A new way of repelling insects, a device aimed at finding the next generation of sporting superstars and a novel plant extract have all been unveiled at a special business event.

The burgeoning technological powerhouses of Malaysia and Singapore are the focus of a new research project by IfM students.

An IfM student has beaten hundreds of fellow scholars across the world in a prestigious examination.

The Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, today officially opened the IfM’s new home, The Alan Reece Building.

It may sound like science fiction, but industry could soon be producing complex electronics and hi-tech gadgetry simply by pressing the print button.  A consortium, led by the University of Cambridge, has been awarded a multi-million pound grant to investigate how ink-jet print technology could revolutionise manufacturing processes.

A new website designed to improve the flow of information to staff and students on the wide range of enterprise activities at the University of Cambridge has been launched.

Laure Brévignon-Dodin and Dr Letizia Mortara will be attending the Connect Research event run by Cranfield University in collaboration with the Organsiation for Economic Co-Operation and Development and the UK’s Science and Innovation Network, a project run by BIS.

The IfM is playing a role in helping the Australian automotive industry define its long-term future. The Australian Government and Victorian State Government asked the IfM to help create a strategic plan for the country’s car industry.

I-Teams, a scheme designed to help inventors realise the commercial potential of innovative designs, has been given a financial boost.

Lord Davies of Abersoch, Minister of State for Trade, Investment and Business, was in Cambridge to reward some of the Eastern region’s export heroes.

Think of Brazil and your thoughts probably turn to World Cup winning football, Sugarloaf Mountain or its recent successful bid to host the 2016 Olympics. You may not immediately associate Brazil with innovation and industrial success.

Could Cambridge's Silicon Fen provide an industrial blueprint for Britain as a whole? Are there important lessons to be learned from the Cambridge hi-tech cluster of companies that could benefit the country's economy? These issues will be discussed at a seminar this week organised by the IfM.

A design for a solar fridge by three manufacturing engineering students has won this year’s Shearline Manufacturability Award.

What have the British-based multinational Unilever, oil firm BP, pharmaceutical giant GSK, and electronics manufacturer Philips got in common? The answer is they have all embraced Open Innovation (OI) as way of developing new products or accessing new technologies.

A raft of practical steps to help create a greener industrial system were unveiled at the IfM.

More than 50 former students of the IfM had a first look at the Alan Reece building - the IfM's new home on the West Cambridge site - at an open day on Saturday, September 26th.

Industrialists, academics and government should join forces to drive a new industrial revolution which would help tackle climate change.

David Probert and Dr Rob Phaal, from the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM) Centre for Technology Management, have flown out to Beijing for the launch of their best-selling text book.

Spanish firm COVAP, a major producer of the luxury foodstuff, has turned to researchers at the University of Cambridge Institute for Manufacturing (IfM) for hi-tech help in making the process more efficient.

The University of Cambridge Institute for Manufacturing (IfM) is leading a consortium of universities awarded more than £2 million to help academics exploit their research.

A new blog has been set up to prompt debate on the future of Cambridge's Silicon Fen as it reaches a critical point in its evolution.

A new research project has been launched by the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM) to investigate how firms can acquire new technology while protecting intellectual property.

Students from the Institute for Manufacturing have just returned from a fact-finding tour of India.

John Vickers, Manager from the space agency's National Center for Advanced Manufacturing (NCAM), is in Britain as part of a nationwide tour of UK manufacturers and research centres.

Members of the Institute for Manufacturing can benefit from money off registration for a major business event.

The Institute for Manufacturing is to stage a free event designed to showcase some of its innovative programmes for small businesses.

The Rt Hon Alistair Darling MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer, paid a visit to the Institute for Manufacturing today.

Ambassadors from the League of Arab States paid a visit to the Institute for Manufacturing on Monday 6th July.

More than 70 former students of the IfM had a first look at the Alan Reece building - the IfM's new home on the West Cambridge site - at a special summer event on July 4th.

Recycling in a Middle Eastern country could be boosted thanks to two students at the  University of Cambridge's Institute for Manufacturing.

A technique for testing the peripheral vision of young children could be given a boost – thanks to the inventors putting it in the hands of Cambridge students.

A group of around 40 Manufacturing Engineering students are jetting off to the sub-continent as part of their summer study tour.

While car giants Ford and Chrysler battle global economic recession, and GM, the world’s biggest motor maker is saved from extinction, a Suffolk firm is bucking the trend.

A chair that creates a safe haven for autistic children, a fridge powered by the sun and an economical way to provide clean water in developing countries are just some of the latest ideas by Cambridge University students hoping to bring new products to market.

Manufacturers in the Eastern region are being offered free help to overhaul their business and improve their chance of success in today’s challenging economic times.

The Institute for Manufacturing formally took possession of the keys to the building from developer Marriott Construction this week at a special event to celebrate the completion of the £15 million building.

East Asian countries such as Korea and Singapore are beginning to shift their economic emphasis away from low-cost production and into design, new research suggests.

Cambridge high-tech businesses founded in the recession of the 1990s enjoyed consistently better survival rates than companies started in the boom years. This is one of the findings of a University of Cambridge study examining the fortunes of the Cambridge hi tech cluster over the past two decades.

China is rapidly developing new capabilities across the manufacturing value chain, beyond its established role in mass production, according to a new University of Cambridge report.

Companies need to create an environment that encourages greater risk taking and does not stigmatise failure, if they want to encourage their staff to have innovative ideas. These are some of the preliminary findings emerging from a survey of technology managers.

Manufacturing companies in Essex are be offered extra support from this month as the first of the 10 proposals launched by Essex County Council in December to help the county through the economic downturn gets underway.

A seminar on Monday 16 February at the Institute for Manufacturing, Mill Lane, is an opportunity to hear from a senior executive of the company about the business. The event will be an interactive session with plenty of time allowed for questions.

How can the food industry become more sustainable? Can manufacturers reduce current levels of waste? These are some of the issues looked at by a recent Institute for Manufacturing study and a forthcoming workshop.