reduce the risk of a pregnancy coming to a devastating end is now producing its first results.