Scotland
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 …
NHS in Scotland deploys mobile healthcare
August 13, 2014Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing NHS, Safe Patient Systems, Scotland, digital, nhs scotland, tablets
Mobile healthcare firm Safe Patient Systems is partnering with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) to provide mobile healthcare services …
Sovaldi hurdles first drug pricing barrier
June 10, 2014Sales and Marketing Gilead, SMC, Scotland, hep C, sofosbuvir, sovaldi
Scotland’s NHS will pay for Gilead’s new hepatitis C pill Sovaldi despite rising concern over its high cost. The Scottish …
Scotland reforms will see drug access improve
February 3, 2014Sales and Marketing PACE, SMC, Scotland, drugs, neil
Scotland is set to overhaul its medicines access system after complaints from charities and interest groups that patients have been …
GSK expands Montrose API plant with £25m investment
November 25, 2013Manufacturing and Production GSK, Scotland, montrose
GlaxoSmithKline is planning to invest £25 million ($40m) at a facility in Scotland that will take on production of ingredients …
Scotland’s medicines bill can shrink further, says report
January 25, 2013Sales and Marketing PPRS, Scotland, VBP, prescribing
An official review of primary care prescribing in Scotland has welcomed savings made, but says further efficiencies are possible.Audit Scotland …
Scotland fund for rare diseases
January 17, 2013Sales and Marketing SMC, Scotland, rare diseases
The Scottish government is launching a £21 million fund in March to meet the costs of patients who require orphan …
SMC first to give Fycompa thumbs-up
December 12, 2012Sales and Marketing Eisai, Fycompa, SMC, Scotland, epilepsy
The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has approved Eisai’s first-in-class epilepsy drug Fycompa for use in the NHS in Scotland – …
SMC put under review
November 20, 2012Sales and Marketing Alex Neil, NICE, SMC, Scotland
The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has been put under the spotlight in two reviews ordered by Scotland’s health secretary Alex …
Scotland ‘no’ to Avastin
October 9, 2012Sales and Marketing NICE, Roche, Scotland, avastin
Roche has slammed the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC)’s decision not to recommend Avastin for women with advanced ovarian cancer in …
Sigma-Aldrich invest in Scottish site
October 2, 2012Manufacturing and Production Bioreliance, Irvine, Scotland, Sigma-Aldrich
Sigma-Aldrich has announced an expansion of its operations in Scotland with the construction of a powder manufacturing facility at its …
UCB signs new epilepsy research pact with Imperial
May 21, 2012Research and Development, Sales and Marketing R&D, Scotland, UCB, epilepsy
UCB has signed a two-year research deal with Imperial College London to find disease-modifying targets in epilepsy. The firm has …
Merck facility reborn as science park
January 11, 2012Research and Development BioCity, MSD, Merck, Newhouse, Pfizer, Roslin BioCentre, Scotland
A former Merck research site in Scotland has been given a new lease of life as a biotech science park. …
Scottish First Minister seeks talks with Aptuit over plant closures
December 21, 2010Manufacturing and Production Aptuit, Scotland, manufacturing facilities, pharma manufacturing
US contract manufacturing and drug development company Aptuit says it may shut down two facilities in Lothian, Scotland, because demand …
Quintiles opens Scottish central lab
September 28, 2009Research and Development Quintiles, Scotland
Quintiles has opened new facilities near Edinburgh, Scotland, that more than double its ability to provide central laboratory services to …
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