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    11 September 2011
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  • Table of contents:

    1. Updates on Silicon Valley comes to the UK 2011 (http://www.svc2uk.com/)
    2. Interested in developing business in the Baltic States?
    3. Spreading the words on Social Media
    4. News from Cfel!
    5. Interested in how research is commercialised or how it can affect government policy? Then read on!
    6. Facebook of Healthcare - Department of Health(http://departmentofhealth.ideascale.com)
    7. Oxbridge Biotech Seminars events
    8. Cambridge Angels Mentoring Day, 19th October 2011
    9. Mozilla’s Second Annual Innovation Festival – London, November 4-6, 2011
    10. CUTEC 2012 Inaugural Event

  • 1. Updates on Silicon Valley comes to the UK 2011 (http://www.svc2uk.com/)

    The project is now really taking off with CUTEC on board! It is with great pleasure we announce the participation of our present and former CUTEC members within the Executive and Operating Committee:

    - Project Leader: Philipp Von Bieberstein (Content team 2010/11)
    - Marketing Leader: Katerina Parashina (VP Marketing team, 2011/12)
    - Event leader - Thursday dinner: Liz Williams (President 2011/12)
    - Event leader - Friday Panel discussion: Neil Rzechorzek (Director of Development 2011/12)
    - Event leader – Judge Business School: Daniel Tomlinson (External Relations 2011/12)
    - Logistic Leader: Claire Thiveyrat (Director of Operations, 2011/12)

    The programme covering two eventful days, will also need the involvement of enthusiastic volunteers. If you are interested in being involved for this unique experience of hearing live speakers such as Reid Hoffman (Executive Chairman & Co-founder of LINKEDIN) or Greg Joswiak (Vice President of iPod and iPhone Product Marketing, Apple), please email a short introduction of yourself highlighting your motivation (CV accepted) to the email address: operations@cutec.org

  • 2. Interested in developing business in the Baltic States?

    A free series of seminars has been designed to introduce you to the opportunities and financial support available to British companies interested in developing their business in Lithuania, located at a strategic location in Eastern Europe. This will be held in three locations across the UK (Birmingham – 27th September, Coventry - 28th September, Cambridge - 29th September).

    The seminars are particularly relevant to companies considering investing in R&D or developing a cost-effective business abroad. They will aim to present Lithuania, its talent pool, its competitive advantages and the financial support programs available.

    While sharing their experience, a range of high-quality speakers will give overviews of particular sectors. For more information and registration, please read more on:
    http://ukincentives.investlithuania.com/birmingham-regist... (Space is limited!!)

  • 3. Spreading the words on Social Media

    At CUTEC, we are particularly thankful for the promotion of the club through your profiles on diverse social media sites. Here are some tips for you to ensure the correct use of tags and buzz words:

    1) @Cutec
    2) #Cutec
    3) #tvc2012
    4) #tvc2011
    5) #tvc2010

    Also please remember for constant updates on CUTEC, you can follow us on:

    CUTEC: http://cutec.org/
    Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/CUTEC
    Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2258514446
    Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=42349
    Younoodle: http://www.younoodle.com/groups/cutec

  • 4. News from Cfel!

    CfEL Director thinks Autonomy millionaires could boost angel investment and the start-up community (Business Weekly, 22 Aug) Read more on: http://www.businessweekly.co.uk/hi-tech/12582-autonomy-mi... Thus, sad news or good news that Autonomy was sold to Hewlett Packard? Dr Shai Vyakarnam comments in the latest CfEL blog: http://www.cfel.jbs.cam.ac.uk/blog/?p=353

    Key tips for entrepreneurs on making the perfect elevator pitch in latest CfEL Podcast on: http://www.cfel.jbs.cam.ac.uk/news/podcasts/index.html

    CfEL Programmes and Events:
    1- Postgraduate Diploma in Entrepreneurship Residential Session 5-9 September 2011: This introduction to the inaugural programme is an intensive week long, residential session in Cambridge which lays the foundations for the entrepreneurial journey of participating delegates through the year ahead. More info about the programme at http://www.cfel.jbs.cam.ac.uk/programmes/diploma/index.html

    2- Enterprisers in Russia: programme held from 12-15th September in Moscow 2011: The collaboration with InCube (Business Incubator at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration) and Greenfield Project (a support network for entrepreneurs in Russia started by CfEL alumnus, Peter Tatischev) means the highly successful, intensive 4-day residential Enterprisers programme will be offered to Russian undergraduates, PhD students and young professionals looking to develop start-ups.

    3- Registration now open for Enterprise Tuesday 2011/12: Enterprise Tuesday will start on 1st November with Prof Andy Hopper, Chairman of RealVNC and Ubisense, and Richard Green, CEO of Ubisense, already confirmed to talk on, ‘Mindsets and Motivations’. Please register via the CfEL web site (http://www.cfel.jbs.cam.ac.uk/programmes/enterprisetuesda...).

  • 5. Interested in how research is commercialised or how it can affect government policy? Then read on!

    i-Teams is for post-graduate students who want to build go-to-market strategies for ground-breaking university technologies and inventions. We bring together leading university researchers with multi-disciplinary teams of the brightest students and experienced business mentors. i-Teams assess the commercial viability of the researcher's invention, determine future directions, identify product markets and has the opportunity to present its findings to the annual CUTEC Technology Ventures Conference.
    The next term’s projects are:

    1- Finding real-world applications for a synthetic reversible molecular lego system - Dr. Bazbek Davletov, Dr. Enrico Ferrari & Dr. Chunjing Gu, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology

    2- Enhancing Reality - finding commercial applications for Spectral Edge, a new image fusion technology - Professor Graham Finlayson, Dr. David Connah, School of Computing Sciences, UEA

    3- MoreEnCAPs - investigating the market demand for self-assembling "smart" materials - Dr. Roger Coulston (an i-Teams alumnus) & Jing Zhang (an i-Teams alumnus), Chemistry.

    To apply, send your CV, covering letter selecting the project of your choice to Amy Mokady (am678@cam.ac.uk) no later than the 24th September 2011. Find out more on: www.iteamsonline.org.

  • 6. Facebook of Healthcare - Department of Health(http://departmentofhealth.ideascale.com)

    A message from our advisor, Alan Barrell:

    "Some of you know of the innovative company Cambridge Healthcare Ltd (www.nhs.info) recently launched in the East of England to serve the NHS nationally and health systems and patients internationally. I am delighted to be a director of Cambridge Healthcare Ltd. I am supporting the request below – from my colleague and entrepreneurial founder Dawson King – for YOUR VOTE in the NHS “New Applications Competition”.

    A click on the reference below will enable you to see more of the detail on this – and a message from Dawson telling briefly about the company and why we feel it is worth VOTES – our view is this is an application of the greatest potential and we would like to win the competition.

    With personal thanks for your support – if you feel able.

    Sincerely,

    Alan Barrell" (www.nhs.info)

  • 7. Oxbridge Biotech Seminars events

    OBR is a new fast growing student-led inter-campus and interdisciplinary forum connecting Cantabs and Oxonians with industry professionals to discuss topics in the life sciences and health care fields. We seek to bring young innovators together with the industry tools to move ideas forward. We are hosting our first TWO Cambridge Leaders in Biotech seminars in conjunction with CUTEC and One Nucleus in the next few weeks.

    If you'd like to attend please sign up at oxbridgebiotech.com membership is FREE and open to ALL - join today!

    1) WHAT: Leaders in Biotech: Making the Plunge into Bio-Entrepreneurism and Building a Bio-Business
    with Tom Saylor, CEO of Arecor
    WHERE: Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Chemistry Building, Univ of Cambridge
    WHEN: 13th September, 5:30pm
    FREE beer and nibbles - http://www.arecor.com

    2) WHAT: Leaders in Biotech: The Risks and Rewards of Starting a Venture-backed Biotech with William Bains, serial entrepreneur and experienced scientist
    WHERE: TBA
    WHEN: 27th September, 5:30pm
    FREE beer and nibbles - oxbridgebiotech.com

  • 8. Cambridge Angels Mentoring Day, 19th October 2011

    The Cambridge Angels are, once again, casting a wide net for good start-up companies to attend its annual Mentoring Day on the 19th October 2011. Looking for angel investment? Here is an opportunity to benefit from a mentoring session with one or more of the Cambridge Angels. The 'winners' will be offered a Cambridge Angels formal pre-dinner pitch.

    Find more information on how your company can apply: http://cambridgeangels.net - sections under 'For entrepreneurs' and send email request to Oonagh Phelan oonagh.phelan@cambridgeangels.net

    The deadline for online applications is 25th September. Companies that are selected will be assigned a relevant Angel mentor for the day and will be formally invited by October 6th. The event itself will be held from 10am - 5pm on 19th October, at St John's Innovation Centre.

  • 9. Mozilla’s Second Annual Innovation Festival – London, November 4-6, 2011

    Three days of passionate people using the web to bend, hack and reinvent media! Here is a quick heads-up about the upcoming Mozilla’s Festival, which would be a fun weekend where Media, Freedom and the Web will capture the creativity that comes from the freedom to propose radical ideas, share them with capable people, and access the resources required to pull them off.

    The event which will be taking place in early November in London also needs help in spreading the word to your circles for Volunteers. For more information:

    Site: https://mozillafestival.org/about
    Volunteering: https://mozillafestival.org/2011/08/30/mozpub/

    Participants & Partners: Al Jazeera, The Guardian, BBC, Boston Globe, ZEIT Online, Knight Foundation, Pearson Foundation, MacArthur Learning Network, Web FWD, Mozilla Labs....

  • 10. CUTEC 2012 Inaugural Event

    The CUTEC 2o12 Inaugural Event will mark the start of the new CUTEC year on the 17th October, in the Judge Business School’s theatre, from 7.00pm. It will present CUTEC’s plan for the academic calendar and will aim to recruit new members.

    An introduction by our organisation will be followed by an hour long expert-led panel discussion on “Business Opportunities in Cambridge – Entrepreneurship in a volatile climate” and the evening will finish with networking drinks.

    Speakers such as Dr Shai Vyakarnam and Hermann Hauser will intend to inspire attendee in introducing the next Technology Venture Conference’s theme. They will give notably insight into the challenges of driving innovation in the current climate, particularly within high-tech clusters like Cambridge.

    For more information please visit: http://cutec.org/

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