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• Glasgow scientist wins award for disease detection

  A University of Glasgow academic has won a £20,000 award for entrepreneurs for his work leading a team that has developed a way of using sound waves to help speed the detection of malaria and sexually transmitted infections.

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  Dean reflects on ten years in the business

  RITA Marcella, the dean of Aberdeen Business School at the Robert Gordon University, is entitled to view the past decade with satisfaction.

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  Fledgling care home portal aiming to spread its wings

  IN this week's SME Focus, we hear from one of the fledglings who are preparing to move on from the business hatchery backed by some of Scotland's leading entrepreneurs.

• Trading Places: Who's changing jobs in corporate Scotland

  Partners at Morison's

• Gilbert is tipped to step down at FirstGroup

  MARTIN Gilbert is expected to say he is stepping down as chairman of FirstGroup this week with analysts predicting the transport giant may also unveil plans to raise £600 million.

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  Growing holiday company's boss has always had drive

  LIKE many entrepreneurs, Steve Turbill has been through a dark period when he wondered if he had done the right thing.

• Wilson enjoys AGM approval

  SCOTTISH Enterprise chief executive Lena Wilson has had her appointment to the board of testing services provider Intertek as a non-executive director approved with 99.89% support from shareholders.

• SWIP in chairman call after Glencore shareholder coup

  EDINBURGH-based fund manager Scottish Widows Investment Partnership has called for the appointment of an independent chairman with widespread support at Glencore Xstrata after a shareholder coup ousted incumbent Sir John Bond.