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Avacta 'delighted' at license agreement with longtime collaborator
Avacta Group agreed a commercial license with New England Biolabs (NEB) to commercialise a science and research assay project using its Affimer technology on Wednesday.
Bango appoints Carolyn Rand as interim CFO
AIM-listed payments company Bango has appointed Carolyn Rand as its interim chief financial officer.
Patisserie Holdings gets winding up order over unpaid tax, warns over potential fraud
Things went from bad to worse for Patisserie Holdings on Wednesday as the company said it has received a winding up petition for its main trading subsidiary, Stonebeach, for £1. 14m in tax owed to HMRC, having earlier warned of potentially fraudulent accounting irregularities.
XLMedia says no reason for recent share price moves
XLMedia said on Wednesday that it is not aware of any operational or corporate reason for the recent moves in its share price.
Gresham Technologies sees strong demand continue throughout second half
Gresham Technologies has seen a continued strong demand for its data integrity and control solutions so far in the second half of its trading year, inking deals with five new Clareti customers, three of which were located in the all-important US market.
Vertu profits sunk by weakened sterling and fresh EU emissions regulations
Vertu Motors turned in a drop in pre-tax profits as part of its first-half report card on Wednesday, highlighting a weaker sterling and newly imposed emissions regulations across the EU as factors that had weighed on the firm's margins.
Scapa sticks to expectations as revenues dip
Shares in Scapa Group fell on Wednesday after the company reported a 3. 4% drop in first-half revenues due to adverse currency movements during the previous period.
Marston's unveils pub acquisition but profits disappoint
Brewer and pub operator Marston's said full year profits will bubble up 4%, which is slightly less than analysts expected.
Walker Greenbank CEO quits as profits tumble
Walker Greenbank chief executive John Sach has stepped down after two decades with the luxury interiors outfit as profits tumbled in the first half of the year.
TP Group receives development funding from the MoD
TP Group has been awarded £900,000 in development funding from the Ministry of Defence as part of the Defence Growth Partnership Innovation Challenge.
Tricorn expects pre-tax profits to be 'significantly ahead' of last year
Tricorn told investors on Wednesday that first half revenues were expected to be in line with those seen a year earlier as growth in its transport division helped offset reduced demand at its power generation rentals unit.
Accesso locks in customer engagement partnership with Google
Accesso Technology has inked a partnership with Google to connect its clients with the search engine's users through a new customer engagement channel.
Rank Group fined £0.5m for failing to stop gambling addict
Online gambling operator Rank Group has been slapped with a £0. 5m fine for failing to follow Gambling Commission rules on dealing with problem gamblers.
Hollywood Bowl considers cash return as full-year revenue rises
Hollywood Bowl said on Wednesday that it is considering returning surplus cash to shareholders as it reported a jump in full-year revenue and said annual pre-tax profit should be in line with market expectations.
Zinc Media appoints new chief financial officer
Zinc Media appointed Will Sawyer to the role of chief financial officer on Wednesday, taking over from interim director of finance Katie O'Reilly.
Sosandar in style as online sales soar
Sosandar told investors on Tuesday that first-half revenues had rocketed fivefold year-on-year thanks to a significant boost in customers throughout the period.
Telford warns of negative impact to profits as a result of Brexit
Telford Homes warned investors that negative Brexit sentiment was still affecting the housing market, with potential buyers choosing to "wait and see" how the UK's exit from the EU next March goes before making any big investments.