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Lab of the Future Congress to take place in Cambridge 13-14th November 2019
Open Pharma Research, a platform for information exchange and networking in the life sciences, is announcing the launch of an international congress: the Lab of the Future Congress. This major gathering will take place on the 13-14th of November 2019 at the Wellcome Genome Campus in Cambridge, UK.
First Bioinformatics Masters Level apprenticeship launches
Cranfield University is launching the first Bioinformatics Masters Level (Level 7) apprenticeship in the UK, responding to urgent industry demands for skills in this field.
CTT set for rapid expansion following oversubscribed $10M Series B round
Cambridge Touch Technologies Ltd (CTT), the leading provider of piezoelectric UltraTouch multi-force-and-touch technology to the consumer electronics, automotive, industrial and military markets, today announced it has closed an oversubscribed $10 million Series B funding round, bringing the total amount raised to nearly $20 million.
Think Before You Speak
Respond in the moment with confidence and credibility – every time.
From Competent Manager to Effective Leader
Develop strong leadership skills by enhancing your communication style and understand how to harness the energy, enthusiasm and motivation of the people around you…
Essential Management Skills
Develop the core skills and behaviours needed to manage yourself and others effectively…
Points of view: Global markets
Despite signals over the last quarter that all is not well with the global economy, markets have been responding positively to central bank indications that monetary easing is back and interest rate cuts are imminent. NW Brown Group comments:
Creativity for Logical Thinkers
Practical idea generation & real-world creative thinking course for all types of thinkers who need to maximise innovative thinking and creativity…
Isomerase secures first pre-let within the Newnham Building at Chesterford Research Park
Chesterford Research Park is delighted to confirm that Isomerase will take up occupancy within Suite 4 of the Newnham Building upon its completion in mid 2020. The move will facilitate planned future growth for the successful nature products discovery and development provider.
Are your employees resilient to change? Transferable skills are essential
When you’re hiring, how often do you take a candidate’s transferable skills into account?
Busy Bee Recruitment wins PEM Best New Business at SME Cambridge Business Awards!
On Thursday 4th July 2019, guests came together at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford, to celebrate businesses and individuals that have demonstrated success and provided an impressive contribution within their industry at the SME Cambridge Business Awards.
How to start a career in tech
Finished your degree and not sure how to get into your dream tech career?
Why is technology important?
Without technology, businesses would not be able to run. Businesses use technology for accounts, customer service, recruitment, HR, manufacturing and even to improve services. Technology enables businesses to make money and produce results.
Venture Capital investment levels in East of England remain flat over past three months
More than $168 million (£134 million) of Venture Capital (VC) was invested into startups across the East of England over the past three months, according to figures from KPMG’s Venture Pulse Survey.
Tame your computer - zero in on phone numbers
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 explains how to keep the first zero of a telephone number (Microsoft Excel)...
Five things to avoid when pitching a startup to investors
Simon Hall, coach and mentor at the Cambridge Judge Entrepreneurship Centre and former BBC News correspondent, advises startups on pitfalls to avoid.
Labour Councillors launch period poverty project
Women in Cambridge can now pick up free sanitary products from Arbury Court Library, thanks to a new initiative launched by Labour County and City Councillors in an attempt to tackle period poverty.
Multi-drug resistant malaria spreading in Asia
Genomic surveillance has revealed that malaria resistance to two first-line antimalarial drugs has spread rapidly from Cambodia to neighbouring countries in Southeast Asia. Researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, University of Oxford and Mahidol University, Bangkok, discovered that descendants of one multi-drug resistant malaria strain are replacing the local parasite populations in…
Marshall rolls out first Bangladesh Air Force C-130J
Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group rolled out the first of a number of C-130J Hercules aircraft it is preparing for delivery to the Bangladesh Air Force, during an official ceremony last week.
Works begin on Abbey-Chesterton Bridge
The Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) has issued an update on Chisholm Trail, a mostly off road north-south strategic foot and cycleway through Cambridge, and plans for the Abbey-Chesterton bridge. Phase One, which will open up private green areas and link Stourbridge and Coldham’s Commons, is currently under construction.
Cambridge Index slides 0.7%
The Cambridge Index declined 182.1 points or 0.7% to close at 25828.3, as Index heavyweights such as Johnson Matthey and DS Smith posted weekly losses to their share prices.
Cambridge Regional College teams up with tech experts Code Nation to fill a regional skills gap
A brand new tech initiative will launch in Cambridge next month, known as The Digital Academy, to give budding coders across the region the opportunity to learn a range of new tech skills.
Woodfines rises above national average for gender in the legal profession
The number of women entering the legal profession has been steadily increasing over the past 50 years. According to the SRA, on average, women make up 48% of all lawyers in law firms – a rise from around 10% back in the 1970s.
GDPR develops a backbone – what can we learn from the recent British Airways and Marriott International GDPR fines?
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the United Kingdom’s data privacy regulator, recently published a statement confirming their intention to fine Marriott International approximately £93 million for a data breach that infringed the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).
Cambridge’s potential revealed in UK’s Most Sustainable Cities report - economy expected to perform strongly at start of 2021
A new economic report published today has revealed the huge potential for Cambridge to be one of the most environmentally sustainable cities in the UK.