John Laing's Luciana Germinario to stand down as CFO

Infrastructure group John Laing said that Luciana Germinario would stand down as chief financial officer with immediate effect.

Germinario would be leaving the company...

Mon, 03/08/2020 - 07:57


Yourgene Health gets CE mark for SARS-CoV-2 test

Molecular diagnostics group Yourgene Health said it had achieved CE-IVD marking for its SARS-CoV-2 test.

The company said the CE-IVD version of its Clarigene test...

Mon, 03/08/2020 - 07:55


Hiscox swings to loss as claims from Covid-19 bite

Hiscox swung to a loss as the insurance company was forced to set aside $232m for claims arising from Covid-19.

For the six months...

Mon, 03/08/2020 - 07:53


Metro Bank agrees to acquire RateSetter for up to £12m

Challenger bank Metro Bank said it had agreed to acquire peer-to-peer lender Retail Money Market, which trades under the RateSetter brand, for up to £12m....

Mon, 03/08/2020 - 07:51


Versarien launches graphene-enhanced face mask

Advanced materials group Versarien said it had launched a graphene-enhanced protective face mask, designed and manufactured with a Chinese partner.

The launch of the face...

Mon, 03/08/2020 - 07:45


M Winkworth sees recovery in sales interest after UK cuts stamp duty threshold

Estate agency M Winkworth said it had seen a significant recovery in sales interest after the UK government cut the country's stamp duty threshold.

UK...

Mon, 03/08/2020 - 07:41


HSBC warns of higher loan impairment as profit slides on credit losses

Banking group HSBC warned of increased loan impairment charges after reported a slump in profit on higher-than-expected credit losses and falling interest rates.

For the...

Mon, 03/08/2020 - 07:38


Purplebricks books annual loss after exiting North America, Australia

Real estate agency Purplebricks booked a full-year loss after the Covid-19 crisis hit revenue and it was forced to beat a retreat from offshore markets,...

Mon, 03/08/2020 - 07:36


TP wins hydrogen gas safety contract from UK engineering company

Defence contractor TP said it had secured a contract worth around £1.0mwith a 'leading UK engineering company' to provide management control equipment for enhanced safety...

Mon, 03/08/2020 - 07:26


Oxford Biomedica inks manufacturing, licencing pact with Beam Therapeutics

Gene and cell therapy group Oxford Biomedica said it had signed a manufacturing and licensing agreement with US biotechnology company Beam Therapeutics.

The pact granted...

Mon, 03/08/2020 - 07:21


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