Upcoming Meetings of the Microfluidics Consortium MF6

Upcoming Meetings of the Microfluidics Consortium MF6

Nov 20/21 Paris, France. The Consortium will be hosted by Fluigent and Institute Pierre Gilles de Gennes who have arranged for us to met leading researches and start-ups.

Feb 16/17 Carolina, USA. The Consortium will be host by Becton Dickinson and Duke University.

Further out we will be visiting Scandinavia, UK, Japan and Boston

For further details contact Peter Hewkin on ceo@cfbi.com

Microfluidics Consortium European Open Day July 3rd

The Microfluidics Consortium is a group of 20 companies from across Europe and the USA with the shared mission to grow the market for microfluidics enabled products and services.

Come and meet the Microfluidics Consortium and learn about our thinking, our members and their offerings. On July 3rd we will be at the CASS Centre in Cambridge with a mixture of presentations, demonstrations and networking.

Details and registration at http://www.cfbi.com/mf54landingpage.htm

CfBI Franchisees and Friends seminar March 6th

Would you like to work with CfBI delivering our formula? Curious about our business plan and vision? Tempted by a free lunch?

Come and join us on the afternoon of March 6th for the next of our 6 monthly "Franchisees and Friends" sessions!

At 2pm existing CfBI franchisees will meet at the Cambridge Business Lounge in Burleigh Street to compare experiences and find even better practises for deliving our formula. From 3:30 we open our doors to friends who might consider becoming a franchisee to learn about how we work and whats in it for you. 

From 6pm CfBI is bankrolling an informal dinner and chat at its favourite haunt CB2 Cafe in Norfolk Street.

If you are interested in participating contact Peter on ceo@cfbi.com

Social Media for Business Launch Programme

Is now in place with NESTA, University Cambridge, Tesco, and Airbus acting as expert witnesses to help corporate members of the consortium find common ground as they strive to 'do more with less' applying social media to operations, HR, crisis management and innovation .. as well as marketing.

With delegates from UK, France and Germany covering : Retail, FMCG, Government, Big Pharma, Finance and Media  the consortium is breaking new ground in the private confines of Downing College Cambridge. Consultants and SM Vendors need not apply!

Details at http://www.cfbi.com/SMfB.htm

CfBI New Year Briefing 2014 - now live

Visit http://www.cfbi.com/NYBriefing2014.pdf for the latest briefing from the Centre for Business Innovation (CfBI) with new initiatives coming up during January and February  in Social Media for Business as well as Inclusive Design .. and global expansion plans for Microfluidics and Nano Carbon Enhanced Materials.

Tell your friends!

MF5 Microfluidics Consortium to visit San Diego Feb 6 & 7

The second meeting of the MF5 Microfluidics Consortium will take place in San Diego on Feb 6 & 7.

The MF5 consortium is a group of 20 companies including: Philips, Janssen, Sony, Dolomite, Micronit, JSR Micro and IMT  from across Europe and USA with a shared mission to grow the market for microfluidics enabled products and services.

In San Diego the consortium will be hosted by UCSD and by Illumina. There will be a special "meet MF5" session on Feb 7 for organisations which are interested in joining the consortium

For further information please contact Peter Hewkin on cel@cfbi.com

Social Media for Business Consortium launches January 23rd

CfBI's much awaited 'Social Media for Business' consortium launches on January 23rd in Cambridge. With members from three countries covering retail, aerospace, big pharma, finance, media, chemicals, charities, government and transportation sectors this is an ambitious venture intended to allow organisations who are applying social media beyond 'just selling' to compare notes in a trusting confidential environment about what work and what not when trying to influence corporate Key Performance Indicators.

Rob Morland who leads the consortium, says "Members of the SMfB-1 consortium are working on areas as diverse as: 'innovation management' 'recruitment' 'improving service outcomes' 'reputation management' and 'shareholder engagement' - we are excited by the prospect of helping them learn from and with each other about best practise .. also beyond B2C".

The consortium runs for a 12 month period and will subsequently meet in Germany, Holland, Scotland and London. Its agenda is set by the needs of its members. For details visit: http://www.cfbi.com/SMfB.htm