2 w. ago Life sciences sector unveils formula for Scotland to be global leader

Industry’s ‘manifesto for health and growth’ points the way forward ahead of next year’s Holyrood election, says Steven Blane

Politics

3 w. ago Merck scraps plans for £1 billion London research centre in blow to life sciences sector

Merck scraps plans for £1 billion London research centre in blow to life sciences sector  Workplace Insight

Economics

4 w. ago Big pharma will stop investing in UK, warns eminent scientist Sir John Bell

Warning follows news of US drugmaker Merck’s decision to scrap planned £1bn London research centreSir John Bell, a prominent scientist who brought business and government together during the Covid-19 vaccine rollout, has warned that other big pharmaceutical companies will stop investing in the UK, after Merck’s decision to scrap its planned £1bn London research centre.Bell, a former regius professor of medicine at the University of Oxford, told the BBC’s Today programme that he had spoken to several chief executives of large companies in the past six months “and they’re all in the same space, and that is, they’re not going to do any more investing in the UK”. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Big pharma will stop investing in UK, top scientist warns after Merck’s £1bn exit

Comments by former professor of medicine at Oxford follow scrapping of planned London research centre Sir John Bell, a prominent scientist who brought business and government together during the Covid-19 vaccine rollout, has warned that other big pharmaceutical companies will stop investing in the UK, after Merck’s decision to scrap its planned £1bn London research centre.Bell, a former regius professor of medicine at the University of Oxford, told Today on BBC Radio 4 that he had spoken to several chief executives of large companies in the past six months “and they’re all in the same space, and that is, they’re not going to do any more investing in the UK”. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Merck scraps plans for $1.3B London lab as pharma continues to divest from the UK

Merck scraps plans for $1.3B London lab as pharma continues to divest from the UK  Endpoints News

Politics

4 w. ago Merck Scraps Plans for £1 Billion London Hub in Fresh Blow to UK

Merck Scraps Plans for £1 Billion London Hub in Fresh Blow to UK  Bloomberg.com

Economics