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Gender pay report ‘disappointing’
Added: 12 Feb 2016
Companies with 250 employees or more will be forced to highlight pay inequality between male and fe…
Manufacturers highlight internet concerns
Added: 9 Feb 2016
A survey conducted by the manufacturers’ organisation EEF suggests broadband connectivity will be i…
Materials institute opens door to Teesside SMEs
Added: 2 Feb 2016
The Materials Processing Institute (MPI) has launched a new technology centre for small to medium e…
Food firms facing greater safety fines
Added: 1 Feb 2016
Guidelines that came into effect today could result in manufacturers receiving far greater fines fo…
UK urged to ‘welcome foreign talent’
Added: 28 Jan 2016
To maintain its position as a leading hub for science and engineering, the UK must present a more b…
Yorkshire Water fined £600k for sewage leak
Added: 21 Jan 2016
Yorkshire Water Services has been fined £600,000 after a leaking sewage pipe burst in Wakefield, ki…
Fourth industrial revolution to ‘disrupt jobs market’
Added: 19 Jan 2016
A report published by the World Economic Forum (WEF) suggests the fourth industrial revolution will…
Nestlé funds new 'Ecobiotic' drugs targeting microbiome
Added: 15 Jan 2016
Nestlé Health Science has signed an exclusive agreement to support development of a new class of bi…
Robot control system “enhances” manufacturing
Added: 12 Jan 2016
The VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT) has developed a novel control system for industr…
UK launches IoT research hub
Added: 6 Jan 2016
A £23 million Internet of Things (IoT) Research Hub led by University College London (UCL) has been…
Food waste to fuel buses
Added: 4 Jan 2016
Hundreds of buses throughout Scotland will now run on biodiesel derived from used cooking oil and r…
Boron nanotubes test carbon strength
Added: 22 Dec 2015
Polymers that form bonds with boron nitride nanotubes are stronger that carbon nanotubes, a team of…
Alliance and Sinclair in pharma deal
Added: 22 Dec 2015
Alliance Pharma has acquired Sinclair IS Pharma for roughly £132 million.
Fellowships granted for “challenging issues”
Added: 21 Dec 2015
The Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE) has awarded eight new research Fellowships.
Government sinks £8.2m into water treatment
Added: 16 Dec 2015
Cranfield University has been awarded £8.2 million to shape the future of UK water treatment and in…
DuPont and Dow confirm merger
Added: 16 Dec 2015
Dow Chemical Company and DuPont have today announced plans to join forces.
STEM guidance to 'improve' diversity
Added: 9 Dec 2015
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has published guidance to help employers improv…
Pfizer agrees $160bn merger
Added: 23 Nov 2015
Pfizer has signed a $160 billion (£105bn) merger deal with Irish pharmaceuticals developer Allergan.
GE and Emerson strike biopharma deal
Added: 23 Nov 2015
GE Healthcare’s Life Sciences business and Emerson Process Management have joined forces to improve…
UK still lags in innovation stakes
Added: 19 Nov 2015
The UK has once again failed to make an appearance on a list of the world’s top 100 most innovative…
