An innovative asthma treatment developed by Chippenham-based specialist pharmaceutical firm Vectura is to go on sale in the US in deal that could earn it more than $1m. Under the licensing agreement announced this week, the VR730 product – which uses Vectura’s groundbreaking dry powder inhalation technology – is to be manufactured and commercialised...
Bath area business leaders have called on Chancellor Philip Hammond to go all out to boost confidence ahead of Brexit as he prepares to deliver his first Autumn Statement on Wednesday. With the economic climate expected to get decidedly chilly next year as the UK works towards leaving the EU, commentators are expecting the...
Acquisitions, innovation and the weak pound boosted specialist manufacturer Avon Rubber in the year to September 30, with bosses saying it ended the period a more robust business than when it started. The Melksham-based group, which makes gas masks and respirators for the military and emergency services and rubber products for the global dairy...
Bath is to stage a new multi-arts festival next May as it looks to position itself alongside Edinburgh and Cheltenham as a major UK centre for the arts. Under the ambitious plan the city’s existing music and literature festivals will be merged with the new 10-day-long event also aiming to shake off Bath’s ‘elitist’...
Specialist IT group SCISYS has landed a contract to play a pivotal role in the launch of the world’s largest satellite constellation which aims to provide connectivity to billions of people around the world. The OneWeb global satellite system will consist of 648 orbiting mini-satellites which together will connect billions of people around the...
Shares in Bath area companies listed on the London Stock Exchange came under pressure this week as markets reacted to the election of Donald Trump as US President. Many took their lead from the FTSE 100, which fell by 2% on opening on Wednesday as it followed stock market turbulence overnight across Asia as investors digested Mr Trump’s...
Specialist manufacturer Avon Rubber is looking for a new finance boss following the announcement by its current group finance director Andrew Lewis that he is to leave the Melksham-based group. Andrew, pictured, will oversee the preparation of Avon’s 2016 financial statements and step down on November 30 after eight years at the group, which...
The Bath area is a strong national hub for leading design – with iconic examples including its Georgian architecture – according to a new report. Research conducted by the Bristol and Bath by Design (BBxD) project reveals that the area’s design prowess also plays a key role in its much-lauded creativity and innovation. As...
Bath’s small and medium-sized firms should use the next two years to get ‘Brexit-ready’, according to the area’s business support service GetSet for Growth. The organisation, which has just marked its one-year anniversary, said the EU referendum result had already triggered an increase in the number of businesses seeking support for plans to capitalise...
The Festival of Female Entrepreneurs returns to the West of England next Friday for its fifth year, bringing together some of the UK’s most influential female entrepreneurs, business leaders and brightest start-ups to provide detailed insight for starting and scaling a business. The jam-packed programme at the At-Bristol science centre includes: Julie Deane, who...
