Intrexon bids for the rest of Aqua Bounty
Aqua Bounty Technologies, the Aim-quoted developer of genetically engineered AquAdvantage salmon, this week confirmed that it had received a formal bid of 7.6p a share for the rest of its…
Raising the gold standard
©Paul McCabe/University of Southam Gilding the lily? Researcher Bruce Ou loads up the ion beam milling machine at Southampton University What colour would you like your gold or silver? Yellow?…
New job titles ensure plenty of chiefs
Businesses cannot seem to get enough chiefs. The “C-suite” already consists of chief executives, chief finance officers, chief operating officers and many more. Now, they are being supplemented by chief…
Cameron lauds new Tech City investments
David Cameron will on Thursday declare progress in his aim of making east London “one of the world’s great technology clusters” with new investments from organisations including KPMG, Microsoft, University…
UK to lead stem cell research project
British universities are to lead a €55.6m European project to generate stem cells for research and drug development in brain diseases and diabetes. The public-private partnership, called StemBancc and launched…
Scientific research wins fresh funding
Science won £600m of the extra £5bn allocated by the chancellor for capital investment in infrastructure – the biggest single announcement of new research spending since the coalition government came…
The first 100 days of a new CIO: Nine steps for wiring in success
The early months of a chief information officer’s tenure are an extremely important time to learn about a company’s culture and critical issues, shape an agenda for change, build relations…
Patent expiries trigger pain drugs battle
Looming patent expiries on powerful pain medicines have triggered a battle for control of the $9bn prescription market between pharmaceutical groups and competitors making generic versions of the drugs. Generic…
Astronomical growth for UK
©European Space Agency The Ariane 5ME, due in 2017, will be the next upgrade of the European Space Agency’s heavy-lift rocket Science and industry ministers have charted a way forward…
S Korea forced to halt satellite launch
©AFP South Korea was forced to halt an attempted satellite launch on Thursday, at a time when speculation is rising that North Korea is preparing to breach a UN Security…
Sabre rocket to slash air travel times
The Lapcat hypersonic aircraft could fly across the world in four hours Aerospace engineers are seeking £250m to develop “the biggest breakthrough in propulsion technology since the invention of the…
Autonomy cannot dent Cambridge’s tech role
The shiny, identikit business parks that surround Cambridge could belong to any small UK city – if the companies that they house were not worth billions. Cambridge is home to…
NYSE Euronext looks to monetise space
NYSE Euronext, the transatlantic exchanges operator, is looking to boost the return from its data centre near London by exploring allowing rival data centres and investment groups to operate spare…
Doctors tread warily over insider trading
When Yves Benhamou, a French doctor, took a flight to Boston two years ago, he ended up with a longer and less pleasant stay than during his previous pampered trips…
Levitation lifts drug hopes
©Wes Agresta Droplets are suspended in mid-air as Chris Benmore uses ‘acoustic levitation’ to simulate weightlessness Chris Benmore looks like a magician as he floats balls and droplets in mid-air…