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Cancer Drug Fund roundly criticised as ‘wastage of resources’
April 28, 2017Medical Communications Cancer Drug Fund, Conservative, NHS, NICE, UK
The Cancer Drug Fund (CDF), which has now been absorbed into NICE, previous methods of funding have been fiercely criticised …
Trials and Tribulations: The impact of new clinical trial regulation in Europe
April 11, 2017Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing EU, UK, brexit, clinical trials, regulations
The clinical trial is the fulcrum on which drug development and treatment hinges. Even with the advent of new technologies …
GSK begins £92 million expansion of UK site
March 22, 2017Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development GSK, UK
GSK has officially broken ground on the expansion of its site in County Durham. The expanded site will be an …
First-line malaria treatment fails for the first time in UK
January 31, 2017Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development UK, malaria
The key combination malaria therapy artemether-lumefantrine has failed to treat UK patients for the first time, suggesting that the parasite …
Insider interview: NICE discusses its planned ‘fast-track’ appraisal process
December 19, 2016Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing NHS, NICE, UK, approval
Jenniffer Prescott, associate director of planning, operations and topic selection, answers questions on NICE’s recent plans for a ‘fast-track’ appraisal …
Pfizer to shut two out of three manufacturing plants in UK
November 9, 2016Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Pfizer, UK, manufacturing, production, sites
Pfizer has announced that it will close two of the three manufacturing plants it still holds in the UK. The …
UK Government announces deep cuts to pharmacy funding
October 21, 2016Medical Communications Conservative, NHS, UK, government, pharmacy
The Department Health announced that it wanted to reduce the £2.8 billion a year funding for pharmacies by 7%, leading …
Landmark UK ruling as judge rules PrEP can be funded on NHS
August 2, 2016Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Judge, NHS, PrEP, UK, available, ruling
A London high court judge has ruled in favour of a challenge brought by the National Aids Trust to allow …
Sartorius doubles production capacity in UK with new facility
August 1, 2016Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Princess Anne, Sartorius, UK, expansion
Pharmaceutical and laboratory equipment provider Sartorius has expanded operations at its Stonehouse site in Gloucestershire with a new plant, doubling …
GSK announces significant post-Brexit UK investment
July 27, 2016Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development GSK, UK, brexit, investment
GlaxoSmithKline has given the UK life sciences industry a major boost in the post-Brexit landscape with an announcement that £275 …
MHRA approves Sanofi Pasteur MSD’s four-strain influenza vaccine for UK use
July 25, 2016Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing MHRA, Sanofi pasteur msd, UK, Vaccine, flu, influenza
Sanofi Pasteur MSD has announced the approval of the latest addition to its family of influenza vaccines in the UK: …
UK biotech in great shape, according to new industry report
June 16, 2016Research and Development Europe, UK, biotech, uk bioindustry association
The UK biotechnology sector is going from strength to strength, having raised an “unprecedented” £900 million on the London Stock …
Remaining in the EU is vital for UK’s cancer research strength, say leading oncologists
April 27, 2016Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, EU, Europe, UK, brexit, britain, cancer research, cede, exit, implications, negative, oncology, pharma
Leading UK oncologists have written an article in the May issue of The Lancet, strongly urging Britain to remain in …
Perrigo name new head of its combined UK and Ireland business
April 26, 2016Sales and Marketing Ireland, Perrigo, UK, lister, neil, new head
Perrigo has named Neil Lister as the head of its newly-combined UK and Ireland business. The manufacturer and distributor of …
UK’s genomics and personalised medicine expertise showcased at major international gathering
April 8, 2016Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development 000 genomics project, 100, NHS, UK, expertise, genomics, international gathering, world leader
The UK’s expertise in genomics was showcased at a major international gathering to foster global collaboration in this burgeoning field. …
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