Cheshire biotech Infex Therapeutics has awarded a £1m contract to a Swiss manufacturer to produce the new treatment for serious lung infections that will be trialled in Liverpool. Tony McDonough reports Clinical trials for a new drug…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Stena Forecaster, a ro-ro vessel coming from and returning to Ireland. Agent is P&O European Ferries. Norbay, a roll-on, roll-off vessel coming from and returning to Dublin…

Brand and communications agency Agent, based in Liverpool, is reporting annual revenues of £2m and record profits and is opening a second base in Manchester Liverpool brand and communications agency Agent is reporting annual revenues…

In 2017 New Ferry in Wirral was rocked by a devastating gas explosion and now this week factory-built 'zero carbon' family homes are being installed at the site. Tony McDonough reports An area of Wirral that was left devastated by a…

A developer is seeking planning permission to convert a Grade II-listed Merseyside building into a hotel and restaurant, creating up to 50 jobs. Tony McDonough reports Mikhail Hotels & Leisure Holdings has unveiled plans to…

Boutique fund manager Charteris Treasury has hired well known Liverpool wealth management professional Derek Gawne to head up its first office outside of London. Tony McDonough reports Boutique fund manager Charteris Treasury is…

Well established in Huyton and West Derby, estate agency Whitegates is now using digital technology to open a 'virtual' Liverpool city centre branch. Tony McDonough reports One of Liverpool’s best-know estate agencies, Whitegates, is…

Writing for LBN, Southport BID chief executive Rachel Fitzgerald says Southport could be a UK digital hotspot by tapping into a transatlantic internet cable that comes ashore under the town Close to 90% of UK homes now have broadband…

Health and fitness products company PAM Group has bought the former Vernon’s Pools call centre in Aintree for £3m and will create 25 jobs at the site. Tony McDonough reports Health and fitness products company PAM Group has acquired…

Formed in Liverpool in 1998, design studio Uniform counts leading brands Primark and innocent among its client base and is now restructuring its business. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool design studio Uniform is to split into three…