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Sustainable energy strategies for pharmaceutical manufacturers
In this article, Andrew Toher, Head of Customer Insights Europe at Enel X, delves into the potential benefits and key considerations of a sustainable energy strategy.
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Onshoring and global health – has the pandemic sent globalisation into reverse?
The pandemic has been a game-changer for the pharmaceutical industry, sending the seemingly inexorable globalisation trends into reverse, with Big Pharma increasingly seeking more domestic supply chain options. Here, Karen Winterhalter of Onyx Health shares her expert insights on the impact of this emerging trend on the industry.
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Fund to fast-track innovative drugs to NHS
The UK Government has announced the launch of the Innovative Medicines Fund to bring cutting-edge treatment more quickly to NHS patients.
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Could personalised prescribing revolutionise the UK’s healthcare system?
Here, Origin’s Rich Quelch explores the potential benefits of basing drug prescription on pharmacogenomic data and how transitioning to such a system could impact the UK’s National Health Service.
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Catapult presents vision for UK’s cell and gene therapy future
To ensure the UK’s prominence in the cell and gene therapy arena, the CGT Catapult has published a roadmap for the research and adoption of these cutting-edge therapies.
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£260mn in funding to support UK clinical research and medicines manufacturing
The UK Government has committed £200mn to support NHS-led diagnostics and treatment research and £60 million to expand life sciences manufacturing.
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UK life sciences sector: do you have the Vision for innovation?
Here, EPR explores some highlights of the UK’s new Life Sciences Vision for the pharma, biopharma and biotech industries, covering topics from funding to regulatory reviews and clinical trial innovation.
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UK at the forefront of advanced therapies
Advanced therapies are a ground-breaking new class of medicines that use gene therapy, cell therapy or tissue engineering to treat disease and injury. Rachel Bell, Trainee Patent Attorney at Marks & Clerk, and Ceri Roberts, Scientific Training Manager – Cellular and Molecular Therapies at NHS Blood and Transplant, discuss some…
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Over £100mn in fines for pharma firms hiking prices of crucial thyroid drug
The Competition and Markets Authority fines Advanz and two others for hiking prices of liothyronine tablets by 1,110 percent in eight years.
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British pharma’s 2021 Code of Practice now in force
The ABPI’s 2021 pharmaceutical industry Code of Practice aims to increase transparency, encourage collaboration and improve patient care.
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New regulatory guidance could lead to UK biosimilar boom
New guidance on the licensing of biosimilar products that reduces unnecessary clinical trials is expected to put the UK ahead of Europe and facilitate a boom in these essential life-saving medicines, creating greater patient access and saving the National Health Service (NHS) hundreds of millions of pounds. It could also…
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Ten recommendations to foster the UK’s medicinal cannabis market
In this article, EPR summarises the list of 10 recommendations for the UK Government, published by experts in the medicinal cannabis industry, to ensure the UK capitalises on the opportunities afforded by the market.
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Building the UK’s domestic pharma manufacturing capability
In this article, Rich Quelch, Global head of marketing at Origin, discusses how the UK’s pharmaceutical supply chain could be adapted to increase its resilience to future disruptions and the challenges in doing so.
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NICE recommends ravulizumab for treatment of a rare blood disorder
On the NICE’s recommendation, ravulizumab will be made available to hundreds of patients with paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria on the UK’s NHS.
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Introducing NICE’s new board members
European Pharmaceutical Review explores who will be joining the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE)’s board as a new non-executive director on 1 April 2021.
