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Northern Powerhouse life sciences contributing £10 billion to UK economy, says minister

April 26, 2016
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Minister for Life Sciences, George Freeman MP, has revealed that life sciences businesses within the Northern Powerhouse are contributing over …

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Investment in pharma manufacturing ‘key to driving UK economy’

December 1, 2015
Manufacturing and Production economy, investment, manufacturing, production, robotics

Investing an additional £1.2 billion in UK manufacturing processes to increase robotics and automation could add as much as £60.5bn …

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Chancellor announces drug R&D funding boost in Catapult expansion

July 14, 2015
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Chancellor George Osborne is giving UK drug R&D a £5 million vote of confidence, after promising new investment into two …

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Pharma contributes £32 billion to UK economy

March 26, 2015
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Pharma generated over half of the UK life sciences industry’s turnover in 2014 according to a report from the Department …

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Biotech in 2008

December 31, 2008
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The credit crunch hits biotechBy October Europe's biotech sector was feeling severe effects from the credit crunch, with small and …

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