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GSK opens £54m API plant in Montrose, Scotland
October 25, 2018Manufacturing and Production API, GSK, Scotland, manufacturing, montrose
British multinational GlaxoSmithKline has opened an API manufacturing plant in Montrose Scotland for its Ellipta respiratory medicines. The new facility …
Life Sciences Scotland appoints two MSPs to their Industry Leadership Group
September 27, 2018Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Life Sciences Scotland, Scotland, economic development, pharma
Life Sciences Scotland, an organisation focused towards developing the life sciences industry in the northernmost constituent country of the United …
Life expectancy falls in Scotland for first time in 35 years
September 26, 2018Research and Development Scotland, UK, health, life expectancy, uk politics
Life expectancy has fallen for the first time in 35 years in Scotland, as data released by the National Records …
Scottish government invests £11m into Glasgow biotechnology centre
September 14, 2018Medical Communications Biotechnology, IBioIC, Scotland, glasgow, scottish government
The Scottish government is investing £11 million into the Glasgow-based Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC), an innovation centre which facilitates …
Rare lung cancer drug approved in Scotland
August 14, 2018Manufacturing and Production Cancer, SMC, Scotland, Scottish Medicines Consortium, approval, lung cancer
The Scottish Medicines Consortium has approved Roche’s cancer drug alectinib for the treatment of patients with untreated advanced non-small-cell lung …
Scottish borders-based Ryboquinn acquires viral delivery comany Nanogenics
July 20, 2018Medical Communications M&A, MA, Scotland, acquisitions, gene therapy, nanogenics, ryboquinn
The Scottish biotech company Ryboquinn has acquired English partner Nanogenics Solutions in a deal worth £4.45 million. The Selkirk-based firm …
Scotland approves first-line treatment for advanced kidney cancer
July 9, 2018Sales and Marketing Cancer, Scotland, fotivda, rcc, tivozanib
The Scottish Medicines Consortium has approved the use of EUSA Pharma’s Fotivda (tivozanib) as a first-line treatment for people with …
NHS Scotland appoints new Chief Scientist
October 10, 2017Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing NHS, Scotland, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical
NHS Scotland has revealed the appointment of Professor David Crossman as its new Chief Scientist, after advertising externally to fill …
Scottish government reveals extra funding for mental health
October 10, 2017Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications Scotland, biotech, drugs, mental health, pharma, pharmaceutical
The Scottish government, on Mental Health Day, has revealed that it will boost spending on mental health services by £500,000. …
MSD to acquire Scottish firm IOmet Pharma
January 12, 2016Research and Development, Sales and Marketing IOMet Pharma, MSD, Merck, Scotland, acquisitions, immuno-oncology, mergers, oncology
US pharma company MSD is to buy Edinburgh based IOMet Pharma to expand its existing R&D programme, exploring the development …
Vision for hi-tech manufacturing in the Scottish highlands
September 22, 2015Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development GSK, Scotland, manufacturing
Scottish life and chemical science firms claim Scotland is an ideal European base for UK and global manufacturers. A new …
New treatment option for ovarian cancer patients in Scotland
September 8, 2015Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Roche, Scotland, avastin, ovarian cancer
The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has approved the use of Avastin in combination with paclitaxel chemotherapy as a treatment for women …
Scottish government doubles fund for new medicines
May 20, 2015Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Scotland, cystic fibrosis, medicines
The Scottish government will increase its New Medicines Fund next year to double the amount of money available to fund …
Scottish reforms proven to work says SMC
March 4, 2015Sales and Marketing NHS, NICE, Onglyza, PACE, SMC, Scotland, anne lee, scottish
The chief pharma advisor for the Scottish Medicines Consortium Anne Lee says changes to its processes have contributed to improved …
Scotland votes no for independence
September 19, 2014Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing NHS, Scotland
The United Kingdom remains united today as Scotland narrowly voted against breaking up the 307-year-old union. The ‘No, Better Together’ …
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