According to talk in biotech circles, Pfizer was courting Susan Desmond-Hellmann, the head of development at Genentech (nyse: DNA - news - people ), but was rebuffed.

FORBES: Drug Drought

Scottish Rugby's head of player development, Henry Edwards, said there were an estimated 250, 000 people in the M25 corridor with Scottish roots.

BBC: SPORT | Rugby Union | Scottish | London Scottish academy launched

Ann O'Leary, head of register development at The Anthony Nolan Trust, a charity which helps find matches for people who need a bone marrow transplant, said the impact of Alice's campaign "could not be over-estimated".

BBC: Alice Pyne and her sister, Milly