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UK Having just announced a major investment into a new UK Discovery Centre in London that is set to open in 2020, MSD is committed to leverage on the UK’s potential in driving forward early stage discovery. Louise Houson, Managing Director for the UK and Ireland explains the reasons for that…

UK Heading the Life Sciences strategy for Scotland’s main economic development agency Scottish Enterprise, Julia Brown recalls some of the region’s unique features making it an ideal place for life Sciences investment: a historic focus on research and interest in clinical trials, great talent from world-class universities, as well as an…

UK As all eyes are on Takeda these days after its announced acquisition of Shire, Jon Neal, managing director of the UK and Ireland operations of the Japanese player, looks back on the company’s internationalisation path. He further highlights the extremely collaborative approach Takeda engages in with NICE and gives tips…

UK Ian Shott, co-founder and CEO of Arcinova, tells the story of how he established a speciality CMO on an historic site and discloses his plans to revolutionise small molecule manufacturing through a combination of continuous process manufacturing and bio-transformation. How did you come to set up Arcinova and what made…

UK A British success story, Clinigen Group provides companies with services in portfolio and product lifecycle management on a global basis. Its CEO, Shaun Chilton, talks to us about the value proposition of Clinigen, what makes it unique and why competition is more flattering than threatening.   Clinigen’s value proposition is…

UK Having recently joined the UK operations of AstraZeneca after a varied international career, Laurent Abuaf shares his vision of the UK as a life sciences reference market and his take on what makes the NHS so unique. Moreover, he highlights some exciting elements of AstraZeneca’s pipeline and reaffirms the company’s…

UK Heading Accord Healthcare’s European, Middle East and North African operations, James Burt highlights the rapid growth the company has achieved within the region and how it has reached an impressive double-digit market share in the UK, putting Accord firmly on track to attain their goal of becoming a top 5…

UK Promoting the UK’s capital in times of Brexit, Laura Citron, CEO at London & Partners, the international promotional agency of the Mayor of London, stresses the critical importance life sciences hold as a sector for the city’s economy. With its potential to create good jobs improving the live of Londoners,…

Pfizer Erik Nordkamp, managing director of Pfizer UK, has been confirmed as the new president of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI). With UK life sciences still uncertain as to the full effect of Brexit on the industry, Nordkamp has set the focus of his presidency as ensuring that…

UK Craig Wallace established the UK affiliate of Santen, the Japanese ophthalmology company, in 2014. Wallace describes the journey Santen has been on so far in the UK, as well as his ambitions to contribute to its goal of becoming a leading global ophthalmology company by 2020.  You set up Santen’s…

UK Britain, home of the discovery of the world’s first ever vaccine, has long been championing a pharma sub-segment forecast to reach a global market value of USD 49.27 billion by 2022. However, despite possessing the innovators, the infrastructure and the coverage, the UK’s thriving vaccine industry risks being blown off…

UK Thomas Bo Bjorn Klee, managing director of Lundbeck UK and Ireland, describes the global restructuring program Lundbeck initiated two years ago to ensure value creation, build on unique strengths and meet current health needs. Lundbeck is now focused on four key CNS areas: depression, schizophrenia, Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease.…