Cancer trial in doubt

10:46am Friday 11th July 2008

OXFORD researchers have given their backing to trials of a new cancer vaccine, despite a setback in a US-based study of the treatment.

Turning waste into fuel

9:49am Friday 11th July 2008

BIO-waste or flare gas - now burnt off for safety reasons - can be converted on a small scale into synthetic liquid fuels, says an Oxfordshire company Oxford Catalysts, based at Milton Park, near Abingdon, expects to earn £100,000 this year by selling its catalysts to an unnamed partner company which will develop the conversion systems. The potential global market is said to be the equivalent of more than four million barrels of oil per day.

RM wins £6m contract

9:45am Friday 11th July 2008

SCHOOLS computer company RM has signed a £6m contract to manage the Information and Communications Technology for Islington Council's Building Schools for Future programme.

Mini to share parts with Alfa Romeo

9:39am Friday 11th July 2008

WHAT do you get if you cross a Mini with an Alfa Romeo? No it's not a joke, Mini owner BMW really is joining forces with Alfa Romeo maker Fiat to build cars together.

	Architects win £12m college contract
	2:55pm Thu 10 Jul 08
	LOCAL businesses have made a clean sweep in competition to draw up plans to develop a sensitive site in the heart of historic Oxford in a nationwide competition.

	Oxon house prices start to fall
	10:08am Thu 3 Jul 08
	HOUSE prices in Oxfordshire have finally started to tumble, with experts reporting a marked slowdown in activity in the last few weeks.

Park poised for expansion

10:02am Thursday 3rd July 2008

DEVELOPERS are to invest millions of pounds in new buildings at Milton Park business park near Didcot, despite the credit crunch.

Takeover move sparks worries

10:00am Thursday 3rd July 2008

THE Oxfordshire employees of publishing group Informa are anxious about their future following a £3.4bn approach from private equity buyers.

Two firms in patents fights

9:58am Thursday 3rd July 2008

A SECOND high-tech Oxfordshire company is embroiled in a legal battle over patents.

Major exhibition set to draw crowds

12:22pm Wednesday 25th June 2008

Hundreds of people were today expected to attend a major exhibition in Oxford.

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