Linkerton Engineering Research Consortium

The Linkerton Engineering Research Consortium or LERC is a research consortium founded by Abernathy in Flammarion to develop technologies through reverse engineering of the components of the Annic Nova. The operation was relocated to Glisten in order to utilize Diversification Inc's shipyards, a condition for their additional significant investments.

Due to their involvement in the initial recovery of the Nova, the crew of the Calamity retains about a third of Abernathy's 5% stake, giving them respectively 1.5% and 3.5%.

Disbanded by imperial order.

Total Value: 1,170 MCr

Current Investors

 * Flammarion Standards and Shipyards
 * 50 MCr
 * The Jaice Group
 * 30 MCr
 * General Development Company (GeDeCo)
 * 10 MCr
 * Shiguushda Yards
 * 40 MCr
 * Bureau of Imperial Subsidy (BIZ)
 * 10 MCr
 * Diversification Inc.
 * 30 MCr + 800 MCr
 * Ling Standard Products
 * 200 MCr

Desired Investors

 * Bureau of Imperial Subsidy (BIZ) 1,000 millions

Opponents and Competition

 * Trexalon Corporation
 * Outsystem Minerals
 * Jovian Chemical Extraction
 * Zhodani Consulate
 * Vuxistast Byukosoyay (VEEB)

Relevant Ships & Ship Designs

 * Annic Nova
 * Prototype Spaceship Design
 * Tupaq Class
 * Amaru Class