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Horizon Discovery Group plc announces intention to float
Horizon Discovery Group plc, the revenue generating life science company supplying research tools to organisations engaged in genomics research and the development of personalised medicines, announces its intention to launch an initial public offering of ordinary shares on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange. The new share offer raising £25 million will be used to expand the company's…
Courses aim to help you manage your teams effectively
Cambridge Network members will benefit from two courses later this month which aim to help managers overcome some of the common issues they face. The courses - run by the Network's Learning Collaboration - offer practical guidance for those who need to handle conflict in the workplace, or who are leading virtual teams.
HRH The Duke of York becomes Science Centre Patron
The Cambridge Science Centre announces that The Duke of York is to become Patron of the Centre. His Patronage follows on from His Royal Highness's visit to the Centre in October 2013 during a busy opening week for the Centre’s current exhibition entitled 'Perception'. The Duke of York spoke with the Trustees and staff before engaging with a crowd of children and family visitors playing with…
Sir Clive Sinclair surprises visitors at Cambridge Centre for Computing History
Visitors at the Centre for Computing History’s special Sinclair Celebration Weekend Event were surprised and delighted on Saturday morning when the man himself made an impromptu appearance at the museum.
'Today has encouraged me to be a scientist!'
The Sainsbury Laboratory at the University of Cambridge (SLCU) aims to inspire the next generation of plant scientists.
WaveFX film crew: Prince Charles one week, Ken Dodd the next
Video production is definitely an interesting industry involving a lot of travel, interesting people and hours of editing in hotel rooms, trains and even planes.
PsychologyOnline to speak at RSM Medical Innovations Summit
How do you provide therapy for people too depressed or anxious to leave their own homes? Psychotherapist Sarah Bateup, clinical lead for PsychologyOnline, will be describing how secure instant messaging can make cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) more accessible at the next Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) Medical Innovations Summit on 5 April 2014.
Barrie Calver promoted to Senior Web Developer
Creative marketing agency KISS has promoted Barrie Calver to the position of Senior Web Developer.
Is it good for people to fail occasionally?
In this highly competitive world we often prize success and hate it when things go wrong, but is there actually a value in failing? BBC news spoke to ideaSpace Director Stewart McTavish recently on the topic.
Tame your computer - undo it!
In her regular series for Cambridge Network members, software training expert Karen Roem offers handy tips to help you 'Tame your computer'. This week she describes how to undo several actions at a time (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access 2007-2010)...
Taylor Vinters reveals latest updates at cutting edge employment law conference
The effects of social media and technology on employment were two key themes at leading next generation law firm Taylor Vinters’ Employment Law Update, held in Cambridge last week.
Focus Micro Systems chooses Integra ICT to develop virtual data centre solution
Integra’s SaaS (software as a service) business solution provides end-users anywhere access to customer databases and on-demand ICT facilities.
University Technical College stages Cambridge Open Day
Cambridge's innovative new University Technical College - a partnership between education and industry - will be showcasing science at its Open Day this Saturday.
XJTAG opens up to the repair market with major new release
XJTAG has unleashed version 3.2 of its industry-leading boundary scan development system. This major new release extends the concept of boundary scan testing to allow engineers to test boards where they do not have access to a netlist.
Stansted Airport welcomes Qatar Airways to global cargo network
Qatar Airways will become the latest major airline to join Stansted Airport’s global cargo network when it begins a new service from Doha in May this year.
Digital Clicks hosts Charity Race Night in support of ACT
Addenbrooke’s and Rosie Hospital is at the heart of the Cambridge community, and recently at the heart of the personal lives of Digital Clicks' directors Sam Haddadi and Nick Timms, who both welcomed daughters into the world, four days apart in August 2013.
Copytrax to launch affordable UV cure printers at IPEX
Innovator in digital print, Copytrax, has announced that it will be demonstrating its new Cezanne UV Cure printer at this year's IPEX 2014 exhibition.
Lauterbach enables the step up to 32 bit with support for uC Linux on the Cortex-M3/M4
Lauterbach, the leading manufacturer of microprocessor development tools, has announced its support for µCLinux on Cortex™-M3/M4 microprocessors with its TRACE32® tools.
How to choose a graphic design company
George Bernard Shaw once said the world is divided into two groups: those who look at the world and wonder why? And those who conceive of a different world and think why not?
UNEP-WCMC is celebrating the first annual World Wildlife Day
Proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly as an occasion to celebrate and raise awareness of the world’s wild fauna and flora, the date was chosen to coincide with the day that the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) was first adopted.
East of England businesses open the gateway to Africa
Companies from across the East of England and outside the region have embarked (on 1 March) on what for many is their first trip to South Africa, to explore commercial exporting opportunities and meet potential buyers, agents and business partners.
The Stridonium 2014 Conference: Communicating in business – getting language right
Andrew Wood, Head of the Anglo Dutch desk at Birketts and director of the Netherlands-British Chamber of Commerce, will be speaking at this year’s Stridonium conference at the Møller Centre in Cambridge later this month.
Stansted Airport marks a successful first year under new ownership
Manchester Airports Group (M.A.G.) has celebrated the first anniversary of its £1.5bn acquisition of Stansted Airport, which opened up an exciting new chapter in the airport’s history.
2014 Microsoft Research PhD Scholarship projects announced
Every year since 2004, the Microsoft Research PhD Scholarship Programme has awarded scholarships to fund PhD students’ work on selected projects in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region.
Cities of dreams... and death
The fate of migrants moving to cities in 17th- and 18th-century England demonstrates how a single pathogen could dramatically alter the risks associated with migration and migratory patterns today