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Huntingdonshire Mencap Society selects KISS Public Relations
The Huntingdonshire arm of national learning difficulties charity Mencap has appointed KISS Public Relations to handle its PR and media relations.
KISS Future provides proposition workshop for SEEE (Social Enterprise East of England)
Social Enterprise East of England (SEEE), the membership organisation for social enterprises in the East of England which provides members with opportunities for inter-trading, joint contract bids, and access to peer support has completed a define, focus, position workshop with KISS Future.
David Keeling joins Bango as Chief Operating Officer
Following a global search, Bango today announces the appointment of David Keeling as Chief Operating Officer (COO). In this newly created senior management role, David is responsible for service delivery, global operations and account management.
Crown Bioscience, Inc. and Horizon Discovery at EORTC-NCI-AACR Symposium
Santa Clara, CA and Cambridge, UK – Crown Bioscience, Inc., a leading global drug discovery and development service company, and Horizon Discovery Ltd., a leading provider of research tools to support the development of personalized medicines, will highlight the availability of X-MAN™ cell lines for in vitro and in vivo drug discovery model validation at the 24th EORTC - NCI - AACR Symposium on…
10 things to consider when choosing a telemarketing company
For many small companies, the thought of doing telemarketing could definitely be classed as hard work! Where do you start? What should you do? Have you got enough time to do it?
Qi3 launches Ask The Experts and Qi3 Rapid Market Prototyping™ services
Qi3 is introducing two new services – Ask The Experts and Qi3 Rapid Market Prototyping™ – which revolutionise innovation management and new product introduction. These services help companies achieve faster payback and risk deferral while bringing new product and service concepts to the market.
Sensors for the real world
Over the past decade there has been an increased interest in developing resonators for gravitmetric sensing; however, the sensors’ response to variations in temperature has prevented them from being used outside the laboratory. New sensors developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge negate the effects of temperature so that they may be used in industries including health care,…
Cambridge Startup Masterclass - 2012-2013 programme kicks off to help early stage companies
Innovation is the lifeblood of the Cambridge economy, but starting and growing innovation-based businesses can be a minefield, with many failing unnecessarily at very early stages. To help such companies succeed and to develop a culture and environment that encourages and inspires more startups, the Startup Masterclass programme has been created and is now in its third year.
Polysolar launches photovoltaic lean-to carport at RetroExpo
Polysolar presented its first lean-to carport at RetroExpo, the UK's leading environmental building retrofit exhibition held at the NEC 30 October-1st November.
Eight pianos, nine musicians, four cameras and one dog
For two weeks, the ‘Play Me, I’m Yours’ event inspired choirs, ballerinas, pianists and poets to tickle the ivories at fifteen piano hotspots in parks and streets across Cambridge.
Arecor awarded Biomedical Catalyst funding towards £1.3 million project
Cambridge biotech company Arecor has been awarded £785,000 from the government-backed Biomedical Catalyst Fund to accelerate the development of high concentration antibodies to allow more convenient administration of its future therapeutic medicines and reduce healthcare costs. The award will go towards a £1.3 million project to drive forward their innovative research.
Cantab Capital is delighted to sponsor the First and Third Trinity Boat Club
Cantab is very proud to be sponsoring First and Third Trinity Boat Club, the boat club of Trinity College, Cambridge, this year. The club officially formed in 1946, but has been in existence since around 1825.
Marshall employees sign up for Movember
More than 80 Marshall employees have signed up for Movember to grow moustaches to help raise funds for men’s health, which particularly includes prostate cancer. These employees are from across the Group of Companies, including some in Canada and The Netherlands.
Cambridge Index rises 4%
A better than expected trend in corporate earnings and upbeat US jobs data led most global equity markets to end the week higher. Registering a much better performance than the broader indices, the Cambridge Index rose 4% or 470.4 points to 12,283.4, helped by gains in all but one of the top ten index heavyweights.
Meet the Salimetrics team at forthcoming British Psychology Society Conferences
Salimetrics will be attending a number of excellent British Psychology Society (BPS) Conferences in the coming months. It will have a booth at each conference so come and talk Salivary Bioscience with the team, who can offer advice on salivary assays, saliva collection, collection devices, saliva training courses, educational roadshows and the analysis of hair for Cortisol (chronic stress).
Esfresco™: A revolution in coffee quality and choice
Cambridge Design Partnership’s innovative technology offers coffee machine manufacturers a powerful differentiator in a crowded marketplace.
Pragmatic High Value Manufacturing for low cost electronics
The #HVM10th Anniversary Conference next week (14 November) awaits a talk from up-and-coming printed electronics company PragmatIC. Printed electronics is seen as a way to extend electronic functionality into a wider range of products, typically needing a more flexible form factor and a much lower cost point than can be achieved with conventional electronics. This talk will discuss PragmatIC…
The High Value Manufacturing Catapult comes to Cambridge for HVM10th next week
Catapults form part of the Government’s economic growth strategy and are designed to transform the UK’s capability for innovation. This presentation at the 10th High Value Manufacturing Conference next week (14th November) in Cambridge introduces the HVM Catapult and describes its objectives and principles of operation. It concludes with personal perspective of the HVM Catapult from CEO Dick Elsy…
Cambridge & Counties Bank launches residential investment lending
The new Cambridge & Counties Residential Investment Loan will have rates starting from 4.50% (plus Bank of England Base Rate) and will be a secured long-term lending product of up to 25 years (minimum 3 year term).
£1.3 billion of business loan and overdraft applications rejected in Q1 2012
Analysis of industry data by Cambridge & Counties Bank, which launched in June this year targeting established small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs), reveals that businesses across Britain had 27,300 overdraft and loan applications worth as much as £1.264 billion rejected in Q1 2012.
7,300 heartland businesses with 20 or more staff
Analysis(1) of industry data by Cambridge & Counties Bank reveals that there are some 7,340 businesses in the three counties each employing 20 staff or more. Furthermore, it found that there are 2,935 companies each employing 50 people or more.
New bank launches, targeting SMEs
Cambridge & Counties Bank to offer commercial mortgages/business loans and a business deposit account Further product launches are planned New analysis reveals that over 60,000 business finance applications worth as much as £3 billion were rejected by banks during the second half of 2011
What’s in a strapline?
Strapline, tagline, slogan, catchphrase. Call them what you will, those few little words might be more important than you think. In theory, a strapline should be around five words in length, and should convey the absolute essence of your brand. It should be simple, catchy and unforgettable. Used well and consistently, it can become synonymous with a brand, to the point where the name of the brand…
Biomedical Catalyst funds QuantuMDx’s nanowire technology
The government-backed Biomedical Catalyst programme announced major funding for the ground-breaking Q-CANCER project, which will integrate QuantuMDx Group’s rapid on-chip lab processes and develop the first sub-20 minute “tumour profiling while you wait”.
Danish day opens up business opportunities between UK and Denmark
The Danish Ambassador to the UK, Her Excellency Anne Hedensted Steffensen, opened a special “Danish Innovation in Business” event at The Møller Centre. Danish businesses experienced seminars from both academic and industry speakers around the topic of “Innovation”.