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	Cambridge Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning to further boost innovation at Airbus The University of Cambridge’s Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (CfEL) has won a contract to design and deliver an entrepreneurship course to further boost innovation within leading global aircraft manufacturer, Airbus. more..	22/02/12
	Cambridge robot goes Down Under The University of Newcastle, Australia joins the growing list of universities around the world that use ST Robotics' robots for didactics. more..	22/02/12
	Team Møller Centre cycles from Copenhagen to Cambridge As part of the 20th anniversary celebrations for The Maersk Mc-Kinney Møller Centre for Continuing Education, a group of Møller Centre staff will be cycling from Copenhagen, Denmark on Friday 1st June 2012, arriving at The Møller Centre in Cambridge ten days later. more..	22/02/12
	HMRC changes view to include smartphones in tax exemption HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) yesterday announced a change of view on the tax definition of a mobile phone. Previously, smartphones were excluded from the tax exemption as they were not primarily designed to make or receive voice calls, as this exemption requires. more..	22/02/12
	Trumpet legend to perform at Anglia Ruskin Crispian Steele-Perkins, described as “the world’s leading player of the baroque trumpet” by 'Continuo' Magazine, will be performing a free lunchtime concert at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge this Friday, (24 February). more..	22/02/12
	XJTAG and Pico Technology announce world’s first integrated JTAG boundary scan oscilloscope test solution XJTAG Expert, to be launched at Embedded World Nuremberg (28th February-1st March 2012), combines industry-leading expertise in one test package. more..	22/02/12
	ExecuJet Europe to take a more prominent role in the UK Hard on the heels of winning a five-year, exclusive contract to run Cambridge Airport’s FBO, ExecuJet Europe announces today that it is to further strengthen its presence at its new UK home. more..	22/02/12
	PaintPod rated among the top 20 designs of the past 40 years The DuluxPaintPod developed by Cambridge Design Partnership has been named among the top 20 most important products designed in Cambridge over the past 40 years, by the ‘Design Icons Exhibition’ judging panel as part of the Cambridge Innovation Festival. more..	22/02/12
	Time constraints restrict social media engagement, says KISS Public Relations To help businesses manage their social media activity, KISS Public Relations has developed seven top tips for increasing success, ensuring maximum efficiency with the time restraints many face. more..	21/02/12
	'Create A Super Resilient Business' event Leapfrog Innovation will be presenting on the subject of scenarios and business planning at the "Create A Super Resilient Business" conference at the Netsupport Business Continuity Centre, Market Deeping on Friday 9th March 2012. more..	21/02/12
	Blue Chip Technology ramps up computer board production UK computer board manufacturer Blue Chip Technology has reported an impressive end of year performance with over £2million in new projects alone, during 2011 more..	21/02/12
	New-look website is on the way Cambridge Network's new-look website will be going live soon, making the Network's directory, news and events, Recruitment Gateway and Learning Collaboration pages accessible from a single platform. more..	21/02/12
	AVEVA expands in Korea New product training centre opened in response to increased customer demand more..	21/02/12
	Alicia to perform on world’s biggest stage Anglia Ruskin University student Alicia Morton is preparing to perform in front of 80,000 people – and an estimated worldwide television audience of over one billion – after being selected to take part in the opening ceremony of this summer’s Olympic Games. more..	21/02/12
	Lauterbach to exhibit software debug technology at National Electronics Week Software debug tool provider, Lauterbach have announced that they will be exhibiting at National Electronics Week (NEW), due to take place at the Birmingham NEC, 18th - 19th April. more..	21/02/12
	Dan North and Dave Snowden to keynote Agile Cambridge Agile experts and well-known speakers Dan North and Dave Snowden announced as conference keybnotes for Agile Cambridge 2012. more..	21/02/12
	Intergence Ltd. welcomes the G-Cloud Leading IT optimisation consultancy Intergence, a business focused on people and performance in IT infrastructure, has been announced as one of the suppliers of the UK Government’s cloud computing procurement initiative, G-Cloud. more..	21/02/12
	Civil Engineers call for change to water management to avoid droughts Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman hosted a drought summit yesterday (Monday), as parts of England struggle with groundwater levels lower than in 1976. Civil engineers have called for a change in strategy if future droughts are to be avoided. more..	21/02/12
	The Engaging Pathway launches If you believe your organisation needs to be good at engaging customers and employees, then take the Engaging Pathway. more..	21/02/12
	The Briefing Room helps new £20 million cloud computing company off the ground When a successful telecommunications company began making plans for the creation of a new cloud computing company, they recognised that additional brand and marketing skills would be required to complement their internal teams. more..	21/02/12
	Travel for Work News now out! News for employers and commuters from the Travel for Work Partnershp - including invitation to a FREE "Travel Plans Unwrapped" event at Wellcome Trust in March. more..	21/02/12
	Salimetrics expansion of saliva testing services continues into 2012 Salimetrics Laboratories in both the USA and Cambridge UK are continuing to expand the range of saliva testing services offered. The latest Saliva Analytes are detailed here, with Blood, Hair and DNA Services also now offered. more..	21/02/12
	Captum launches interactive Licence Valuation MasterClass Captum has restructured its popular Licence Valuation MasterClass to make it more interactive. You will build and learn to use Excel models for Net Present Value, Risk adjusted NPV, Monte Carlo Simulation, Royalty Calculations and Licence Options. CPD accredited more..	21/02/12
	Smith deliver new identity and website for Microgenius Cambridge-based graphic design company Smith have delivered a new identity and website for Microgenius, the funding website for sustainable energy. more..	21/02/12
	Cambridge Index gains 2.2% Optimism over the health of the US economy and reports that Greece is inching closer to a bailout deal helped global equity markets to record gains during the last week. The Cambridge Index rose 2.2% or 236.2 points to 10,825.9, with three of the top six index heavyweights recording gains. more..	21/02/12
	New carbon fibre polymer pipe will recover hydrocarbons from the most challenging offshore fields Deepwater production is the fastest growing source of oil and gas reserves. Cambridge engineers are currently solving many of the formidable challenges in accessing these fields. more..	21/02/12
	Building the future with BRICs A major conference examining how the emergence of Brazil, Russia, India and China as leading world powers should be accommodated by the international community will take place at Cambridge University this week. more..	21/02/12
	New opportunities to receive grant funding for innovation The Technology Strategy Board has announced another round of grant funding for feasibility projects in a wide range of technology areas, to add to the considerable range of grant funding options for small and micro-sized companies that it already offers. more..	20/02/12
	Top industry award goes to CEO of VLSI Research Inc. SEMI honours G. Dan Hutcheson with Bob Graham Award for Marketing and Sales Excellence more..	20/02/12
	Open your eyes to Windows 7 Microsoft's latest operating software, Windows 7, offers a wealth of new and improved features. Find out how to make the best use of them at a half-day course in Cambridge next month. more..	20/02/12
	When is a gene not a gene? Researchers have developed a new catalogue to help identify gene variations associated with disease. more..	17/02/12
	Preventing the devil’s downfall Researchers have sequenced the genome of a contagious cancer that is threatening the Tasmanian devil, the world’s largest carnivorous marsupial, with extinction. Cataloguing the mutations present in the cancer has led to clues about where the cancer came from and how it became contagious. more..	17/02/12
	Cambridge Airport opens competition to win flights to Jersey Cambridge Airport announced that it is offering a prize of free flights for two people to spend a week in Jersey during the summer. more..	17/02/12
	Abcodia announces collaboration with VolitionRx to advance the discovery of blood based biomarkers for cancer Abcodia, a biomarker validation company, has today announced a collaboration with life sciences company VolitionRx which will advance the development of biomarkers for the early detection of cancer. more..	17/02/12
	The futility of emissions reduction targets With Denmark now holding the EU presidency, some thoughts on the real impact of current targets on carbon dioxide emissions, from the Scientific Alliance. more..	17/02/12
	Bright Publishing announce ACT as their Charity of the Year ACT, the independent charity for Addenbrooke’s and the Rosie hospitals, is delighted to have been chosen as Bright Publishing’s Charity of the Year for April 2012 to April 2013. more..	17/02/12
	Call for Cambridge companies to compete in charity karting challenge Cambridge companies have just six weeks to sign up to a Corporate Karting Challenge that will raise money to boost the provision of prostate cancer care for local men undergoing treatment at Addenbrooke’s Hospital. more..	17/02/12
	Mantracourt introduces wireless temperature acquisition module Leading electronic instrumentation manufacturer Mantracourt has announced the release of its new wireless telemetry temperature acquisition module, which enables the remote collection and processing of temperature measurements. more..	17/02/12
	CRC fees waiver boosts apprenticeships A ‘No Fees for SMEs’ offer by Cambridge Regional College to mark National Apprenticeship Week has helped boost apprenticeships in the region. more..	17/02/12
	TTP Labtech launch yet another innovation at SLAS 2012 One of three innovative new products launched by TTP Labtech, aequus is an easy-to-fit, non-contact sensor-based instrument that provides a solution to end manual solvent level monitoring. more..	17/02/12
	Visions, plans and making it happen: Enterprise Tuesday talk offers key tips for entrepreneurs Mitesh Soma, CEO of ChemistDirect, and John Bradford, MD of Springboard and Founder & CEO of the Difference Engine, formed a special double act at this week's Enterprise Tuesday session managed by the University’s Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (CfEL). more..	17/02/12
	Down’s syndrome stem cells used to model Alzheimer’s Scientists at the University of Cambridge have developed a new and innovative way to study Alzheimer’s disease in the lab. The stem cell technique, which allows researchers to track the disease over a matter of weeks, could provide a valuable tool for scientists to unravel the complexity of Alzheimer’s and test potential new treatments. more..	17/02/12
	Protect the fruits of your invention! Sci-tech broker La Playa comes to the aid of vulnerable R&D labs with the launch of Lab PortfolioTM, a flexible, modular insurance policy designed for start-up, early stage and SME research and development businesses. more..	16/02/12
	Horizon Discovery joins 4D Cell Fate consortium Horizon Discovery, a leading provider of research tools to support the development of personalized medicines, today announced it has joined the EU-FP7 funded ‘4D Cell Fate’ consortium, whose aim is to shed light on how stem cell re-programming and differentiation is regulated at the epigenetic level. more..	16/02/12
	Key account manager at Focus Focus on Training has expanded its account management team to further develop its high level of service. more..	16/02/12
	Quadro director speaks at Westminster R&D forum Professor Phil Gray, a National Director of BDI (British Design Innovation), is to represent the Industrial Design profession at a major gathering of national business, government and university representatives on 23 February. more..	16/02/12
	Healthcare Messaging uses signagelive to help hospitals and patients UK company, The Healthcare Messaging Group, is providing NHS Hospitals with a digital signage solution that works to benefit both the hospital and the patients. more..	16/02/12
	Critical stage of embryonic development now observable A novel approach in the study of the development of mammalian embryos was this week reported in the journal 'Nature Communications'. The research, from the laboratory of Professor Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz of the University of Cambridge, enables scientists to view critical aspects of embryonic development which were previously unobservable. more..	16/02/12
	Shingles vaccine now available from The Travel Clinic Zostavax, the shingles vaccine, has just been released and is now available in the UK at The Travel Clinic Ltd. more..	15/02/12
	Attend Bench to Boardroom free and win an Ipad with Remtec On March 6th 2012 Remtec are attending the One Nucleus Bench to Boardroom conference at Newmarket Racecourse. This event will attract over 500 visitors and 60+ exhibitors from the healthcare marketplace. more..	15/02/12

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