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What the life sciences industry wants from the next UK government

June 1, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, BIA, UK, general election, life sciences

The stakes are high as the UK general election draws ever closer, and the industry has come out in force …

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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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Alphabet’s life science unit makes device to aid gathering of health data for research

March 11, 2016
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Verily, the life sciences unit of Alphabet, has unveiled Connectivity Bridge, a device designed to sync and collect medical information for …

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Report identifies digital trends in life sciences industry

September 18, 2015
Medical Communications digital, disruptive innovations, disruptive technologies, innovation, life sciences

The life sciences industry will be subject to major disruption from five key trends over the coming years, a report …

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Birmingham opens BioHub for life science start-ups

August 18, 2015
Manufacturing and Production Birmingham, Diagnostics, hubs, life sciences, research hubs, start-ups

A £7 million biomedical laboratory has opened in Birmingham to attract life-science researchers and start-ups.  The BioHub is a new …

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Public Health England and Imperial Innovations boost UK life sciences sector

July 14, 2015
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The Government has signed-off on the transfer of Public Health England’s drug development and production arm into a state-owned biopharma …

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George Freeman – a US blog

January 27, 2015
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing ABPI, Cameron, Kaiser Permanente, Obama, george freeman, google, life sciences

It is a privilege to have been appointed as the first ever minister for life sciences.I’m determined to ensure that …

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UK budget sees R&D tax credits rise

December 3, 2014
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Chancellor George Osborne has delivered the government’s 2014 Autumn Statement to the Commons which includes news of an increase in …

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BT and Exostar partner on research software

October 15, 2014
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BT, cloud, exostar, iam, life sciences, software, workbench

Cloud computing company Exostar has become a partner of BT for Life Sciences, allowing its Identity and Access Management (IAM) …

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Science will ‘lose out’ if Scotland chooses independence

August 18, 2014
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The new minister for UK life sciences George Freeman has warned that independence from England “would damage Scotland’s edge in …

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Willetts champions UK life sciences

June 25, 2014
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Science minister David Willetts has been banging the drum for UK life sciences at a major conference in the US, …

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Skills crisis looming in pharma, says report

June 6, 2014
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 More than half of life sciences employers expect to face a serious shortage of experienced job applicants in the coming …

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£47.5 million fund for UK life sciences

May 29, 2014
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A new fund has raised more than £47.5 million to help set up early-stage life science and health technology companies …

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MedCity will be ‘concierge’ for life sciences

April 8, 2014
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MedCity, the new entity seeking to capitalise on the so-called ‘golden triangle’ of medical and life sciences R&D organisations between …

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Life sciences boost from government

March 31, 2014
Research 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 …

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