One of the UK’s most successful digital entrepreneurs has praised a programme which aims to help turn scientific breakthroughs into business success stories.

A new enterprise and innovation programme will enable businesses and jobs to be created across the Eastern region, it has been announced.

The Laser Institute of America has elected the IfM's Dr Bill O'Neill as Fellow. The grade of Fellow is the highest level of membership in the LIA.

IfM visiting researcher Jasser Al-Kassab has won a prestigious award for the best paper published in a leading scientific journal.

Companies hoping to collaborate with other firms to create new innovative business opportunities will benefit from a new report by the IfM.

The latest developments in asset management research have been showcased at a major international event at the IfM.

The IfM's Centre for International Manufacturing has just published its latest briefing, based on a long-term project with Caterpillar.

The IfM's Distributed Information and Automation Laboratory has just published its first quarterly electronic newsletter.

With the Government today unveiling the details of its comprehensive spending review, a new report has been published highlighting how small and medium sized manufacturing companies (SMEs) can help the UK's economic revival.

His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Bahrain recently paid a visit to the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM).

Funding has been announced for a major new research centre  based at the Department of Engineering.

Looking into the future may sound like the stuff of science fiction, but a Cambridge academic has produced a new textbook which could help organisations to take on this challenge.

The IfM has launched a new Open Innovation initiative aimed at firms involved in the Food & Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) Value Streams.

BAE Systems and IBM have joined forces with the University of Cambridge to launch a new research initiative designed to equip business with the skills needed to deal with complex service systems.

On Friday 10th September, the IfM threw open its doors to members of the public, providing tours of the building and giving them an insight into some of the research activities in the Alan Reece Building.

A new report by the IfM's Centre for Industry and Government on possible future scenarios for the food and drink sector is due to be debated in Westminster.

Camilla, who graduated this summer with a first, was awarded the best engineering student prize by her college Trinity Hall.

Small and medium size manufacturing companies could hold one of the keys to the UK’s economic revival, says a new report.

A group of children from the charity Friends of Chernobyl's Children came to the IfM to learn all about lasers as part of a visit to Cambridge. The IfM also welcomed children from Chelmer Valley High School in Chelmsford.

A Principal Industrial Fellow with the IfM has published a book designed to help companies across the world achieve strategic goals.

An ongoing demonstrable commitment to innovation and high-value production are key reasons why the UK’s food and drink industry has emerged from recession in better shape than many other manufacturing sectors, according to a new report from the IfM.

Guang-Jie Ren received the coveted accolade from the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD).

One of the world’s leading business figures has paid a visit to the IfM as part of a short tour of the University’s Engineering Department. Ratan Tata, head of the Tata conglomerate, was in Cambridge to receive an honorary degree from the University.

Three students have come up with a new design for a syringe which may have the potential to save hundreds of thousands of lives in the developing world.

Researchers at the IfM won both major paper awards on offer at the 17th Annual EurOMA (European Operations and Management Association) Conference in Porto, Portugal.

Dr James Moultrie's paper 'Exploratory Study of Organisational Creativity in Creative Organisations', published in Creativity and Innovation Management Journal last year, has been awarded the Tudor Rickards Award for the best paper published in the journal during 2009, as voted for by the editorial panel.

A scheme which provides budding entrepreneurs with a real-life experience of turning ideas into business opportunities is expanding to other universities.

A delegation from Indiana University heard how enterprise and entrepreneurship is supported across Cambridge University on a visit to the IfM.

Professor Syed Imtiaz Gilani, Vice-Chancellor of Pakistan's University of Engineering and Technology (UET) visited the IfM.

Mention steel drums and you might think of the Notting Hill Carnival or the Caribbean – rather than a powerful new way of getting youngsters interested in engineering. However, two researchers from the IfM reckon the popular musical instrument could be just the way to get children from ethnic minorities interested in science and technology.

The IfM welcomed a delegation from the Mexican Embassy to the UK as part of a visit designed to strengthen ties between Cambridge and the Central American country.

The IfM is joining forces with Business Link West Midlands and the Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS) to help support small businesses in the region.

The IfM has confirmed the programme for its two Open Innovation workshops next month.

More than 50 doctoral students from around 20 of the UK's leading universities were at the IfM for the 17th annual Research Methodology Workshop.

A new forensic science technique which could revolutionise the way police forces detect illegal drugs has been given a business boost.

Photographs from the IfM's first ever Laser Fest event are now available online.

Racing rockets, a close look at microscopic marvels and a chance to see how engineers are changing the world are just some of the activities on offer at the first ever Laser Fest.

A BBC film crew filmed a series of laser demonstrations today for a new documentary featuring Professor Robert Winston.

An IfM visiting researcher has been awarded the prestigious EHI Science Award as part of a team looking at the business value of RFID technology in the retail sector.

A special ceremony has been held to mark the start of construction work on The Exchange - a new open innovation centre at Colworth Science Park.

Three IfM students are celebrating after winning £1,000 in a prestigious business competition organised by Pembroke College.

To reflect the importance of the manufacturing sector to the East of England's economy, the East of England Development Agency (EEDA) has expanded the manufacturing station on its Business Map.

More than 100 invited guests attended the IfM's annual Open Evening held last Thursday.

Professor Mike Gregory has called for a new generation of industrial researchers to meet the needs of 21st century manufacturing.

Manufacturers contemplating ‘going green' have been told that sustainability is the greatest business opportunity they will ever have.

The University of Cambridge's Institute for Manufacturing (IfM), part of the Department of Engineering, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to develop a programme in support of economic, industrial and social development in the Middle East through research into management, policy and innovation.

The IfM is looking at ways in which industry can become more sustainable by taking immediate steps using existing expertise and technologies to reduce waste and energy use

The IfM's Dr Tim Minshall, was the only non-Japanese speaker at the recent 2010 Japan Cluster Conference in Tokyo.

A seminar examining ways in which industry could go green could lead to high profile collaborations between Cambridge and India.

The IfM is providing tools and advice to help firms in the North East of England design and bring new products to market.

A series of workshops to help small and medium sized manufacturing businesses are to be held throughout the Eastern Region.

A firm which makes hi-tech monitoring equipment has saved thousands of pounds and seen a long-running business problem solved – thanks to a free business support scheme developed by the IfM.