Author Archives: Rachel Holdsworth

Venta offers angel funding opportunity for science-based entrepreneurs

Norwich Research Park is offering entrepreneurs with science-based companies the opportunity to meet angel investors with the Venta initiative 26 April. Continue reading

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Meerkats and Avatars

Businesses with disruptive or near market technology projects, were given a boost with a programme of events hosted by St John’s Innovation Centre Limited (SJIC)  under the title ‘Meerkats and Avatars 2011’ The programme offered a novel and unique combination … Continue reading

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Cambridge Cleantech opens for business

We had good news on Friday, as Martin Garrett and Hugh Parnell unveiled to a packed room their new baby – ‘Cambridge Cleantech’ – a membership organisation aimed at facilitating the exploitation of the third wave of innovation following that … Continue reading

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ECOLINK workshop supports cleantech innovation

The global market for cleantech is valued at £4.3 trillion, and companies in the Greater Cambridge region are at the forefront of innovation in this area.  As we approach peak oil and price of energy becomes a major driver, the … Continue reading

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Cambridge Biomedical Campus is happening here

Further proof that Cambridge is an exciting place to work for anyone with an interest in science was unveiled at the ‘Future of the Cambridge Biomedical Campus’ presentation. The campus will double the size of the Addenbrooke’s site and eventually … Continue reading

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A moment on your lips, a lifetime in landfill

Cambridge’s cleantech businesses have some sustainable alternatives to plastic, reducing the amount of plastic rubbish and protecting the environment Continue reading

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Big Brother, Little Britain

In the beginning, when the connected world was new and the cold war generation valued their privacy and the freedoms it provided, the telcos kept it quiet that as you used your mobile phone they knew exactly where you were, … Continue reading

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Does the carbon fibre car need a woman’s touch?

Just as previous oil crises have spurred interest into alternative energy, the current crisis in Libya and the ever-present concern about peak oil are making the discussion about the future of the car more relevant and a bit more urgent. … Continue reading

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Oxygen in the Golden Hour

Getting oxygen to blast victims within the first hour will significantly increase their chance of survival, was something we learnt this week.  One of our clients, Cambridge Design Partnership, is developing a portable oxygen generator that is light enough to … Continue reading

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Tips for radio interviews

Heard a good tip today in a media training session that we were running for a client.  When preparing to be interviewed by a radio presenter, always have a card in front of you with the three key messages that … Continue reading

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