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The Confederation of British Industry has attacked the European Commission’s proposals for new data protection laws as “unworkable” and said that they add complexity, cost and uncertainty. They would...
UK teenage website operator faces extradition to US for making money out of links to pirated film and TV content
A UK man who was a teenager when he operated the tvshack.net website is facing extradition to the US after the Home Secretary approved the US’s request. Richard O’Dwyer’s site made £150,000 from...
Yahoo! sues Facebook for alleged infringement of 10 patents
Yahoo! is suing Facebook for alleged infringement of 10 of its patents, alleging that its entire social networking model is based on Yahoo's patented social networking technology. Facebook has about 50...
UK pharma market to have real growth of less than 1% from 2010 to 2015
The UK pharma market is likely to experience real growth of 0.4% between 2010 and 2015. This is still better than a 3.2% real terms fall in Europe for the same period. The UK will be badly hit by the...
Major cause of data breaches is open door left open – Trustwave 2012 Global Security Report
There are lots of data breaches and compromises on IT security but the major cause is the front door being left open rather than sophisticated hack attacks. Those are the findings of the Trustwave 2012...
GSK and J&J launch biotech investment fund
GSK and Johnson & Johnson have launched a fund to invest in biotech start-up companies. They are doing this in conjunction with Index Futures. The pharma and healthcare giants are each investing...
Lancashire Constabulary fined £70,000 for leaving sensitive personal data about rape victim in the street
The Information Commissioner’s Office has fined Lancashire Constabulary £70,000 for a serious breach of the Data Protection Act. A person walking their dog had found a police document containing highly...
Copyright levies go up for hotels in latest European Court of Justice ruling – Phonographic Performance (Ireland) Ltd v Ireland, European Court of Justice
Following a referral from an Irish court for a ruling, the European Court of Justice has interpreted European Union copyright law in such a way so as to mean that hotels that provide televisions or radios...
GSK gives welcome boost to UK life sciences industry and thumbs up to Budget patent box announcement
GSK has given a massive boost to the UK life sciences industry with an announcement on the back of the Budget that it will spent £500m on a new manufacturing plant and create 1,000 jobs in the UK. Andrew...
Eisai creates new jobs at Hatfield facility
Eisai, the Japanese-owned pharma company, has announced that it hopes to create more jobs at its Hatfield plant, where it already employs 500 people. It has opened its European Knowledge Centre to support...