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Call for entries for IOP Innovation Awards
Physics has been at the heart of innovations from the light bulb to the Large Hadron Collider. From oil exploration to aerospace and regenerative medicine to robotics, physics and physicists drive the success of the best and brightest companies. The Institute of Physics (IOP) Innovation Awards celebrate companies that make the most of physics.
Embedded Linux, embedded Windows and realtime OS's at UK Device Developers' Conference
Embedded software developers get the chance to meet industry experts and explore new technologies – May 2013.
City Symphony Orchestra concert supports Cambridge charity
Classical music lovers who are passionate about green spaces, environmental education and the future of Cambridge, are in for a treat on Saturday 18 May.
Conversations with Cornel West
Don’t miss the chance to hear the controversial commentator Cornel West in dialogue with other great minds on politics, philosophy and literature, touching in particular on issues of race and identity.
New cloud services company Redcentric launched as Redstone demerges managed services business
Redcentric and Redstone to operate as two separate entities.
‘Mid-sized’ firms key to UK manufacturing
A reduction in the trade deficit by £20bn and an estimated 200,000 UK-based jobs could be created over the next ten years, as mid-sized manufacturing firms end the outsourcing of production to Asia in response to changing business dynamics, according to a report published this week.
Cambridge Index gains 8.2%
Global equities rebounded from last week’s losses, amid mounting speculation that global central banks would maintain their stance on stimulus measures. The Cambridge Index surged 8.2% or 1148.0 points to 15174.7, as nine of the top ten index heavyweights posted strong gains.
Smartboxx wins contract for medical equipment enclosure
Enclosure specialist Smartboxx has announced that it has been awarded a contract to manufacture several key components for the OrganOx metra®, an innovative medical device that enables the repair, preservation and objective viability assessment of livers prior to transplantation.
Cambridge hosts UK Technology Conference
A conference for engineers and computer scientists working in the development of intelligent systems and devices is set to take place in Cambridge on May 16th.
Industry leader Linguamatics hosts record-breaking Spring Users Conference in Cambridge, UK
Linguamatics, successful pioneers in natural language processing based text mining, are proud to report their most successful Spring Users Conference ever. The annual spring conference attracted the largest numbers and variety of attendees, organisations and business partners in the history of the event.
Clinical research organisation DAaCRO joins Salimetrics Center of Excellence programme
Salimetrics continues to lead the way with saliva testing technology and supports companies and universities around the globe with their stress research programmes. Its cortisol assay, regarded as the "best commercially available", is used by more researchers worldwide than all other commercial assays added together.
Cognidox releases Microsoft Office Add-in update
Cognidox has today released an update of their popular Microsoft Office Add-in application.
Scientists 'fingerprint' malaria parasite drug resistance
A worldwide collaboration of researchers has shown that resistance to the frontline antimalarial drug – artemisinin – can be identified by surveying the genomes of parasite populations. The effectiveness of this key drug is weakening, threatening hundreds of thousands of lives.
ARM VP Keith Clarke to lead Smart Grids 'connected intelligence' conference discussions
ARM VP Keith Clarke will lead Smart Grids & Cleanpower Conference discussions on June 5th, with a talk on Connected Intelligence ecosystems, drawing upon startling data such as that middle-class ranks are to swell to 3bn by 2030, energy use to increase by 60% and 18 countries will be in water shortage. These are major issues that this long-running conference series in cleantech hopes to revisit…
How to deal with a career crisis hits the airwaves
Career management coaches Katherine Wiid and Lindsey Reed were recently delighted to be invited on to Cambridge Star Radio’s Business Hub to talk about the Skills Support for Redundancy Scheme (SSR) and the tailored career services they are able to offer professionals.
High quality close protection available locally in the Cambridge area
Duxford Consulting has established itself in the Cambridge area to provided Close Protection and Bodyguarding services.
Bodyguard Close Protection Officer
Highly experienced, intelligent, articulate and well presented Level 3 Close Protection Operative. With extensive experience as a company director as well as a background in security.
Movement of pyrrole molecules defy ‘classical’ physics
New research shows that movement of the ring-like molecule pyrrole over a metal surface runs counter to the centuries-old laws of ‘classical’ physics that govern our everyday world.
Down but not out
Most business start-ups fail. But countless failed entrepreneurs go on to establish further enterprises. In his PhD research, Dr Keith Cotterill, a businessman with more than 25 years’ experience, examined attitudes to failure in Cambridge, Munich and Silicon Valley.
Human factors testing
Human factors and usability testing for medical technologies
Robust oxygen analyzer helps composting process for organic fertilizer
An organic fertilizer manufacturer has selected Michell’s XZR500 analyzer to monitor oxygen levels in its composting process. The innovative process dramatically reduces the time taken to break down animal dung into a useable form and the XZR500 forms part of the control system. Traditionally animal dung takes around 21 days to compost, however the fertilizer manufacturer achieves this in just 24…
Do you know if they actually learned anything from your training investment?
How do you ensure true engagement and learning in your training and project interventions?
Is it time for your business to 'Think Lync'?
Microsoft Lync delivers unified communications for your organisation. Move beyond standard business email with enterprise-level instant messaging and virtual conferencing.
Evolutionary approach to digital for Jo Alexander
Long-term relationships yield greater results, says onespacemedia. "As an agency we gain a deeper understanding of your business and as a client you can rely on us to recognise and take advantage of digital trends that improve your bottom line."
Climate Change Committee points out the elephant in the room
This month, the Climate Change Committee published its report on consumption-based emissions reporting. The Scientific Alliance comments...