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Cambridge Cognition re-accredited to quality standard ISO 9001:2008
28.01.2010

Cambridge Cognition prides itself on being a quality organisation. As part of this CCL has a well established quality management system (QMS) which ensures our systems and processes are well controlled and meet customer expectations as assessed by the international quality standard, ISO9001:2001. In addition we meet regulatory standards for pharmaceutical clinical trials including ICH GCP and 21 CFR part 11. Over the last 2 years we have passed many client computer software validation and service audits and in January 2009 successfully passed a regulatory authority audit conducted by the MHRA. In October 2009 we were assessed against the stringent requirements for ISO9001:2001 for our QMS, and we are now re-certified to ISO9001:2008 and achieved a statement of best practice for our software development processes.

Jim Russell's Future Driver Search 2010
05.01.2010

Almost 40 drivers, representing 10 different countries and with an average age of 20 participated in the four-day (19-22 Dec) selection process at Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, CA. Twenty drivers were then selected to continue in to the final two-days with six progressing into the last day of Jim Russell’s new worldwide driver search program which was launched this year to find the best young talent from the worlds of karting and “junior” formula car racing. Speed, precision and car control were evaluated when driving karts, Mitsubishi Evolution X sedans and the school’s purpose-built FJR-50 single-seater by the judges Allan McNish, Chip Pankow and Adrian Sussman.

Congratulations to Alex Ellis, from Canada and Gary Carlton, from California, USA who have been chosen as the two Future Drivers, each receiving a fully-funded season in the 2010 Jim Russell Championship Series (JRCS) plus coaching and testing opportunities.

For more details and full report see: www.jimrussellusa.com


Quiconnect roaming provider for Tomizone
21.12.2009

Quiconnect has announced it has become the WBA (Wireless Broadband Alliance) roaming provider for Tomizone, headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand. Tomizone is a large WiFi provider, operating over 11,000 hotspots throughout New Zealand, Australia, India and China. They operate a unique model where site owners can self-provision a WiFi hotspot for a share of operating revenue, allowing for fast footprint growth across multiple geographies. Quiconnect will provide roaming interconnections for Tomizone with other WBA partners and will also provide roaming services with non-WBA partners. The connection will become live in Q1 of 2010.

Quiconnect hits 125,000 hotspot milestone
21.12.2009

Quiconnect recently reached its milestone of 125,000 hotspots available through its network of roaming partners. In the last six months the company has doubled its number of hotspots available for roaming from just under 60,000 to over 125,000. These hotspots will be available through the Quiconnect QuicTrac technology, which allows customers to rapidly and inexpensively deploy services for their customers across a large geography of hotspots.

enverdis wins the public Innovation price of Thuringia
16.12.2009

enverdis has won the public Innovation prize of Thuringia for its VASCULAR EXPLORER, chosen by The Thuringian newspaper group and the MDR media group out of a shortlist of five innovations. enverdis was able to convince the audience of their product’s ability for fast and precise early detection of arteriosclerosis. Practical solutions for easy use in daily life were key factors in the decision.

After a short presentation on national television, the audience voted overwhelmingly in favour of the enverdis technology. Since the broadcast, enverdis has received a great deal of positive traction including many solid enquiries from practitioners.

REMOS strengthens its capital base
11.12.2009



Pall Mall has announced a significant further investment in Light Sports Aircraft (LSA) manufacturer REMOS AG, to continue its dominance of the U.S. market and the penetration of other global territories.

REMOS Aircraft has succeeded in strengthening its leadership in the LSA segment despite the challenges presented by slow demand in the aviation industry, particularly in the U.S. market. “With the highest growth rates in the industry, meanwhile dominating the LSA segment, and with significant progress in building our marketing and sales organization, we have reached the goals we had set ourselves for the year 2009”, said Michael Meirer, member of the executive board and responsible for the U.S. market.

Together with the other main shareholder, the Faerber Group of Munich Germany, the steps initiated secure the future of REMOS Aircraft and enable the introduction of new programs through which the company will be able to address new customer demographics in the years ahead.

Enverdis' first Symposium in Dresden
10.10.2009

Enverdis invited qualified Experts to their first Symposium “New methods of early cardiovascular diagnosis – an influence on patient management?” at the congress of cardiologists in Dresden.

Chaired by two eminent cardiologists, four lectures were given covering all fields of prevention and diagnosis in which the CARDIOLOGIC EXPLORER and VASCULAR EXPLORER can be used.

Topics addressed were the practical explanation of the Pulse-Wave-Analysis as well as the simple measuring and impact of the Ankle-Brachial-Index. A lecture was given on cardiogoniometry where a new and very fast way to diagnose Ischaemia was presented. This has a large potential for use in doctors’ surgeries in the near future. The symposium was concluded with a speech reflecting the importance of - and the desire for - an intelligent, stress free and cost efficient diagnosis before therapy. Enverdis was able to address a large audience of specialists throughout the symposium and increase interest in their innovative product portfolio.

Preparation for the Jim Russell Future Driver program
06.10.2009

The Jim Russell Future Driver program is a worldwide driver search created to find the best young talent from the worlds of karting and formula car racing. In preparation for the start of the program in December, Allan McNish visited the Sonoma facility in order to test their FJR-50 schoolcars on the Infineon Raceway. More information on the program can be found at http://www.jimrussellusa.com/programs/championship-series/future-driver.

Audi Sportscar Experience with Allan McNish
02.10.2009

Two-time LeMans winner Allan McNish and emotive have successfully launched the new Audi R8 5.2 FSI in an exclusive Audi sportscar experience programme. A small, select group of customers enjoyed driving the V10 powered Audi R8 5.2 FSI on some of the most scenic and challenging roads in California followed by two days of improving their driving skills and lapping Infineon Raceway with first hand tuition by the Audi factory team racing driver. Everything from the backdrop of the Napa and Sonoma valleys to visits to some highly acclaimed wineries which are normally closed to the public.

Allan McNish helps to launch the new Audi R8 V10 5.2 FSI
29.08.2009

Allan McNish was visiting the Audi Forum Sonoma, in order to launch the brand new Audi R8 V10 5.2 FSI to the US Press.

Allan McNish visits emotive's Sonoma facility
28.08.2009

Jim Russell ambassador Allan McNish visited emotive's Sonoma facility in late August. Allan inspected the industry-defining facilities of the Audi Forum Sonoma, as well as the Jim Russell Racing Driver School Technology Centre and Fleet.

emotive host Q&A Session at Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma
23.08.2009

Emotive hosted the Q&A Session with Indy Car drivers Dario Franchitti, Rick Mears and Johnny Rutherford during the Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma. The session took place in front of emotive’s Tech centre with 500 people attending. Emotive was host to more than 200 guests in their hospitality area during the weekend.

Pall Mall Partners launches new LP
03.08.2009
Pall Mall Partners has launched its fifth Limited Partnership, PALLMALL Technology Ventures V. Through PMTV V, Pall Mall will continue to invest in innovative companies which share Pall Mall’s investment philosophy.


Pall Mall invests in REMOS AG
28.07.2009

Pall Mall has announced a new investment for their Funds. Light Sports Aircraft (LSA) manufacturer REMOS AG becomes Pall Mall's sixth company in their current investment portfolio and exemplifies their on-going commitment to investment in Germany.

“REMOS represent the success of excellent innovation together with a comprehensive understanding of the global General Aviation Business” remarked Michael Bauer, Founder & CEO of Pall Mall Partners Limited.

“These are the reasons the company currently enjoys its top ranking in the Light Sports Aircraft marketplace and together with our resources and knowledge of marketing, we expect the company to attract an entirely new and unique customer base. All of the Pall Mall team are very excited by this investment and are looking forward to the expansion of the REMOS brand throughout the world.”

REMOS has had a steep growth curve over the last two years and has recently surpassed all other manufacturers in terms of number of aircraft shipped per quarter in the LSA market.

Quiconnect extend partnership with BT Openzone
20.07.2009

Quiconnect and BT Openzone, the UK and Ireland wireless broadband supplier, have extended their current partnership for another three years.

Quiconnect will continue to link the BT Openzone network with wireless broadband networks across the globe, operating an 'interconnection hub' and boosting the number of international public hotspots BT Openzone users can access and allows other operators to provide their customers with access to the BT Openzone Wi-Fi network.

BT provides Wi-Fi access at 3,500 UK & Ireland locations including 12 major city centres, the Hilton, Thistle and Ramada Jarvis hotel chains, BA and Skyteam lounges, Caffe Nero and Starbucks coffee stores, motorway service areas and marinas. The service is also available at 55,000 international hotspots through roaming agreements with other global network operators facilitated by Quiconnect.

Quiconnect and BT Openzone have been partners since 2005. Quiconnect has since established a live interconnection with over 20 carriers in 14 countries. It will continue to develop partnerships, providing BT Openzone users with an even better choice of locations.

Jim Russell teams up with Mitsubishi
11.07.2009

Jim Russell Racing Drivers School is joining with Mitsubishi to create an exciting new driver training programme using the Lancer Evolution called 'The Jim Russell Lancer Evolution Experience'.

Trustive partners with Quiconnect
03.07.2009

Trustive, a leading international provider of WiFi access services for consumers, businesses and network operators, today announced that it has signed an agreement with Quiconnect to extend its footprint further in India, China & South America. In addition, this agreement will enable Quiconnect to offer part of the Trustive footprint to their international telecom company customers, giving them the ability to offer their own end-users access to parts of Trustive's global network of WiFi hotspots.

New investment in Quiconnect
10.06.2009
Quiconnect , a connectivity services company for wireless broadband devices and operators, today announced that it has successfully closed a funding round from current investors, including Pall Mall Technology Ventures. Quiconnect will use the additional funds for continued growth of its European, Asian and North American business operations.

Enverdis' first workshop a success
01.05.2009

Enverdis has successfully completed its first workshop in cooperation with a global pharma company. This is the start of a series of workshops to introduce the Vascular Explorer (which measures arterial stiffness under the condition of hypertension, using pulse wave velocity and the augmentation index) to a large number of practitioners.

2009 Jim Russell Championship Series roars into action
19.04.2009

The 2009 Jim Russell Championship Series season opened with two superb victories for Nic Le Duc. Sean Rayhall and Thomas Asseo took second and third places respectively in both races. All participants lauded the handling of the Jim Russell FJR-50 cars.

Enverdis tie up contract with Carl Zeiss
02.04.2009

Enverdis has secured a sizeable follow-up contract for its ophthalmological devices with its OEM partner Carl Zeiss/Prontor, with whom it has been working for two years. The partnership are currently developing the next-generation core technology in ophthalmology.

emotive and Allan McNish Announce Exclusive Partnership
20.03.2009

emotive and racing legend Allan McNish announced their exclusive partnership at the Sebring endurance race. The alliance will involve McNish’s participation in various emotive-produced automotive events, including the all-new Jim Russell Racing Drivers School and Jim Russell Championship Series, the Audi Driving Experience, and the Audi Sportscar Experience.

Presentation of the Neurotechnology Bill to US Congress
12.03.2009
The National Neurotechnology Initiative Bill was presented to both the Senate and the House of Representatives today. The Bill aims to speed up the development of new treatments for brain and nervous system conditions.

Jim Russell Racing School USA featured in Road & Track
05.03.2009

emotive's Jim Russell Racing School USA is given a glowing review in this month's Road & Track magazine. The two-day programme is described as 'an excellent time' at 'a first-rate school'.

$19bn for Healthcare IT in Obama Stimulus Package
26.02.2009
Barack Obama's 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has been signed into law. The Act provides $19 billion for investment in healthcare information technology.

Cambridge Cognition awarded ADDF grant
13.02.2009

Cambridge Cognition has been awarded a grant of $200,000 by The Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) to help further develop their clinical cognitive assessment product for Alzheimer's.

Emotive awarded Audi Q5 Launch
06.02.2009

Emotive Group has been awarded the USA launch for Audi's entry into the crossover SUV market. Read more at:
http://www.emo.tv/emotive_experiential/News/Entries/2009/1/26_Emotive_Awarded_Audi_Q5_Launch.html

Good News
23.01.2009

After months of brainstorming, thinking, designing, playing, photographing, editing, writing, colouring, great ideas, bad ideas, concepts, theories, philosophy, imagination, inspiration... we finally got there - our new website. Welcome.
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