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Accountancy firm raise £4,000 in Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge for children with brain tumours
An accountancy firm in East Anglia has raised more than £4,000 for children with brain tumours by completing the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge in under 12 hours.
Bridging the recruitment gap - our latest research into the local employment market
Throughout 2022, Talent Glue has been working in partnership with Cambridge Network and Recrion to run focus groups and surveys with recruiters, workers, and job candidates in the Cambridgeshire region to understand their current experiences of the recruitment market.
Hardware verification: are you meeting all your requirements?
Hardware verification provides evidence that a production representative sample of your medical device meets the issued hardware requirements. Unlike during software verification, which requires verification activities throughout the development, formal hardware verification is performed entirely at the end of the design process, although much of the preparation must occur earlier in the project.
Helping you improve business efficiency and budget lines
Breathe Technology says: We all want to improve business efficiency and, of course, budget lines.
High-flying Guardtech prepare for string of international exhibitions
The cleanroom construction kings and queens are set for shows in Ireland, Germany and Singapore.
Joining Gearset's customer support team in Chicago
Article by Noah Roberts In March, I accepted an enticing offer, along with two of my future colleagues, to be the first members of the customer support team at Gearset’s Chicago office. The offer came with a unique opportunity: to complete onboarding at Gearset’s global headquarters in Cambridge, England.
Bio-Rad introduces anti-evolocumab antibodies for use in preclinical and clinical drug development
HERCULES, Calif. — Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., a global leader in life science research and clinical diagnostic products, introduces a range of type 1 antibodies that inhibit the binding of evolocumab (Repatha®) to its target, human proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9), a protein that has been shown to play a key role in the regulation of cholesterol levels. These sequence…
Government is running out of time to support businesses in urgent need
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has written to the Prime Minister, Chancellor of the Exchequer and both leadership candidates for the Conservative Party proposing a comprehensive five-point plan to provide vital support to UK businesses.
Flat screen: lockdown tech glee ends as device fatigue and cost of living hit device usage and adoption
Deloitte’s Digital Consumer Trends survey of 4,160 consumers reveals UK digital device ownership and media consumption habits.
Making it in the media
Appearing in the media is probably the best advertising you can get, but you need to know how to handle journalists to ensure the right results. That’s why Cambridge Network offers media training from a former BBC news correspondent, Simon Hall, who writes here of a recent course he ran for one of Cambridge Network's members.
Can medical devices be discriminatory?
The UK government has recently called for evidence of discrimination in medical devices. The aim is to identify how devices and technologies may be biased against different genders, ethnicities and other socio-demographic groups. This begs the question – can medical devices be designed to discriminate against certain users? The short answer is yes – but not intentionally. While it is, of…
Moisture Measurement and Carbon Capture
Preventing corrosion and compressor damage in CCUS
The UK’s biggest business survey is back and it’s time to make your voice heard
The Chambers' Quarterly Economic Survey is back and once again they're asking you to contribute to one of the UK’s largest and most reputable barometers of business opinion.
Help to Grow Mentoring
Help to Grow is a 90% Government funded management course designed to help boost the performance and resilience of SMEs. It includes 1:1 mentoring delivered by seasoned business professionals. If you're a senior manager, entrepreneur, business coach, or consultant you can 'pay it forward by volunteering to mentor leaders in growing small to medium-sized enterprises in the UK.
Solving your drug delivery needs at PDA
Brennan Miles, John Burke, Chris Hurlstone and Alastair Willoughby from Team Consulting will be attending the 2022 PDA Universe of Pre-Filled Syringes and Injection Devices Conference, live in Palm Springs from 18th-19th October.
Cleantech is a crowdfunding hot property after Innovate UK EDGE help
With Innovate UK EDGE support to raise crowdfunding finance, UK manufacturing start-up Caldera is leading the way towards smarter, more sustainable methods of storing heat.
Can you do too much system engineering?
These days, a medical device needs to be considered as one element of a connected whole. Systems engineering has become a crucial part of medical device development, but can you do too much of it? Our Head of Electronics Engineering, Peter Matthewson, discusses in a new blog post.
Flusso acquired by company and global PE fund
Flow sensing company Flusso Limited (Flusso) has been jointly acquired for £28 million by a company and a global private equity (PE) fund focused on investing in semiconductor companies and other high-tech industries.
Springboard welcomes Ort JUMP student
Improving people’s lives around the world is important at Springboard; so important it forms one of Springboard’s 3 motivational pillars. One way that Springboard fulfils this motivation is by encouraging and supporting staff members with outreach activities and volunteering.
How much force do you need to pierce a grape…and other questions
Springboard engineers shine at the office opening party with industry-related demonstrations.
Celebrations for International Women in Engineering day continue with a visit from Cambridge Girl Guides
Cambridge 38th Guides and 29th Brownies visit Springboard to celebrate INWED:
When not to reinvent the wheel: tech scouting versus engineering
When you think of engineering, you often think of highly technical requirements and complicated devices that are built from scratch. But some engineering is more about research and finding commercially available products that may just fit the bill for the required job. The knowledge that engineers have will go a long way in helping to define the requirements and identify any off-the-shelf…
New high-load wafer stage offers semiconductor manufacturers precise nanometre control of heavy loads
Queensgate’s wafer stage is a new addition to its product line, achieving fast response and settle times using their leading digital closed-loop controllers.
Delivering the most viscous drug ever put in an autoinjector
Autoinjectors offer patients a smart way to get their medication. Some drugs however can be too viscous for this type of delivery. Find out how Springboard helped a client solve the tricky problem of administering a highly viscous drug via and autoinjector, helping patients around the world to access their medication.
Memorising your messages
A cute (if sometimes embarrassing!) quirk of psychology can help fix your words in mind, whether for a talk, presentation, or even a video…