Science & Environment: Defensive AstraZeneca punts on Cambridge, Soriot’s b...

If this email is not displayed correctly, please click on the following link or open your browser and paste the link into the address field: http://view.ed4.net/v/5F39HH/4V9OD1/DG8WO3/TP5EB2/   Science & Environment Tuesday March 19 2013 FT.com - Science   Defensive AstraZeneca punts on Cambridge George Osborne's 2013 address on the state of the economy will come just after AstraZeneca said it is pulling plug on R&D in his Tatton constituency http://link.ft.com/r/5F39HH/VTCEJD/LQ05NB/GD7KUM/RPZFW4/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=19   Soriot's bitter pill for chancellor A Frenchman gives George Osborne bitter pill to swallow on Budget eve with AstraZeneca's decision to cut staff at Alderley Park – in his constituency http://link.ft.com/r/5F39HH/VTCEJD/LQ05NB/GD7KUM/NRC97V/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=19   A bitter pill for Osborne's constituency AstraZeneca's executives saw Alderley Park's historic advantage diminishing at a time of cost-cutting and increasing competition for research http://link.ft.com/r/5F39HH/VTCEJD/LQ05NB/GD7KUM/9MNALS/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=19   Torotrak takes stake in Flybrid Torotrak has taken a stake in Flybrid, a pioneer of the Kinetic Energy Recovery System, and renewed its licensing deal with Allison Transmission http://link.ft.com/r/5F39HH/VTCEJD/LQ05NB/GD7KUM/HIBK0F/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=19   AstraZeneca cuts 1,600 jobs in UK and US Pharma group to take $1.4bn charge as restructuring will see shift from Alderley Park to new research hub and global HQ in Cambridge http://link.ft.com/r/5F39HH/VTCEJD/LQ05NB/GD7KUM/FDTW6T/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=19   UK to invest £1bn in aerospace research The minister responsible for aerospace says the proposed aerospace technology institute should enable the UK to reverse its declining share of Airbus' work http://link.ft.com/r/5F39HH/VTCEJD/LQ05NB/GD7KUM/DX15G8/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=19   Picking pearls from academia needs keen eye A good dollop of risk comes with working out which brainwave is world-beating and what it will cost to make it practical http://link.ft.com/r/5F39HH/VTCEJD/LQ05NB/GD7KUM/XBXLE4/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=19   Uni spinout funds struggle to take off Northwest institutions find it harder to attract investors than the 'Golden Triangle' of London and Oxbridge despite similar levels of research http://link.ft.com/r/5F39HH/VTCEJD/LQ05NB/GD7KUM/FDTW6N/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=19   Tools Your account    Portfolio Email Briefings    Price alerts Keyword alerts    RSS feeds Subscribe to FT.com     © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2013 ABOUT THIS EMAIL You have received this email because you have signed up from the NBE preference page. FT.com Change Briefings  •   Unsubscribe  •   Change Email Address  •   Forward this email to a friend  •   Privacy Policy  •   About Us  •   Help This email was sent by or on behalf of a company owned by Pearson plc, registered office at 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL. Registered in England and Wales with company number 53723..