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Design Icons: Cambridge Innovation Festival
Design Icons: Cambridge Innovation Festival is a celebration of Cambridge design talent with an exhibition recognising important products designed in Cambridgeshire over the last 40 years. Early-stage businesses succeed by having talented, skilled people working together to effectively develop and build creative products that people want. Design delivers business value with…
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Six companies to compete in Cambridge for top entrepreneurial talent
Cambridge event proves companies will grow 10x in a year - if they have the right team in place
On Thursday 16th February 2012, six of the region’s young entrepreneurs will pitch to an audience of senior executives, value added business angels and serial entrepreneurs to find talented… Read moreCambridge – One of the best cities for economic performance
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Following publication last week of the Centre for Cities report showing Cambridge to be one of the best cities for economic performance, BBC TV news came to the St John's Innovation Centre to find out more. SJIC tenant Steve Tyson of Cambrionix was interviewed for the… Read moreIn-house team successfully complete award in Management Coaching and Mentoring
Three of the experienced in-house advisers and business coaches at St John’s Innovation Centre have been awarded a CMI level 5 award in Management Coaching and Mentoring.
Whilst all have extensive experience in working with a wide variety of businesses, Janette Pallas, David Moir and Kirsten Masson attended a High-growth Coach…
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SJIC Support Regional companies to raise over £16M
SJIC has successfully delivered the regional “Understanding Finance for Business” and “Coaching for High Growth” programmes, helping companies in the region to raise over £16M in grant, equity and bank finance.
Over 1100 companies attended workshops delivered around the region, and over 250 companies received 1:1 mentoring or coaching…
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SJIC gives something back
St John’s Innovation Centre has provided Arthur Rank Hospice Charity with a cheque for £657 plus a further £100 cash.
Arthur Rank Hospice Charity has been SJIC’s Charity of the Year. Tenants and staff regularly took part in fundraising activities, from painting the - male - MD’s fingernails to fancy dress.
In…
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Altacor expands as clinitas gains greater formulary acceptance
Altacor, the specialist ophthalmology company, is expanding. It has appointed two experienced product specialists, Alison Jones for the East of England and Ceri Myles for the South East, to help drive awareness of its Clinitas dry-eye treatment products with…
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Aquaterra Energy expand into Cambridge
Offshore engineering specialists, Aquaterra Energy Ltd has opened an office in Cambridge, UK to develop the analysis service currently offered by the business to global oil and gas companies.
Norwich-based Aquaterra Energy has been offering a Riser Analysis service since the company’s inception in 2005. The department provides a…
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Hawksford Partners With Jobstream
Following an extensive market search, Hawksford, the award winning wealth structuring company, has chosen SJIC tenant, Jobstream, to provide a full trust administration system with integrated workflow.
Hawksford was particularly impressed with the new Jobstream 9.2 software which incorporates Customer Lifecycle Management and Role-Based Interface functionality. In addition, the company saw…
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Boost UK Economy with Innovation Revolution
Neglected mid-sized businesses missing out on technology says SJIC director
UltraSoC Technologies lead path to growth
St John’s Innovation Centre tenant UltraSoC Technologies, the pioneering company developing advanced debugging technology for embedded electronic systems, today announced the appointment of Matthew Trowbridge as Non-Executive Chairman. Matthew will play a key role in the development of the Company as it continues to grow and develop its innovative and…
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Amantys Redefines the Power Electronics Market
SJIC Tenant Amantys Ltd, the intelligent power switch company, has unveiled its vision for the power electronics industry to improve the efficiency and reliability of power switching.
This needs a new approach: tight control at the core of the system, right by the transistor; remote control and monitoring of…
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ViewRanger provides location tracking to support The One Show’s Matt Baker & his Rickshaw Challenge for Children in Need
ViewRanger is delighted to be helping Matt Baker with his Rickshaw Challenge for Children in Need, by providing real-time location tracking. Using the BuddyBeacon feature of the ViewRanger mobile app, Matt’s supporters and the public can follow live progress of his epic journey by rickshaw from Edinburgh to London, which…
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Prime Minister Lends his Backing to Local Business Accelerators Campaign
David Cameron paid tribute to the Local Business Accelerators campaign launched by Britain’s regional and local newspapers, describing it as an “excellent initiative” aimed at giving practical support to small businesses across the UK.
The Prime Minister said: “In towns and cities across the country, local and regional newspapers are helping…
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Cambridge Social Media site for startups launches with £15k KickStart
Cambridge’s first ever social media site purely for startups – and one of the first in the world – has been created by a new Business Weekly spin-out, Cambridge Elevator.com.
The new venture is launched on November 10 with a £15k kickstart competition, support from…
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Boost your Business Performance & Skills
Boost your Business is a new programme of business support for Huntingdonshire-based companies to boost business performance and develop professional skills.
Delivered by St John’s Innovation Centre on behalf of Huntingdonshire District Council, the Boost your Business programme consists of a coaching programme and a series of workshops to…
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Six months of coaching delivers tangible growth for Cambridge app developer
Cambridge App developer, MagicSolver has grown significantly over the last six months, thanks to input from a coach secured via the Coaching for High Growth programme.
MagicSolver is a thriving start-up company, set up in July 2009 by 3 former Cambridge University students. The company creates and promotes new iPhone and Android applications (see notes to…
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Cambrionix Ltd Appoints Finance Director
Cambrionix Ltd, a tenant of St John’s Innovation Centre has had an unprecedented year of growth and is strengthening the Board by appointing Kevin O’hara as Finance Director.
Steven Tyson, one of the founding director’s of the company said “After a very successful 18 months we recognised the need to strengthen…
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Cambridge-based Amantys secures strategic project funding from EEDA
EEDA financing supports growth of new power-engineering skills-base in Cambridge
Amantys Limited (Amantys), an energy efficiency power electronics company, today announced the successful award of an EEDA (East of England Development Agency) Grant for Research and Development, supported with funding from the ERDF (European Regional Development Fund), bringing… Read moreCleantech Sector Valued at £4.3 Trillion and Growing
ECOLINK workshop,Cambridge 20th October focuses on support for 3rd wave of innovation
Determined that the UK shall not fail once again to exploit the commercial opportunity of its innovations, business leaders in Cambridge are making a concerted effort to raise awareness of the huge market potential of Cleantech.
St John’s Innovation Centre…
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LINGUAMATICS: 10 Years of Text Mining and Knowledge Discovery
This month marks the company's 10 year anniversary, a milestone of which the company is very proud. First established in 2001, Linguamatics goes from strength to strength. The I2E technology was developed in-house by the original four founders, three of whom remain within the leadership team.
I2E is now the leading…
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Pitching for Management is back in Cambridge
Over worked? Stressed? There might be a simple solution! Come and find the perfect person to take the load off for free at Pitching for Management.
Pitching for Management in Cambridge – 18th October 2011
In association with Intramezzo and UKBI
Connecting local businesses with top-level senior talent
(Chance to win £2,000)
Thanks to Pitching…
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Marketing and Promoting your Innovation
Do you have a new technology product?
Is your product near to market?
Need support with promotion and marketing?
St John’s Innovation Centre is offering skills development for innovative businesses through free media relations workshops commencing September 26th 2011.
Funded through ideaSpace and the Enterprise Accelerator programme, these practical intensive support workshops will…
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Pathology Diagnostics Ltd broadens its biopharmaceutical service portfolio
Pathology Diagnostics Ltd is the only independent GCLP accredited histopathology CRO based in Cambridge delivering high quality tissue diagnostics services to industry R&D scientists engaged in drug and biomarker development.
Pathology Diagnostics has expanded its marketing and technical team due to continuous exceptional growth. It has since been offered a dual…
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TLC for the real causes of dry eye
Altacor’s Clinitas products offer relief
Computer users with uncomfortable eyes will be given some TLC (tear layer care) by Altacor, a specialist ophthalmic pharmaceutical company, at a ‘mingle’ at St John’s Innovation Centre. The company is an expert in the treatment of ‘dry eye’ which was previously a problem for older…
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Cambridge Judge Business School- Cambridge Venture Projects
Invitation for Project Proposals - deadline Sept 9, 2011
Is your company/organization considering a new venture?
Could you benefit from ‘real’ market analysis?
The Cambridge Judge Business School’s Cambridge Venture Project offers the chance to have a team of five MBAs working on a marketing issue of your choice. This is a great opportunity…
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FREE advice helps 80 companies in the East raise finance totalling £10m
Eighty companies in the East of England have raised a total of £10m with help from the FREE ‘Understanding Finance for Business’ (UF4B) programme, proving its impact - but time is running out for others to benefit.
Delivered by St…
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Business Weekly follows its roots
Business Weekly is now a tenant at St John’s Innovation Centre, where the B2B newspaper and digital publisher started life in May 1990.
David Gill, director of the Innovation Centre was thrilled at the news. He said: “We are delighted that Business Weekly is returning to its roots in…
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Designing Demand
Designing Demand is a business development programme run by the Design Council. Government backed and part of the Solutions for Business portfolio, it is a programme that uses design to help businesses unlock their ambition for growth, boost performance, and improve the bottom line. It does this by putting design…
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Costello Supports Public Health
A collaboration between SJIC tenant Costello Medical Consulting and the PHG Foundation in Cambridge could offer a positive impact on the number of children with birth defects.
The literature review provided by Costello Medical will contribute to providing governments in low and middle income countries with tools and data to tackle…
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Digital R&D Fund for Arts and Culture
The Digital Research and Development Fund is looking for arts and cultural organisations seeking to expand audience reach and engagement and/or to develop new business models.
The total investment available is £500,000 over 2011/12 with no one project receiving more than £100,000 from the fund. Projects – small and large- must…
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Growth masterclass for companies in the East
- UK’s top business coaches to help entrepreneurs -
Ambitious East of England companies planning for significant growth over the coming months are being invited to one of a series of free high-growth coaching days in Cambridge, Newmarket and Norwich in the next few months.
Businesses can now register for one of…
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East of England businesses primed to raise finance
A dynamic team of successful entrepreneurs, experienced investors and former bankers has been helping companies across the East of England to raise over £4.3 million of business finance, absolutely free-of-charge.
Delivered by St John’s Innovation Centre on behalf of EEDA, Understanding Finance for Business has already helped over 1,000 businesses across…
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Funding Available for Leadership and Management Development
Up to £1000 in grant funding is now available to help business leaders pay for training to grow their organisations.
Through the Leadership and Management Advisory Service, senior leaders of businesses and social enterprises with the potential to achieve high growth have a great opportunity to develop their leadership and management…
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Protecting your Ideas and Inventions May 25
Would you like to better understand how patents and designs can be used to protect your ideas and inventions?
Do you need to find out how to make the most of your business' intellectual property using trade marks and copyright?
This event -organised by The Intellectual Property…
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CUTEC’s 2011 Technology Showcase – June 9
The 2011 Technology Showcase, as part of CUTEC’s 8th annual Technology Ventures Conference on 9th June, provides an opportunity for young and fresh companies to demonstrate their novel technology to conference attendees from various backgrounds: business and professional, entrepreneurs and scientists.
The search is for start-ups who are at the forefront…
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New round of funding under the Grant for R&D now open
Today (5th May) marks the start of a new round of funding under the recently re-launched Grant for Research and Development. The scheme, which was previously delivered by EEDA in the East of England but is now managed at national level by the Technology Strategy Board, is continuously open but…
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Pitching for Management in Cambridge – 8th June 2011
St John’s Innovation Centre has partnered with AngelNews, an online news service for entrepreneurs and investors to bring its latest Pitching for Management event to Cambridge where companies can pitch at NO CHARGE. This event is ran in association with Intramezzo, hosted by Taylor Vinters and supported by St John’s…
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1k Shell LiveWIRE Grand Ideas Awards – Open for voting
SJIC Tenant Rosemary Francis from Ellexus has been shortlisted for this month’s Shell LiveWire competition for young entrepreneurs, placed in the top ten of this month’s entries. With your support, Rosemary could win a £1,000 prize and be put through to the annual competition.
The judging is a…
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Altacor broadens portfolio with Intraocular lens (IOL) delivery
Altacor announces that it has concluded an exclusive, worldwide licensing agreement with the Swiss based company Ophthalmopharma for its proprietary, preloaded injector for delivery of intraocular lens in cataract and corrective lens replacement surgery (currently known as SOLO®).
This is the first in a series of transactions between Altacor and Ophthalmopharma…
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Coaching puts Cambridge app developer on path to rapid growth
Cambridge App developer, MagicSolver is on the path to rapid growth, thanks in part to the input of an independent coach via the Coaching for High Growth programme.
MagicSolver is a thriving start-up company, set up in July 2009 by 3 former Cambridge University students. The company creates and promotes…
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UltraSoC lead the way in debugging next generation cleaner cars
Cambridge-based UltraSoc Technologies has been awarded a substantial grant from the East of England Development Agency and the European Regional Development Fund.
St John’s Innovation Centre, UltraSoC will use the grant to part-fund a £375k project creating novel debugging technology to enable the timely and effective development of next-generation automotive systems.
UltraSoC,…
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SJIC Managing Director takes home UKBI Award
St John’s Innovation Centre is pleased to announce Managing Director David Gill won the UKBI award for Outstanding Contribution to Business Incubation 2011.
The UK Business Incubation (UKBI) 12th International Conference took place in Manchester on 23-24 March. UKBI is the leading professional body for the development and support of…
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New Healthcare Accelerator launched to drive High Value Medical Solutions
A new accelerator that supports and invests in medical solutions addressing unmet medical needs in hospital-managed patient care, has been launched in Cambridge. Formed by a group of seasoned healthcare entrepreneurs, Atlantic Accelerator seizes the opportunity created by the urgent need to deliver improved patient outcomes at a lower…
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Cambridge Startup Weekend unearths new generation of talent
The inaugural Cambridge Startup Weekend at St John’s Innovation Centre was an incredible success. Over 90 delegates attended the event, which ran from 11-13 March and 45 ideas were pitched, of which 17 went forward to be worked on over the 54 hours.
Such was the standard that six…
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The Impact Awards- Entry Deadline 6 April
The Impact Awards - organised by SJIC tenant PraxisUnico (the UK's leading research commercialisation organisation) - will showcase the very best examples of knowledge transfer activity and raise awareness of the potential of knowledge transfer by demonstrating best practice and impact. The awards are open to all sectors…
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SJIC shortlisted for Achievement in Business Incubation Award 2011
We are pleased to announce that St John’s Innovation Centre has been shortlisted for the UKBI Achievement in Business Incubation Award. The Achievement award will be awarded to the Centre that can best demonstrate innovation, excellence and quality in their delivery of business incubation services.
Awards will be presented at the…
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UKTI Export Europe 2011
Looking to expand your business into new markets?
Listen to the experts on how to succeed in European export markets and meet with UKTI Commercial Officers from 23 UK Embassies at the UKTI Export Europe 2011 event in Newmarket on 23rd March.
Choose from 15 seminars on key markets and topics plus…
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R&D Grant Funding Opportunities for Technology SMEs
TUV NEL Ltd, on behalf of the East of England Development Agency (EEDA), will be hosting two events in early March 2011 to help technology-based businesses, from the east of England, to understand, and appreciate, the benefits of applying for R&D grants.
Grants are available from regional, national and European…
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Ask the Entrepreneurs and Experts
Do you want the chance to ask experienced entrepreneurs or industry experts about a business idea?
The Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (CfEL) is providing budding entrepreneurs and attendees of Enterprise Tuesday the opportunity to supplement their learning experience through a series of online discussion forums. The forums are open to students…
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SJIC Gains European Recognition
St John’s Innovation Centre is the first accredited Business and Innovation Centre in the East of England
2011 started on a high note for St John’s Innovation Centre, Cambridge, which has been granted full membership of the European Business and Innovation Centre Network (EBN) and thus became the first…
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Red hot business advice for Suffolk’s Chilli Company
A rapidly-growing chilli farm in Stowmarket is receiving red hot business advice to help realise its true potential, create new jobs and crack huge markets thanks to the new programme, Coaching for High Growth.
‘Coaching for High Growth’ offers local companies exclusive access to a host of experienced business… Read more
Launch of Pitching for Management™ in Cambridge
AngelNews, the leading online news service for the early stage investment market has announced its launch of Pitching for Management™ in Cambridge at St John’s Innovation Centre on Thursday 24 February 2011. Sponsored by Lloyds TSB and hosted by St John's Innovation Centre, there is no charge to pitch or… Read more
St Johns to host companies from the home of Skype
East of England Inward Investment (EEII) are supporting Tallinn Science Park Technopol in bringing five technology based companies from Estonia to the East of England in order to help grow their business and to boost cooperation with regional companies through partnering opportunities.
Of all the former Soviet…
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New feasibility study fund along with free advice from grant experts to hone your application
The Technology Strategy Board has just announced a new fund of up to £2m for feasibility studies for technology inspired innovation. The closing date for applications of 10 February 2011.
This fund is likely to attract a lot of applications and St John’s Innovation Centre…
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St John’s Innovation Centre has the Christmas Charitable spirit
St John’s Innovation Centre is pleased to announce a total of £171 was raised from a Christmas raffle in aid of Arthur Rank Hospice Charity.
With the buzz that surrounds SJIC combined with turkey, cranberry and mulled wine, around 200 tenants were able to celebrate the season in…
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PSF Accounting fundraise for Aquaboxes
St John’s Innovation Centre tenant, PSF Accounting is pleased to announce a total of £50 was raised in aid of the Rotary Club Aquabox Appeal through donations from other tenants.
Aquaboxes play a vital part in minimising the after-effects of a disaster - war, drought, earthquake, flood, typhoon…
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Understanding Finance for Business reaches £1m milestone
The Understanding Finance for Business programme has reached its first major milestone by helping companies raise a total of over £1m from banks and business angels.
Run by St John’s Innovation Centre, on behalf of the East of England Development Agency (EEDA), the …
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Shaping Norfolk’s Future Conference
St John’s Innovation Centre’s Managing Director, David Gill will be speaking at Shaping Norfolk’s Future business breakfast on Friday 3 December 2010 at the Theatre Royal, Norwich.
David will provide an introduction to Raising Finance while offering a taster to the SJIC programme, Understanding Finance for Business. Understanding…
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St John’s Innovation Centre Wears it Pink for Breast Cancer
Staff and tenants at St John’s Innovation Centre dressed in weird and wacky pink clothes
for Breast Cancer’s Wear it Pink Day on October 29 2010.
Suggested by tenant Sarah Lovatt from HotPrints and aided by Receptionist Liz…
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for Breast Cancer’s Wear it Pink Day on October 29 2010.
Suggested by tenant Sarah Lovatt from HotPrints and aided by Receptionist Liz…
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St John’s Innovation Centre Blogs for Business
St John’s Innovation Centre is pleased to introduce the Finance 4 Business blog.
The blog will focus on a wide range of issues relating to funding and growing your business, written by the team at SJIC. It also includes contributions from the advisors, entrepreneurs and business angels…
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Coaching Programme for High Growth Businesses
St Johns Innovation Centre has just launched the regional Coaching for High Growth programme, designed to help ambitious and forward thinking businesses unlock and sustain their high growth potential.
The programme consists of a strategic planning workshop, followed by one to one coaching with a business coach experienced in…
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Meerkats and Avatars – Preparing for a changing world
Biosensors for racehorse training, an innovative radiator valve and chocolate that's good for you were among more than a dozen innovations showcased at Cambridge's Hauser Forum on 8 September in a special technology media event, 'Meerkats and Avatars: Prepare for a changing world'.
From medical diagnostics to…
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St John’s Innovation Centre celebrates National Customer Service Week
With National Customer Service Week from October 4th – October 10th 2010, St John’s Innovation Centre is helping businesses ensure the customer always comes back.
National Customer Service Week celebrates the achievements of staff and many see it as a chance to say ‘thank you’. It is also an …
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Grow your Business
Are you supporting businesses that are growing fast, or that expect to in the near future?
Do you know of a business that would benefit from the support of an external coach to help take them to the next level?
The Coaching for High Growth programme launches this week, designed to…
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Don’t delay sign up today for Discovering Start-Ups
With a little over a month to go before the closing date of 29th October, enter now so that you don¹t miss the chance of free promotion for your company on the Cambridge Wireless website and the opportunity for free PR.
With cash prizes of £10,000 (5 categories)…
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Help influence government policy
SQW is currently undertaking research for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on businesses' experiences and views on information and advice.
This is an opportunity for local businesses to help influence government policy, as everyone’s views will be taken into account.
As part of the research, a…
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Social media just the job
The implementation of a social media marketing strategy has increased programme awareness and event attendance at St John’s Innovation Centre.
St John’s Innovation Centre set out to hire a 12 week intern through Anglia Ruskin University, initially to develop a social media marketing strategy and plan a…
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Genesis Conference 2010- The Leading Biotechnology Networking Conference
Marking 10 years of success, the Genesis Conference celebrates the strengths and achievements of biotechnology companies in the UK. This one-day event will showcase a number of exhibitors; provide a stimulating setting for discussion, led by high level keynote speakers and offer the opportunity to network…
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St John’s Innovation Centre kickstarts recruitment goals
St John’s Innovation Centre is inspiring and supporting business growth - leading the field in innovation and supporting businesses in growing the team.
As part of the ‘Inspiration for Growth’ programme, funded by the Greater Cambridge Partnership, Cambridgeshire based small businesses are invited to free workshops and…
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St John’s Innovation Centre goes Flip Floppy for Charity
St John’s Innovation Centre is pleased to announce a total of £246 was raised in aid of Arthur Rank Hospice Charity on Friday…
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ViewRanger GPS reaches Number 1 in iTunes app charts
Augmentra Ltd, the company staffed by outdoor enthusiasts based in St John's Innovation Centre, Cambridge, is celebrating after their ViewRanger GPS smartphone app went to #1 in Apple’s iTunes navigation apps chart.
ViewRanger GPS offers clever mapping, navigation, tracking and trail content tools for hillwalkers, mountain bikers…
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St John’s Innovation Centre proves business can help those less fortunate
St John’s Innovation Centre is pleased to announce Arthur Rank Hospice Charity as Charity of the Year for 2010 - 2011.
In a corporate environment, businesses can sometimes focus entirely on quite simply, business. But St John’s Innovation Centre is encouraging the community charitable spirit, to ‘give something back’…
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Funding for Innovation and expertise available
Proof of Market Grants and Innovation Vouchers
EEDA’s new round of Proof of Market Grants has commenced, allowing East of England businesses to apply for 20k to test commercial viability of innovative business ideas. Applications will be accepted up until Friday 10th September 2010. Interview panels will…
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Finance for your Business
New programme to support Raising Finance for your business
If you wish to raise finance for your business and would like expert support to get your business investment ready, then a new programme of workshops and pitching events has just been published. The programme includes raising finance workshops and also…
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Discovering Start-ups
Cambridge Wireless Discovering Start-Ups Project - Industry, investors and development agency support initiative
Cambridge Wireless, supported by EEDA, has developed a new initiative to find future technology leaders. Discovering Start-Ups culminates in a competition with a prize fund of at least £2000. Prior to the competition, Cambridge Wireless…
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‘Meerkats and Avatars – prepare for a changing world’
INNOVATION MEDIA EVENT AND PITCHING SESSION
Date: 8th September 2010
Venue: Hauser Forum, 3 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0GT
Entrepreneurs with innovative technologies or near-market products are invited to participate in Meerkats and Avatars an event, organised by St John’s Innovation Centre, which aims to help early-stage…
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Cambridgeshire Companies Go for Growth
Cambridgeshire firms are currently recruiting and growing with the support of the Inspiration for Growth programme run by St. John’s Innovation Centre.
Business workshops designed to inspire and support companies with high growth potential have been attended by over 150 individuals, and business advice sessions with advisers…
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Queens Award for Enterprise Promotion
Queen Honours YTKO Chief Executive Bev Hurley
YTKO is proud to announce that Bev Hurley, their Chief Executive, has been honoured on the 2010 Queen's Birthday Honours List with the Queens Award for Enterprise Promotion.
The Queen’s Award for Enterprise Promotion (QAEP) celebrates and recognises the activities of individuals…
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Have you thought about becoming a Business Angel?
Have you ever thought of becoming a business angel? If so, entrepreneurs in the East of England have never needed your support more than they do now.
- Are you an experienced business person with a sector specialism?
- Do you have time to spare and money that you can afford to… Read more
Cambridge Financial Partners secures funding and reverse takeover for Qonnectis PLC
Cambridge Financial Partners LLP (CFP), acting as CEO/CFO of AIM listed Qonnectis PLC has secured bridge funding and anticipates completing a reverse takeover deal with US company, American Leak Detection, Inc (ALD) in the near term.
CFP has been a tenant of the St John's Innovation Centre…
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PraxisUnico chair discusses regional funding
Dr David Secher of PraxisUnico has been discussing regional funding for early start businesses with Cambridge Evening News
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/cn_business/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=479222
If you are looking to raise funding through equity investments, from grants or from the banks, then consider learning from specialists in this area through the EEDA funded Understanding Finance For…
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Inspiration for Growth Programme
Businesses based within Cambridgeshire have the opportunity to gain support focused on the needs of potential high growth Businesses. This inspirational free programme includes a number of business support workshops and the opportunity to undertake a 1:2:1 business advice session with an experienced adviser from St…
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PraxisUnico Trustee receives OBE in New Year Honours
We are delighted to report that a trustee of one of the Innovation Centre's tenants has received an OBE.
Dr Alison Campbell, Managing Director of King's College London Business Ltd, PraxisUnico Trustee and Chair of its Training Committee was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) for…
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Costello Medical Consulting in Cambridge Evening News
Costello Medical Consulting featured in Cambridge Evening News article.
Yet again we were pleased to see another St John's Innovation Centre tenant company featured in Cambridge Evening News. Sophie Costello and Richard Short started their business from home, joined St John's as a virtual tenant and have now…
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St John’s tenant – Pathology Diagnostics Ltd wins regional award
Pathology Diagnostics Ltd. has won the 2009 ERBI Biotech and Medtech award for best Start Up Company, which is sponsored by the East of England Development Agency.
Pathology Diagnostics Ltd. provides a one-stop solution for human tissue diagnostics, delivering specialist tissue laboratory and diagnostic services to biotechnology,…
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Banking surgery at St John’s Innovation Centre
To assist you with any queries about Business Banking, we are pleased to announce a new “drop-in” surgery to take place on a monthly basis at SJIC.
The surgery will be manned by Colin Moulder, RBS Director of Business & Commercial Banking for Cambridgeshire. He is happy to…
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Award-winning Adviser appointed
St John's Innovation Centre has appointed award-winning adviser, Janette Pallas, to scale up consultancy and business support programmes offered to high-growth businesses in the region.
After an early career working in ICT within a large retail group, Janette started her own consultancy and training business. She is…
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Need funding to start or grow your business?
If you are starting or growing a business and you're looking for funding of £10,000 or more, you'll need someone to help you work through the different options and identify which type of funding will work best for your business. Look no further than "Understanding Finance for…
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Doing R&D?
If your company is involved in new product development then you could be entitled to claim back some of your investment. Do our simple R&D TaxEway questionnaire and find out. SJIC has worked with R&D tax experts Peters Elworthy and Moore (PEM) to develop a simple… Read more
Regional Technopole Report
The East of England Technopole is the group of publicly funded organisations operating in the East of England whose mission is to support enterprise and innovation. The group includes the directors of Enterprise Hubs and managers of relevant programmes.
The overall mission of the Technopole is to improve…
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Claim back cash for innovation, tech companies urged
Many high technology companies are missing out on the opportunity to claim real money through Research and Development tax credits.
Often they believe they are not eligible and do not realise that they do not need to have actually paid tax to qualify.
Chris Walklett, Tax Partner and Head of…
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