Professor Mike Smith A PROFESSOR with more than 40 years’ experience in research and innovation has been hailed as an invaluable new member of the SAC Commercial Board. After a career in medicine, with a particular focus on non-invasive diagnostic and investigative techniques, Professor Mike Smith now provides expert advice and support in research, innovation, entrepreneurialism and commercialisation. As an Emeritus Professor and a managing partner of Harper Keeley LLP, Prof Smith works with SMEs, micro companies, universities, hospitals and charities in the UK and abroad. SAC Commercial Ltd is a private limited company which undertakes the commercial activities of Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC).
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The brown marmorated stink bug can be found in every continent in the Northern Hemisphere including North America and mainland Europe and has a wide host range including soft and tree fruit, field vegetables, and ornamentals (Pic: SRUC) SCOTTISH growers have been put on alert for a new insect threat to their crops – the brown marmorated stink bug. The species – formally titled Halyomorpha halys – has not yet been detected north of the border, but it has been intercepted several times at UK ports and now has a confirmed presence in the south of England. Experts have warned that the unfussy bug poses a threat to a wide variety of plants, and thus has the potential to become a serious problem for the UK’s agricultural, horticultural and forestry industries.