life sciences
What the life sciences industry wants from the next UK government
June 1, 2017Business 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 …
Northern Powerhouse life sciences contributing £10 billion to UK economy, says minister
April 26, 2016Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Jobs, Northern Powerhouse, contribution, economy, exporting, george freeman, investment, life sciences, minister, north
Minister for Life Sciences, George Freeman MP, has revealed that life sciences businesses within the Northern Powerhouse are contributing over …
Alphabet’s life science unit makes device to aid gathering of health data for research
March 11, 2016Medical Communications, Research and Development Alphabet, Connectivity Bridge, Verily, google, life sciences
Verily, the life sciences unit of Alphabet, has unveiled Connectivity Bridge, a device designed to sync and collect medical information for …
Report identifies digital trends in life sciences industry
September 18, 2015Medical 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 …
Birmingham opens BioHub for life science start-ups
August 18, 2015Manufacturing 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 …
Public Health England and Imperial Innovations boost UK life sciences sector
July 14, 2015Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Imperial Innovations, Public Health England, R&D, investment, life sciences, spin-puts
The Government has signed-off on the transfer of Public Health England’s drug development and production arm into a state-owned biopharma …
George Freeman – a US blog
January 27, 2015Medical 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 …
UK budget sees R&D tax credits rise
December 3, 2014Sales and Marketing Budget, Cameron, George Osborne, NHS, Whitehead, life sciences
Chancellor George Osborne has delivered the government’s 2014 Autumn Statement to the Commons which includes news of an increase in …
BT and Exostar partner on research software
October 15, 2014Medical 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) …
Science will ‘lose out’ if Scotland chooses independence
August 18, 2014Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Conservative, Scotland, UK, george freeman, life sciences
The new minister for UK life sciences George Freeman has warned that independence from England “would damage Scotland’s edge in …
Willetts champions UK life sciences
June 25, 2014Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BIA, BIO, Steve Bates, UK, Willetts, life sciences, san diego
Science minister David Willetts has been banging the drum for UK life sciences at a major conference in the US, …
Skills crisis looming in pharma, says report
June 6, 2014Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Jobs, career, life sciences, medcity, pharma, skills
More than half of life sciences employers expect to face a serious shortage of experienced job applicants in the coming …
£47.5 million fund for UK life sciences
May 29, 2014Research and Development, Sales and Marketing European Investment Fund, Scottish Enterprise, Strathclyde Pension Fund, UK, epidarex, life sciences, lilly
A new fund has raised more than £47.5 million to help set up early-stage life science and health technology companies …
MedCity will be ‘concierge’ for life sciences
April 8, 2014Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Boris Johnson, Francis Crick Institute, life sciences, medcity
MedCity, the new entity seeking to capitalise on the so-called ‘golden triangle’ of medical and life sciences R&D organisations between …
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 …
