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Fray-ed relationship as clash of the ‘titaniums’ brings writ
Two Cambridge sister companies could soon lock horns in a £230m High Court legal battle about rights to a revolutionary way to produce ‘super metal... Read More
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nCipher the latest of the region's technology pioneers to be bought by the Americans
nCipher, the Cambridge internet security specialist, is being acquired by American company SafeNet for £86.1m cash.nCipher, the Cambridge internet... Read More
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Acquisition will tip the balance sheet says Fulcrum
AIM-listed drug development and services company, Fulcrum Pharma has acquired a company specialising in clinical trials for drugs for a maximum of £1... Read More
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Eversheds on song with music industry float
Cambridge lawyers have made sweet music following a successful IPO.A top Cambridge lawyer led a team from international law firm Eversheds that... Read More
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BAA tells Spanish to go to ‘el’
The owner/operator of Stansted, BAA has given a potential suitor the cold shoulder.Stansted Airport owner BAA has issued a no-nonsense hands off... Read More
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Centurion looks set to rise again following debt problem
Centurion Electronics, which makes in-car DVD players, looks to have escaped the administration many investors feared following the announcement of... Read More
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Eisai does it with new European HQ in Hertfordshire
A third Japanese technology giant has confirmed a move into the East of England and could create hundreds of new jobs. And a fourth – possibly the... Read More
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Charpak plans more investment after move from toy town to medical devices sector
A Huntingdon company is investing heavily after successfully re-engineering itself in the medical device sector.A Huntingdon company is investing... Read More
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Experian shells out £100m for Luton data specialist ClarityBlue
US information analysis expert, Experian, is to pay up to £100 million for Bedfordshire-based data specialist, ClarityBlue.US information analysis... Read More
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11th hour rush for EastPort development bid
Hopes are high of securing a key private partner for the EastPort Outer Harbour Project at Great Yarmouth after several expressions of interest were... Read More
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Danish hi-tech firm chooses Cambridge
A Danish software company has set up in Cambridge and is inviting some of the world’s brightest computer minds to put its new firewall technology... Read More
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Chinook contract clinched by RSL
Raytheon Systems Ltd (RSL) in Harlow has been chosen by the Ministry of Defence to manufacture a suite of aircraft identification systems for its... Read More
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Senior’s £21.1m US acquisition
Senior plc, a Herts-based manufacturer of hi-tech components and systems for OEMs, has acquired US aerospace manufacturing specialist, Sterling... Read More
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Great haul in China as university goes headhunting
The University of Essex is to open an office in China to back up a student recruitment assault on the country, which is due to begin with the... Read More
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World-class wet lab created at former Roche facility
A world-class research and development centre is set to open in Hertfordshire thanks to £8 million of funding from East of England Development Agency... Read More
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Asia and Africa opening up for broadband star
Cambridge Broadband may celebrate its first year of profitability under a new name as the company pushes forward with attempts to refocus strategy... Read More
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Netcall already cashing in on upgrades
Netcall plc, the AIM-listed telephone solutions provider based in St Ives, has hoisted sales 11.2 per cent to £1.59m from £1.43m in the six months to... Read More
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Acambis investors welcome the arrival of bio-'rainmaker'
The market has responded positively to news that one of UK biotech's most accomplished executives and dealmakers, Peter Fellner has joined vaccines-... Read More
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Record revenues and sales for Autonomy
With American territories yielding to its charms and China also offering great prospects, Cambridge web software specialist Autonomy is forecasting... Read More
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New funding set to create over 400 jobs
It is hoped that a new fund will drive the creation of hundreds of new companies and attract multi-millions in fresh investment A contract worth... Read More