TechMARK movers: RM gains on contract win

15th Jun 2009 11:15

Educational computing specialist RM gained on news that it has been selected as ICT supplier for the Salford and Wigan Building Schools for the Future programme with the first stage expected to be worth up to £26m over the next five years. RM will provide ICT services with the Hochtief-led Transforming Learning Partnerships consortium, to create new products, processes and technology to help improve education. "Wigan Council is currently consulting on its BSF project, which will transform 20 schools in the Borough, and which is likely to result in additional business for RM," said RM in a company statement.Axis-Shield was also up after the in-vitro diagnostics firm announced that is has signed a global agreement with Sweden's Hansa Medical for exclusive rights to a diagnostic assay for heparin binding protein (HBP) as a promising marker for severe sepsis and related conditions. Under the terms of the agreement, Axis-Shield will develop tests for HBP and seek commercial partners to incorporate the assay on high-throughput laboratory systems.FTSE TechMARK - RisersPsion (PON) 60.00p +6.19%Biocompatibles International (BII) 195.00p +4.28%Innovation Group (TIG) 10.75p +2.38%RM Group (RM.) 163.75p +2.34%Anite Group (AIE) 36.00p +2.13%Oxford Biomedica (OXB) 12.25p +2.08%GB Group (GBG) 25.25p +2.02%Antisoma (ASM) 27.00p +1.89%Intec Telecom (ITL) 68.50p +1.86%NCC Group (NCC) 345.00p +1.47%FTSE TechMARK - FallersMorse (MOR) 12.25p -3.92%Kofax (KFX) 142.00p -3.07%ProStrakan (PSK) 90.50p -2.16%ARC International (ARK) 11.75p -2.08%Emblaze (BLZ) 35.50p -2.07%Puricore (PURI) 13.50p -1.82%Alphameric (ALM) 29.75p -1.65%Vernalis (VER) 77.00p -1.28%Wolfson Microelectronics (WLF) 104.00p -0.95%Skyepharma (SKP) 140.00p -0.71%