Synthace Ltd: Synthace Appoints Dr. Nick Jurascheck as VP of Engineering
Jurascheck, a senior Engineering executive, brings over twenty years of experience to the role Synthace Ltd, the company behind Antha, the cloud-based software platform for automating and improving the success rate of biological processes, today announced the appointment of Nick Jurascheck as VP of Engineering. Dr. Jurascheck brings with him more than twenty years of experience spanning senior technology roles in high-tech product companies and consultancies.
Before joining Synthace, Nick worked at McLaren Applied in various senior leadership roles, managing the development and delivery of motorsport software and cloud-based platforms for public transport and virtual product development, as well as leading a major restructuring exercise.
Moves to ensure London’s listing rules are fit for the 21
st century cannot come too soon.
A review released alongside Rishi Sunak’s Budget this week suggests the UK aims to become Europe’s leading destination for special purpose acquisition vehicles (Spacs). The move could help reverse the London Stock Exchange’s dwindling share of global floats, but their history in the US suggests investors need to take care.
Spacs essentially offer a “backwards IPO” and easy route to market for a private company. They are cash shells, known in the US as “blank cheque” companies, with no commercial operations. They raise capital through an initial public offering for the purpose of acquiring an existing company. As the companies have no operations, the disclosure requirements and listing documentation are much easier and less costly.
Growing Cyber Crime Incidents Necessitate Robust Public Safety Software Apparatus: Fact.MR
NEW YORK, March 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Adoption of public safety software continues to grow, with a new report by Fact.MR estimating revenues to grow at nearly 30% through 2031. Growing instances of cybercrime, especially the spike witnessed during COVID-19, has accelerated adoption of public safety software. Fact.MR s analysis reveals that adoption of public safety software among law enforcement agencies will further gain traction in 2021.
According to FBI crime report 2019, 1.7 billion cyber-crime-related financial losses were reported in the U.S. Surging cases of cybercrimes have been fuelling the demand for public safety software.
After being diagnosed with Parkinson’s Dr Carey retired but continued to work as an honorary professor at the University of Birmingham. Outside of work, he had a passion for wine, classical music, and scuba diving, and he was an early adopter of top end hi-fi equipment, including electro-static speakers. Ensigma predominantly employed engineers who brought their families, many of whom settled in the area and remain today. Daughter Catherine Wacey said the family has received cards and messages of condolence from across the globe from Dr Carey’s ex-employees and students. “Dad was a humble man and was very passionate about the business and developing people,” she said. “Everything he did was based on strong core values, which he attributed to his parents, who came from a very working-class background in Preston.
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Britain set to begin new visas for skilled migrants
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Britain is launching a new visa system to make it easier for science, research and technology workers overseas to move to Britain, the country’s Chancellor of the Exchequer said on Wednesday.
Rishi Sunak told lawmakers that he hoped to make Britain the best place in the world for high-growth, innovative companies and to make the four nations internationally competitive.
“I’m announcing ambitious visa reform aimed at highly skilled migrants,” he said.
According to him, this includes a new unsponsored points-based visa to attract the best and most promising international talent in science, research and tech.