Alkermes Announces Launch of 9th Annual Alkermes Pathways Research Awards® Program Business Wire — Competitive Grant Program to Offer Individual Grants of Up to $100,000 per Project — — Areas of Interest Expanded to Include Narcolepsy and Idiopathic Hypersomnia in Addition to Schizophrenia and Bipolar I Disorder — — Stage One Submission Period Runs From Sept. 11, 2026 Through Oct. 16, 2026 —
Football multi-club ownership firm seeks London Stock Exchange bond issue Sport Business An ambitious London-based firm looking to create a football multi-club network and sell bonds on the London Stock Exchange has smashed its first fundraising goal. The Football Factory raised over £100,000 at an £8m pre-money valuation this week ahead of a Series A round and a bond sell-off – in one or both of London [...]
TVCMALL Empowers Online Retailers with One-Stop Wholesale and Brand Distribution Solutions at IFA 2026 Business Wire IFA Berlin 2026 brings the global consumer technology industry together, offering retailers and buyers an early look at the products, technologies and brands shaping the next retail cycle while creating new opportunities for sustainable growth. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260821631656/en/ At IFA 2026, TVCMALL, a leading one-stop mobile accessories [...]
Are financial rules fuelling the Premier League’s record transfer spending? September 3, 2026 Premier League football’s financial regulations may have been designed to control transfer spending but they actually incentivise it, argues Danny Hill. Premier League clubs spent a record £3.46bn this summer. Around 38 per cent of deals were between Premier League clubs, up from 30 per cent last year, according to Reuters. The obvious explanations are [...]
Former SADA Executive Lusine Yeghiazaryan Joins Picsart as CFO to Drive AI-Native Video Growth Strategy September 3, 2026 Picsart, the AI media production and distribution platform, where 100M+ creators and businesses worldwide make, market and monetize content, today announced the appointment of Lusine Yeghiazaryan as Chief Financial Officer. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260903569581/en/ Yeghiazaryan joins Picsart at a pivotal chapter in its evolution, as the company expands [...]
Tesco, B&Q and Whitbread scolded in minimum wage crackdown September 3, 2026 Labour’s new workers’ rights police force has scolded Tesco, B&Q and Whitbread, and more than 600 other firms, for failing to pay the minimum wage. The Fair Work Agency has published the names of 658 companies which have been fined £7m and forced to return £4m to more than 27,000 workers who have not been [...]
Tesco and M&S warn Burnham against Budget tax raid on retailers September 1, 2026 Top supermarkets including Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Marks & Spencer have urged Andy Burnham to rule out a Budget tax raid on retailers, warning they are already facing “unsustainable” costs. The Retail Jobs Alliance (RJA), which represents retailers employing more than 1m people, has urged the Prime Minister not to prioritise pubs and bars over high [...]
‘They want business on board’: How Reform UK is wooing City chiefs at its conference September 1, 2026 Nigel Farage’s Reform UK is on a mission to win over businesses before the next election. Maurício Alencar and Ali Lyon report on how the party’s upcoming conference in Birmingham could determine its political future. By the time Britain’s executives descend on the Reform UK party conference this week, many will already be well-acquainted with [...]
Take it from an AI founder, London is where it’s at August 20, 2026 Forget Silicon Valley, AI startup founder Dima Eremin says UK regulations, conversely, are making London more attractive.
From China with Love: Xpeng’s Luxury Ambition August 17, 2026 China is changing the car industry at extraordinary speed. For affluent professionals used to proven premium brands, the next chapter of that transformation is becoming ever more challenging to turn a blind eye to, writes our motoring journalist Tim Barnes-Clay. I had seen more Chinese cars than you can shake a stick at before, but [...]