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UK shows multi-stakeholder approach tackles diversity

The UK has been seriously tackling the issue of diversity in the senior ranks of British business. The Davies Review, led by the charismatic but challenging Lord Mervyn Davies, pushed UK boards to get 25% of women on the boards of FTSE 100 companies. This triggered concerted action on the part of the nominated companies because they would be publicly measured, and reported.

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Five Resolutions for Nominations Committees to Improve Board Performance

The New Year brings a period of reflection, what will you change in the year ahead and how will you do it? There are some clear ways in which the effectiveness of the board can be improved by the way in which the nominations and governance committee discharge their responsibilities. Here we listed 5 resolutions for an effective nominations committee.  Click the following links to read detailed articles on each recommendation.

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PsiOxus Therapeutics Elects Paolo Paoletti as Chairman of the Board

PsiOxus Therapeutics, an immuno-oncology company in Oxford, England, has appointed Paolo Paoletti to Chairman of its Board to replace Michael Moore. Moore will remain on the Board as Deputy Chairman.

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A Challenging Time for Remuneration Committees with Executive Pay

Author: Anjie Cai Anderson

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Top 5 Articles from Liftstream Blog in 2015

These are the 5 articles most viewed this year…so here is a recap for your to dive back in and read what you missed.

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Biotech Investors Follow Pattern in Funding and Hiring Executives

Written by: Karl Simpson

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Oxford Nanopore Technologies raises £70m

Oxford Nanopore Technologies Ltd, the UK-based technology company that has designed and produced the world’s first DNA sequencer based on nanopore sensing, making it commercially available in 2014, has raised £70 million ($109 million) in new funding through a private placement of ordinary shares. Both new and existing investors in the UK, US and mainland Europe subscribed to the fundraising to support the Company’s development and commercialisation of electronic molecular analysis systems.

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5 Reasons Big-Company Execs are Defecting to Biotech

Author: Karl Simpson

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VCs Listening to Pitches for Age-related Diseases

Author: Karl Simpson

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European Biotech begins to show Big Ambition

Author: Karl Simpson

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