http://investincardiff.com/News/News-Articles.html The top 10 latest news items en-gb Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:08:03 GMT http://investincardiff.com/News/Cardiff-University-drug-acquired-by-Bristol-Myers-Squibb.html American pharmaceutical giant Bristol-Myers Squibb has agreed the purchase of US biotech company Inhibitex, in a $2.5Bn (£1.6bn) deal which includes the promising new anti-hepatitis C drug INX-189, first designed and prepared in Cardiff University. The buy-out means Bristol-Myers will continue the development of INX-189, a Hepatitis C drug first created by Professor Chris McGuigan at the Welsh School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://investincardiff.com/News/Cardiff-University-drug-acquired-by-Bristol-Myers-Squibb.html http://investincardiff.com/News/Capital-Cardiff-Conference-attracts-keynote-speaker-from-Microsoft.html Budding entrepreneurs and established and growing businesses are being invited to attend a free event aimed at fostering business growth, sharing ideas and providing investment and funding opportunities. Capital Cardiff: Investing in Business Potential will take place on 29 February 2012 at Cardiff's City Hall and will be headlined by keynote speaker Allister Frost, Head of Digital and Marketing Strategy at Microsoft. Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://investincardiff.com/News/Capital-Cardiff-Conference-attracts-keynote-speaker-from-Microsoft.html http://investincardiff.com/News/Super-fast-broadbands-further-roll-out-in-Cardiff.html Nearly 175,000 homes and businesses in Wales are poised to benefit from super-fast broadband as part of a major expansion of BT's roll-out plans. Abergavenny, Bargoed, Briton Ferry, Caerleon, Llandaff, Mold, Morriston, Newbridge, Newport, Pontypool, Pontypridd, Prestatyn, Roath (Cardiff), Sketty, Tonypandy and Wrexham are the latest places included in the company's £2.5 billion roll-out of fibre broadband. It will take the number of homes and businesses being passed by the new super-fast network in Wales to 475,000. Mon, 9 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://investincardiff.com/News/Super-fast-broadbands-further-roll-out-in-Cardiff.html http://investincardiff.com/News/Double-Celebration-at-the-Caerphilly-Business-Awards.html The prestigious Caerphilly Business Forum Awards marked its 10th anniversary this year when it was held at Llancaiach Fawr Manor House in Nelson on 11 November. The event was hosted by Jason Mohammed and once again included some of the brightest and best that the Caerphilly county borough has to offer. Wed, 7 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://investincardiff.com/News/Double-Celebration-at-the-Caerphilly-Business-Awards.html http://investincardiff.com/News/74,000-watch-Doctor-Who-star-launch-tourist-campaign.html A worldwide celebrity film campaign to bring tourists to Wales was launched in front of 74,000 fans at the Millennium Stadium as Wales prepared to face Australia in a rugby friendly. Tue, 6 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://investincardiff.com/News/74,000-watch-Doctor-Who-star-launch-tourist-campaign.html http://investincardiff.com/News/Influential-magazine-guru-launches-Cardiff-Design-Festival-.html The Cardiff Design Festival an annual celebration of design in Wales - launches at the Senedd today (30th September) at an event hosted by David Melding AM, with guest speaker Lynda-Relph Knight, the influential former editor of Design Week. Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://investincardiff.com/News/Influential-magazine-guru-launches-Cardiff-Design-Festival-.html http://investincardiff.com/News/Cardiff-Agency-Appointed-by-Google-for-SME-marketing.html Cardiff based communications company Culture Group have been appointed by Google as a creative agency providing content to market Google's services and apps to businesses. Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://investincardiff.com/News/Cardiff-Agency-Appointed-by-Google-for-SME-marketing.html http://investincardiff.com/News/Start-up-Britain-spearheads-a-Summer-of-startups-and-starts-by-visiting-Cardiff.html StartUp Britain, the major enterprise initiative for entrepreneurs by entrepreneurs, will begin a bus tour of some of the UK's entrepreneurial hot spots in a bid to celebrate, inspire and accelerate Britain's start-up talent. Throughout August and September, the StartUp Britain bus will visit 14 locations across the country with the aim of encouraging more people to start and grow their own business. Mon, 8 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://investincardiff.com/News/Start-up-Britain-spearheads-a-Summer-of-startups-and-starts-by-visiting-Cardiff.html http://investincardiff.com/News/CreativeCardiff,-from-Twitter-to-the-world-stage.html A new showcase is being set up to draw out the best of the city's creative industries. The showcase, taking its Twitter handle, @CreativeCardiff, for its title, will promote the richness of creative talent in the Cardiff city-region and their contribution to wealth creation and prosperity. Fri, 5 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://investincardiff.com/News/CreativeCardiff,-from-Twitter-to-the-world-stage.html http://investincardiff.com/News/Cardiff-Co-chairman-welcomes-Vice-Chancellor-appointment.html Bill Savage, chairman of Cardiff and Co, has welcomed the appointment of Professor Colin Riordan as Vice Chancellor of Cardiff University. Professor Riordan, who will take up the post on 1 September 2012 when Vice-Chancellor Dr David Grant retires from office, is currently Vice-Chancellor of the University of Essex. Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://investincardiff.com/News/Cardiff-Co-chairman-welcomes-Vice-Chancellor-appointment.html