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UK makes £30m investment in T-Cell cancer therapy
January 22, 2015Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Autolus, Cancer, London, T cell, UK, government, oncology, syncona
The UK is making a £30 million R&D investment into a promising new type of cancer treatment and is to …
Government plans £6 billion precision medicine strategy
December 18, 2014Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, Cell Therapy Catapult, Ebola, George Osborne, UK, government
The government has committed to a £6 billion investment in scientific research and development as part of its science and …
PPRS scheme payment percentage to rise by 6.62% in 2015
December 12, 2014Sales and Marketing ABPI, PPRS, VBP, Whitehead, government, medicines bill
The amount of payment due from pharma via the PPRS scheme for next year has been confirmed by the Department …
Government seeks stakeholder consultation over NICE
December 4, 2014Sales and Marketing ABPI, NHS, NICE, UK, emms, freeman, government, ndpb
NICE stakeholders are being asked for their views on its future as part of the government’s ongoing review into the …
Doctors must help NHS save money, says report
November 7, 2014Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, GPs, NHS, government, hospitals
A report has suggested the National Health Service could make nearly £2 billion in cost savings if doctors ‘provided more …
Public opinion divided over UK drugs spend
October 7, 2014Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, CDF, NHS, NICE, PPRS, UK, coalition, drugs spending, government
A new survey conducted for the ABPI shows that public opinion on whether the UK spends enough money on medicines …
NHS cancer services not holding up, says report
September 8, 2014Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CRUK, Cancer, NHS, UK, government, oncology
NHS cancer services are in urgent need of investment and review, according to a new report commissioned by Cancer Research …
Child flu pilot ‘encouraging’
June 9, 2014Research and Development, Sales and Marketing UK, Vaccine, chid, children, flu, government, phd
Figures from the child flu vaccine pilot launched last year by Public Health England (PHE) are encouraging, the government says. …
Life sciences boost from government
March 31, 2014Research and Development, Sales and Marketing DoH, NHS, UK, government, life sciences, medcity
The UK government is to launch an improved offering for the life sciences sector by combining the functions of the …
First payments made under PPRS scheme
March 7, 2014Sales and Marketing ABPI, NHS, abp. pars, government
The first payments in pharma’s new pricing deal with the Department of Health are to be made this month as …
UK invests in Oxford bioscience site
January 31, 2014Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Milton Park, Oxford, UK, bioscience, government
The government is putting £7 million into Milton Park, near Oxford, to boost the building of a new laboratory and …
UK government creates apocalyptic app
December 13, 2013Medical Communications UK, digital, government, the walk
The Department of Health has this week released an Apple and Android game app designed to get the UK public …
Cancer Research: ‘Advert helped early diagnosis’
December 10, 2013Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Cancer, be clear, cough, government
A TV campaign urging people with a persistent cough to visit their doctor has led to hundreds of people receiving …
Pandemrix narcolepsy U-turn by government
September 24, 2013Sales and Marketing GSK, Pandemrix, flu vaccine, government
The government has acknowledged that a GSK flu vaccine administered during the swine flu breakout could have caused children to …
Government ‘joins-up’ system
May 15, 2013Sales and Marketing NHS, NICE, government, king's fund
The government has launched its plans to create ‘a truly joined-up system’ for the provision of health and social care …
