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A year like no other
John Gourd, Cambridge Network's CEO, reflects on 2020 – and looks to a brighter future.
Cambridge Index climbs 3.6%
The Cambridge Index climbed 769.5 points or 3.6% to close at 22046.7, as nine of the top ten Index heavyweights posted weekly gains to their share price.
Winter grant funding will help South Cambs children get online
Digitally-excluded children in South Cambridgeshire are to be given a helping hand to get online with funding from a package of grants financed via the Government’s Winter Support Grant scheme.
Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group wins new seven-year deal with two long-standing International customers
Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group (MADG) has underlined its position as the leading globalC-130 support specialist by winning a seven-year contract with the Norwegian Defence Logistic Organisation and the Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation that will see it continue to maintain the nations’ combined fleet of eight C-130J aircraft.
Cambridge Film Festival launches a year of UK-wide online film events
Following the unprecedented success of this year’s online AMPLIFY! Film Festival, which reached audiences across the country, Cambridge Film Festival is set to launch a series of year-round online films and film-related events early in the new year.
V7 Labs raises $3 million to empower AI teams with automated training data workflows
V7 Labs, the computer vision platform trusted by hundreds of customers including Tractable, GE Healthcare and Merck, has announced the closing of a $3M Seed round led by Amadeus Capital Partners, joined by Partech, Air Street Capital, and Miele Venture.
East of England records highest confidence level since March
Business confidence in the East of England rose 20 points month-on-month during December to -1%, its highest point since the beginning of the pandemic in March, according to the latest Business Barometer from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking.
Taylor Wessing discusses the impact of vaccination in the return to the office, with Financial News
Requiring employees to get vaccinated before coming back to the workplace is the closest way to eliminating risk of infection at work.
Business change: 3 trends that will be important in 2021
2020 has been a watershed year. Business change has been sudden and rapid. With the benefit of 20:20 hindsight, it is now clear that three trends will continue to be important in 2021.
How can I qualify as a Mental Health First Aid Trainer?
This article details the steps to become a qualified mental health first aid trainer as well as the steps to gain accredited mental health first aid certification for the persons you then teach.
Food Safety Trainer (Level 3) Award Courses
This accredited Food Safety Instructor Course is for trainers who wish to teach accredited food safety awards. We provide 2 day trainer courses across the UK as well as provide a distance learning Zoom option. Call us today to get qualified.
Communication Strategy 'That Works' Podcast
Communication Strategy 'That Works' is a free weekly bite-size business podcast available to stream on all major streaming platforms and covers a range of topics covering the core areas of both promotion and reputation management.
Free communication strategy advice podcast launches
A local communication consultant and PR expert is throwing her arms around the Cambridge business community and beyond, by launching a free bite-size advice podcast to help startups and growing businesses understand the 'comms stuff' earlier on in their growth journey, save time and money with resources, and have more impact with customers and investors.
Jesus College Oxford enters into agreement for primary care centre in city centre
Birketts has acted on behalf of Jesus College Oxford and Jesus College Development (Oxford) Limited in connection with an agreement with three GP Practices to build and let to the GPs a new state-of-the-art NHS primary care unit in part of the college’s new Northgate building in Oxford city centre.
Leaving hospital during Covid-19 - new report
The way people are discharged from hospital across the region should work better for patients, says a new report from Healthwatch Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, which has just been published.
AI-enabled low-cost digital stethoscope wins innovation award
An artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled low-cost digital stethoscope – invented during the COVID-19 pandemic by University of Cambridge engineering department alumna Dr Ruodan Lu – has won an industry innovation award.
Brainbow Zooms ahead with Christmas event
Young Addenbrooke’s Hospital patients are to have a cracking Christmas event this year, despite the pandemic.
Emergency operation outcomes praised in new report
Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge is one of four in England and Wales with the lowest death rate following a specialist emergency procedure, says a new report.
Cell atlas of tropical disease parasite may hold key to new treatments
The first cell atlas of an important life stage of Schistosoma mansoni, a parasitic worm that poses a risk to hundreds of millions of people each year, has been developed by researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and their collaborators.
Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group celebrates arrival of the first US Marine Corps aircraft
Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group (MADG) celebrated the arrival of the first US Marine Corps aircraft to be inducted into its Cambridge headquarters today for depot-level maintenance under the company’s new ten-year multi-million dollar contract with NAVAIR, Naval Air Systems Command.
A look ahead at some of the exciting Agri-TechE events in 2021
Agri-TechE is facilitating the growth of the agri-tech ecosystem by bringing together people from different spheres that may not otherwise have met. Speakers at its events include a mixture of farmers, technologists and scientists who explore challenges and consider solutions from different perspectives.
Medical technology pioneer Martin Frost presented with Bessemer Society Lifetime Fellowship Award
The Bessemer Society has presented its Lifetime Fellowship Award to Martin Frost, CBE, the Cambridge-based businessman and entrepreneur responsible for the start-up and scale-up of several highly successful global technology businesses.
Mayor joins workforce on site of Soham’s new station
Mayor James Palmer this week visited the site of the new railway station at Soham which is being funded with £18.6m from the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority.
Competition launches to showcase young people’s art to world leaders at COP26
An art competition has been launched for young people across the UK, with the winners having their artwork displayed at the COP26 Climate Change conference next year in Glasgow.
EY continues to invest in the regions, supporting its people, clients and local communities
East of England, 17 December 2020 - Following a strong performance over the first nine months of its financial year, pre COVID-19, EY has reported 5% UK revenue growth and hired over 3,000 people as the firm continues to invest in talent, technology and audit quality.