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Britain call on companies to bid for 24 hour Brexit medicines shipping service contract
August 15, 2019Business Services, Sales and Marketing UK, brexit, britain, medicines, pharma
The British Government is calling on logistics companies to bid for a £25 million contract to run express freight containers …
NICE to review its decision making processes
July 22, 2019Sales and Marketing Cost, NHS, NICE, UK, britain, pharma
Britain’s cost-effectiveness body NICE has said it will review the methods it uses to develop guidance on drugs, medical devices, …
GSK teams up with Strathclyde and University of Nottingham
July 16, 2019Manufacturing and Production GSK, GlaxoSmithKline, UK, britain, pharma, universities
GlaxoSmithKline has teamed up with the University of Nottingham and the University of Strathclyde for a five-year partnership aimed at …
GP appointments should be at least 15 minutes long by 2030, report argues
May 21, 2019Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications GP, NHS, UK, britain, pharma
GP consultations should be five minutes longer, with 10 minute doctors’ appointments being a ‘thing of the past,’ according to …
NICE recommends Eli Lilly’s Verzenio in combination with Fulvestrant for breast cancer
April 2, 2019Manufacturing and Production CDF, Cancer, NICE, breast cancer, britain, oncology
Britain’s cost effectiveness body, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), has recommended Eli Lilly’s Verzenio (abemaciclib) in …
100,000 extra GP appointments to be made available in Gloucestershire as part of NHS Long Term Plan
February 4, 2019Sales and Marketing GP, Gloucestershire, NHS, UK, britain, primare care
GP practices in Gloucestershire are set to offer 100,000 more appointments for patients in the coming year. The initiative comes …
EU rules may be stifling Britain’s biotech industry
November 19, 2018Sales and Marketing EU, biotech, britain, funding, grants, industry
EU rules are stifling Britain’s biotech industry, according to companies who talked to British newspaper The Daily Telegraph. The newspaper …
AbbVie sue NHS over hepatitis C drug procurement
November 8, 2018Business Services AbbVie, NHS, britain, court, hep C, hepatitis, ruling
American pharma firm AbbVie are suing Britain’s NHS after claiming that the health service’s procurement of hepatitis C drugs breached …
Wellcome Trust announces £250m fund for high risk ideas
July 11, 2018Research and Development 250 million, Wellcome, britain, leap fund, pharma
The London-based biomedical research charity the Wellcome Trust, Britain’s wealthiest foundation, has announced the launch of a new £250 million …
Remaining in the EU is vital for UK’s cancer research strength, say leading oncologists
April 27, 2016Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, EU, Europe, UK, brexit, britain, cancer research, cede, exit, implications, negative, oncology, pharma
Leading UK oncologists have written an article in the May issue of The Lancet, strongly urging Britain to remain in …
UK digital health showcased in China
July 15, 2014Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing China, Shanghai, UK, britain, comms, digital, health
The British government is showcasing its most promising digital health firms at a new centre in China. The “Healthcare is …
