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Financial results

 

Financial highlights 1997-1998


  • Turnover increased to £15.66m (1997: £15.05m)
  • Profit on ordinary activities (before interest and tax) increased to £773,000 (1997: £413,000)
  • New DNA facility opened by Sir Paul Condon
  • Acquisition of Pipeline Developments Ltd (PDL) completed
  • Strategic alliance formed with Hewlett-Packard to provide laboratory training facilities
  • New Life sciences business sector created to focus on the expanding markets in DNA analysis and diagnostics.