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Big Bucks and Bold Breakthroughs - Autonomy
John Swinfield's Big Business
English - October 27, 2021 07:00 - 12 minutes - 8.37 MBDocumentary Society & Culture Personal Journals documentary history journalist writer journalist memories business moguls industrialist bbc itv Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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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