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Gauntlet is thrown down over lust for aggressive cash pitches
As the £1m ‘Running the Gauntlet’ competition was launched in the East of England last week – inviting companies to pitch for funds to a panel of... Read More
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Keronite set to raise funding ahead of its AIM flotation
Keronite International, an innovative Cambridge firm which transforms light alloy exteriors into dense and hard ceramic surfaces, is on course for a... Read More
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Scientists out to pasture as French firm wields axe
Around 25 scientists will lose their jobs following the closure of one of Cambridge’s longest established biotechs – Biogemma on the city’s Science... Read More
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AstraZeneca buys CAT in £702m swoop
Pharma giant AstraZeneca is buying Cambridge Antibody Technology in a deal that values CAT at £702m. The deal – believed to be a record for an all-... Read More
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Bumper share price prompts CSR directors to cash in over £8.6m
CSR technical director, James Collier, has unloaded £7.46 million worth of shares in the phenomenally successful Cambridge-based wireless company... Read More
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Failed acquisition takes its toll on Acambis results
Vaccine maker, Acambis reported widened first quarter losses as a result of increased R... Read More
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Antenova secures long-term deal with another top player
Cambridge’s Antenova has landed a major deal to supply one of the world’s leading laptop manufacturers with its patented High Dielectric Antenna (HDA... Read More
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TTP takes three new products to market
A long running partnership between two of Britain’s leading innovation companies is promising to deliver fast track technology on several fronts.A... Read More
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Keronite set for volume production in China
Keronite International of Cambridge, a leader in innovative surface treatment technology, is preparing to start volume production in China. Keronite... Read More
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Canned heat as La Doria expands facilities at the Port of Felixstowe
Cambridgeshire-based LDH (La Doria) has signed a new contract extension with Hutchison Ports UK (HPUK) to channel all its UK shipments almost... Read More
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Laser marking specialist set to double size in US
A Letchworth manufacturer of specialist laser marking systems is to double its US operations in an effort to replicate the conditions that produced a... Read More
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Hain Celestial buys food business
Hain Celestial has acquired the fresh prepared foods business of HJ Heinz in Luton to underpin it’s European growth plans.Hain Celestial has acquired... Read More
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Fresh produce companies in merger
Two of the UK’s leading fresh produce suppliers, DGM Growers and Geest QV, have merged to become the sole supplier of fresh potatoes to Marks... Read More
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MK adding to its Taiwanese cluster
A bid to woo more Taiwan companies to Milton Keynes and bolster two-way trade opportunities between the regions has been launched by key influencers... Read More
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Fab deal for MK firm as US market beckons
A leading Milton Keynes-based developer of modern pre-fab buildings has launched the first mass-market pre-fab pool house into the US market... Read More
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MK firm bought by Europeans
European e-learning and managed benefits services provider, Futuremedia, has completed the acquisition of Milton Keynes-based EBC, a leading e-... Read More
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Thermoteknix launches new camera product
Cambridge company Thermoteknix is in expansion mode following its launch of the world’s smallest high resolution infra-red camera.Cambridge company... Read More
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Biofutures raises £2.9m from IPO
A Peterborough company has raised £2.9m from an IPO on Aim, which it plans to invest in renewable energy pioneers in Europe and Asia. Biofutures... Read More
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Gulfstream Aerospace boosts its Luton presence
US aircraft manufacturer, Gulfstream Aerospace, is to add £2.4m in spare parts inventory to its Luton Service Centre to support the growing fleet of... Read More
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Domino’s Dallas coup
Cambridge inkjet innovator, Domino Printing Sciences, has acquired leading US RFID deployment specialist, Enterprise Information Systems, Inc (EIS)... Read More