Is there a book in you? Cambridge event explores what it takes to be a published author
Budding female authors are invited to learn what it takes to write a novel at an event to be held in Cambridge this week. ‘Is There A Book In You?’, will feature two speakers – Kate Kirk, author of The Cambridge Phenomenon which has enjoyed major success since its publication in May, and Louisa Reid, who published her first novel Black Heart Blue earlier this year to rave reviews.
UK shortage of flu vaccines this year
Two pharma companies did not manage to release vaccines this year. Because of this there is unprecedented demand for them and the companies who have managed to produce them in the UK are running out of stock, says The Travel Clinic.
Export Week takes Eastern England business global
Businesses and Government are working together to help more companies boost their overseas sales, as the UK’s first ever Export Week concludes today.
AVEVA wins techMARK Company of the Year
Technology investment drives growth and success across AVEVA’s worldwide operations
Green light for expansion as Breathing Buildings secures £1 million funding
Breathing Buildings, the natural ventilation specialist, has secured second round funding to expand its business both in the UK and internationally. The energy-saving potential of the company’s unique e-stack ventilation system is well recognised and this latest investment will enable Breathing Buildings to embark on its plan to substantially grow the business.
Danger, hazardous regulations ahead
A move towards hazard rather than risk as a basis for EU regulation is a regrettable step which will not improve safety, says The Scientific Alliance.
Cambridge SEIS Fund makes its first investments
The University of Cambridge Enterprise Fund has made its first investments in three companies: Cambridge CMOS Sensors, Inotec AMD and DefiniGEN.
TOWIE star takes to the skies over Cambridge
Mark Wright, star of ITV’s The Only Way is Essex and I’m a Celebrity, took to the skies in Cambridge last week after winning a flying lesson at a charity auction. Accompanying him in the plane was Gemma Manchett from Burwell, who won her place on the flight after Mark auctioned off the passenger seat.
Granta announces Foundation Partnership with Siemens PLM Software
A new Foundation Partnership integrates Granta's materials information management tools with computer-aided design, manufacturing, and engineering analysis (CAD/CAM/CAE) solutions from engineering giant Siemens PLM Software. The resulting new software provides designers and engineers with much-needed direct access to critical material and process information within existing CAD and CAE systems.
C3 adds ‘call centre app’ to its intuitive IVR development software Fusion
C3 has released the latest version of its intuitive call handling platform Fusion IVR.
MRC Technology supports Parkinson’s UK through research grant terms approval service
MRC Technology, a technology transfer charity and company, announced today Parkinson’s UK is the latest medical research funder to benefit from its recently launched research grant terms approval service.
Cambridge Broadband Networks appoints Lionel Chmilewsky as CEO
Cambridge Broadband Networks Limited (CBNL), the leading next-generation microwave network company, has today announced the appointment of Lionel Chmilewsky as Chief Executive Officer. His appointment marks the next phase of CBNL’s significant growth and expansion into new global markets.
Horizon Discovery launches new website
Horizon Discovery Ltd, a leading provider of research tools to support the development of personalized medicines, has launched a new, redesigned website.
Nobel prizewinner Sir John Gurdon gives spellbinding talk at HVM Conference
Sir John Gurdon gave a spellbinding 15 minute talk at the 10th Anniversary High Value Manufacturing Conference which took place at Murray Edwards College this week. Recounting anecdotes from his Eton days, he also remarked that the term "blue sky" research seemed to him a misnomer because blue skies exhibit and evoke clarity.
Tier 2 Consulting creates ground-breaking legal web application
Tier 2 has been working alongside legal experts Evident Legal to create a new web application named Simplifythelaw.
Neil Davidson lives the dream
Neil Davidson is to leave his role as joint CEO of Red Gate Software, the company he founded with Simon Galbraith in 1999.
£60 million boost for science innovation
Cambridge has received new funding as part of a £60m investment in UK universities to help encourage the development of new industrial collaborations, products and companies based on University research.
CSR Cambridge Recruitment Open Evening 26th November
Do you want to work for a great company? Now is your chance - CSR UK is hiring!
ViewRanger supports BBC Children In Need Rickshaw Challenge 2012
ViewRanger has kitted the BBC Children in Need Rickshaw Challenge team with smartphones and the ViewRanger app, so they can use the app's BuddyBeacon feature to share their real time progress on the road to sponsors and supporters, as well as to assist with navigation and team logistics.
Security solution delivers peace of mind for Android, BlackBerry users
Snap Secure®, Snap MyLife, Inc.’s rapidly growing cloud-service mobile and personal security application for consumers and families, is now available in the United Kingdom via an automatic operator billing option provided by mobile payment and analytics leader Bango.
Professor Hermione Lee to lecture on Brotherly Biography: Leslie Stephen and Life-Writing
Hermione Lee, the distinguished biographer and literary scholar who is currently the President of Wolfson College, Oxford will give the 2012 Leslie Stephen Lecture in the Senate-House at 5.30pm on Monday, 19 November.
Small business branding from the Briefing Room illustrates the need for speed
Marketing challenges come in many shapes and sizes, but when a client calls and tells you they’ve bought a failing nursery and as a result they will be needing new brand and marketing support materials in days, not weeks, you have to be quick on the draw.
Philip Pullman to discuss his Grimm Tales
Acclaimed author Philip Pullman will read extracts from his collection of Grimm Tales for Young and Old at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge on Tuesday, 27 November (7.30pm).
Cantab Capital sponsors Cambridge Finance seminar series
Cantab is delighted to be sponsoring a series of seminars to be held at the Centre for Mathematical Studies in Cambridge.
Genomic knowledge and the future for cancer screening
Cambridge-based PHG Foundation, as part of a European-wide collaboration, has been investigating how information from a range of sources, including our genes, may help an individual to decide whether screening is right for her or him.