Make 2012 the year to be more innovative
With economic growth expected to be low or flat for the next year or so, now is the time to examine your strategic business model. Business Model canvas is an exciting new approach to business modelling. Captum's next MasterClass allows you to experience the process of designing creative business models for innovation.
Learn about creating star teams at Enterprise Tuesday
Alex van Someren, Partner at Amadeus & Angels Seed Fund; and Dr Uday Phadke, Chief Executive of Cartezia, talk about their experiences of developing and working with successful teams at Enterprise Tuesday next week (7th February).
TAG creates web-based animation for ZigZag Doors of Peterborough
The challenge was a simple one. How do we show visitors to a website exactly what we mean by concertina doors? How can we possibly demonstrate the opening and closing mechanism, without shooting hundreds of still images?
Anglian Water Renewable Energy summit
Leapfrog Innovation Ltd will be attending the Anglian Water Renewable Energy summit on February 9th 2012 held at the Eco Innovation Centre, Peterborough.
Microsoft Research, ARM and Pure sponsor TEDxGranta 2012: Alive & Kicking
World-leading computer lab, Microsoft Research, pioneering microprocessor developers ARM and recruitment specialists Pure are giving their backing to TEDxGranta 2012: Alive & Kicking, which takes place at The Junction, Cambridge, on Friday 9th March 2012.
Huppert welcomes government bonus for affordable city homes
MP Julian Huppert has welcomed government funding which will give Cambridge City Council hundreds of thousands of pounds this year to plan for and build more affordable homes.
Facebook, Twitter and email harder to resist than cigarettes and alcohol
Trying to resist that late-night tweet or checking your work email again? The bad news is that desires for work and entertainment often win out in the daily struggle for self-control, according to a new study that measures various desires and their regulation in daily life.
Don't write to the Minister - get involved!
How do you cope when the transport sector is working to a 30 year plan but the Government's policy plan has to be only on a four/five year timescale because of the electoral cycle? Is it good to spend so much on major scientific research programmes projects such as CERN when engineering and technology has more immediate benefit?
Mantracourt enhances wireless instrumentation range with pulse acquisition module
Leading electronic instrumentation manufacturer Mantracourt has announced the release of its new wireless telemetry pulse acquisition module.
Intellectual Property – Protecting your ideas and your business
For innovation and knowledge-based business intellectual property is often the most important asset. Understanding how best to protect such an asset, and the key steps that are required is therefore critical to the success of the business
New route announced for direct flights from Cambridge to Jersey
Jersey-based C.I. Travel Group today announces the launch of a new air route from Cambridge Airport to Jersey, linking the famous university city with the island for the first time since 2006.
The Limits to Growth
With sustainability still very much a priority, the Scientific Alliance analyses the real limits to growth.
Will your business cope with network traffic load during the Olympics?
Intergence offers five tips for protecting mission-critical applications.
UK Climate Change Risk Assessment shows the East of England needs to adapt
A ground-breaking study into the implications of climate change, and the threats the country faces, has revealed that the key priorities for the East of England include responding to water availability, flooding and sea level rise.
No-fees offer for employers to mark National Apprenticeship Week
Cambridge Regional College is waiving the fees on many of its apprenticeship programmes next week to celebrate National Apprenticeship Week.
Biodiversity conservation for life
This month, the University of Cambridge will be profiling research that addresses biodiversity conservation.
Atkins Gregory sweeps up ‘Spring Clean’
Cambridge-based cleaning contractor Atkins Gregory has reached agreement to acquire Cambridge Industrial & Commercial Cleaners Ltd, who trade as ‘Spring Clean’, with immediate effect.
Salimetrics to exhibit at the British Psychological Society Annual Conference in London
The Salimetrics team will be present throughout the British Psychological Society Annual Conference, to be held at the Grand Connaught Rooms, London from 18 to 20 April.
Marshall Young Persons Group raises money for Blue Smile
Members of the Marshall Young Persons Group and Terry Holloway, Group Support Executive, presented a cheque to Amanda Langford and Annabel Brunner of Blue Smile yesterday (Tues) at Marshall Head Office.
Cambridgeshire company set to expand into the US
Toby Churchill Ltd to open US branch to support sales of Lightwriter products in the USA.
ARM Holdings Plc reports strong results
ARM Holdings plc has announced its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended 31 December 2011.
The Travel Clinic advises about dengue fever
Dengue fever, a mosquito-borne virus spread by daytime biting mosquitoes, threatens about 2.5 billion people - more than 40 percent of the world's population, according to a UN report.
The Rede Lecture 2012
The Rede Lecture 2012 on 16 February will be given by the Chairman of the Financial Services Authority, Lord Turner of Ecchinswell.
Rapier Management Consultants complete Board review and restructuring for healthcare provi...
Rapier Management Consultants have completed a board effectiveness evaluation, review of board structure and advised and assisted in the board restructuring for Barndoc Healthcare Ltd, a leading healthcare company in London.
Project to improve radiotherapy planning
A collaborative project between physicists, oncologists and computer scientists at Oxford and Cambridge Universities, launched last month, will develop improved tools for the planning of high precision radiotherapy. Accel-RT will also help overcome time constraints that currently limit the use of complex radiotherapy treatment.