Big Bucks and Bold Breakthroughs - Autonomy

John Swinfield's Big Business

Big Bucks and Bold Breakthroughs

Hi-tech is hi-risk. It’s built into the DNA. People and companies make fortunes, others fall by the wayside. In some the science is strong. In others it’s flaky. Deals can be imperilled by myriad factors - not just the purity or effectiveness of the science.
John Swinfield looks at the roller-coaster world of earth-shaking advances, where business acumen and scholarly endeavour can be harnessed to achieve astonishing goals.
Cambridge, like Oxford, is a powerhouse of advanced research and scientific development. Cambridge’s Trinity College and bio-tech stars such as Chris Evans; Alec Broers, ex-IBM, who personifies academic and commercial wit; the far-seeing Herman Hauser of the Amadeus Fund and Dr Mike Lynch of the beleagured Autonomy; all played key roles in forging the city’s reputation. But pathfinding companies are not uncontroversial: America’s old-established Hewlett-Packard is locked in a protracted legal battle with Lynch and Autonomy.
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