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A Cambridge navigation pioneer has scooped a top award in the US. Dr Ramsay Faragher, CEO of FocalPoint Positioning, was awarded the Per Enge Early Achievement Award for outstanding innovations in mobile positioning and navigation by the Institute of Navigation (ION), at its annual awards in San Diego. The award recognises Dr Faragher’s work on the patented ‘supercorrelation’ technology deployed by FocalPoint – which was hailed at the event as “pioneering and revolutionary” in the field of positioning. Supercorrelation transforms GPS capability and availability, especially in urban areas and indoors. Applications include indoor way-finding, accurate fitness wearables, autonomous vehicles and last-metre services.
Dr Faragher developed the technology in Cambridge, then founded FocalPoint Positioning in order to commercialise it. The company has since successfully built two products based on the system. “I’m delighted and honoured to be recognised by the ION, and that our revolutionary supercorrelation technology has the backing of this global body,” said Dr Faragher. “We’re looking forward to bringing the benefits of super- accurate positioning solutions to the smartphones, wearables and vehicles of the future. I want to thank all of the staff at FocalPoint Positioning for their incredibly hard work and for continuing to push the boundaries of what this new technology can achieve.”
ABOVE Dr Ramsay Faragher, CEO of FocalPoint Positioning, with his award
Arm has developed a prototype ‘rugged tablet’
The Business of Software Europe conference is back in Cambridge later this month. Taking place over two days, from 23 to 24 March at Churchill College, the single-track conference is designed to help you build great software and turn it into a profitable business. This year’s theme is around the popular topic of scaling, and will look at how to scale through product-driven growth, how to scale teams and sales operations, as well as how to scale trust. The conference will hear from entrepreneurs who have successfully scaled their businesses. If this all sounds right up your street, then visit businessofsoftware.eu for details of the programme, or to book a place.
device for use by medics in developing countries. The chip design giant has worked as part of the Be He@lthy, Be Mobile programme, a joint initiative between the World Health Organisation and the International Telecommunication Union, which is working to deliver digital healthcare to communities around the world. The device has long battery life
TeraHertz pioneer TeraView has raised $6m.
A new angel group has launched, drawing on the expertise and financial resources of investors on both sides of the varsity divide. OxBridge Angels is an early-stage syndicated angel fund put together by Executive MBA alumni from Cambridge Judge Business School. It features Executive MBAs and other early-stage investors from all over the world. The group launched at a special event at Cambridge Judge, held as part of the Executive MBA elective week.
Its TeraHertz ‘packaging’ technology allows components on printed circuit boards to be arranged in a compact fashion, minimising power and space requirements in mobile phones and other electronic devices. New and existing investors, including Wonik Investments, Pathfinder H and Ingenious, have stumped up the cash, which will be used for further technology development as well as building sales teams in the US and Asia.
for areas without reliable electricity supply, and is designed to work even in
extreme temperatures. Arm is now looking for partners to help commercialise the tablet, which it unveiled at the Mobile World
Congress trade show in Barcelona in February.
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