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New owners of CAT unveil new chief executive
Following the announcement that AstraZeneca's offer for biotech heavyweight, Cambridge Antibody Technology has become unconditional, the new owners... Read More
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DTI says making headway in helping East of England manufacturers
New figures from the DTI show that its Manufacturing Advisory Service has added £1.8m to the value of East of England businesses that have made use... Read More
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Norfolk beets off competition to land new £25m plant
AB Foods will partner with multinationals Du Pont and BP to produce a green fuel from sugar beet A £25m green fuel plant in Norfolk looks set to... Read More
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SQW merges with Oxford Innovation and targets IPO
Cambridge consultancy SQW, author of the prioneering Cambridge Phenomenon report, has merged with Oxford Innovation, which operates innovation... Read More
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Swede run of success and top Finn-ish! For TETRA handset maker
Sepura, the Cambridge based digital radio specialist, is on a wave of success in Scandinavia.The company has won major contracts in both Sweden and... Read More
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Nano skin treatment attracts German federal funding
York Pharma plc, the Hitchin based dermatology products specialist, has been awarded a one million euros grant from the German government for a... Read More
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Speech recognition company makes strategic acquisition
Telephonetics plc is to push for dominance of the UK voice telephony market through the £11.9 million acquisition of Dorset’s Voice Integrated... Read More
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Syrinix raises £100k to underpin future growth
Norwich-based Syrinix Ltd, the UEA spin-out which specialises in tracking flow and leaks in large-trunk main water pipes for the utilities industry,... Read More
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EU farmers adopt MK firm’s natural products solution
A natural products company near Milton Keynes is at the heart of a ‘green’ agribusiness revolution in Europe. A natural products company near Milton... Read More
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Servocell’s German success
Servocell has reached agreement with Beloxx GmbH, Germany’s leading cabinet maker, to supply its AL1 active latch for a new Be-Code active cabinet... Read More
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King’s Lynn manufacturer acquired by Germans
A King’s Lynn pump manufacturer has become part of one of the largest firms in the world to operate in the sector. Circulating Pumps Limited –... Read More
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Plextek role in sensor
Plextek has developed a processing and communications module for use in advanced unattended ground sensors. These are small electronics devices... Read More
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Owlstone orders flood in
A revolutionary chemical detection device from young Cambridge company Owlstone Nanotech has attracted a fresh flush of orders, the company reports... Read More
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nCipher's shares fall
A downbeat revenues forecast coupled with a 133 per cent drop in pre-tax profits prompted a 6.9 per cent fall in nCipher’s share price, down 14.5... Read More
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MIT spins out its research network
The Cambridge-MIT Institute has spun out its Communications Research Network (CRN) as a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee and signed up BT... Read More
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Greene King pays £270m for rival
Suffolk brewer Greene King is buying smaller competitor Hardys... Read More
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International deals catapult BioFocus into world elite
The Essex-based biotech, BioFocus, has landed two major international deals that have thrust it into the top five of worldwide drug discovery... Read More
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Farmers’ buying power revved up
A purchasing powerhouse representing East Anglian farmers took its buying clout to £90 million last year – only its third year of trading. A... Read More
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Dialight pushes into new markets
Dialight plc’s US subsidiary, Dialight Corporation, is to license Color Kinetics’ worldwide patent portfolio to support the accelerated development... Read More
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Celsis paying £16.2 million for American business
Celsis International, the rapid diagnostics and analytical services company based in Newmarket, is acquiring In Vitro Technologies, Inc – a US... Read More