These facts demonstrate the substantial growth that the UK Life Sciences industry has recently experienced. The UK Life Sciences sector: Employs 233,400 people which is an increase from 222,000 in 2015. Generated £64 billion in annual turnover in 2016, up £3 billion from 2015. Consists of two main sectors; Biopharmaceutical, and the Medical Technology sectors.…
Following the findings of an investigation conducted by ProPublica, US legislators seek a solution to drug surplus. An example of drug wastage is the typical measure of prescription eyedrops, which is larger than the human eye can hold, and results in the liquid spilling onto the patients’ eyelid or down their cheek. This is because…
Merck is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. The company provides leading healthcare solutions to improve human and animal wellbeing around the world. The treatment Merck has developed is an oral pill, called Mavenclad, which is used to treat highly active relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis in adults and has now been…
Israeli pharma group, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, has published that it has entered into two agreements to sell off its remaining women’s health assets for $1.38 billion. The announcement comes after the sale of Paragard, which combined with the proceeds from its latest sale, totals $2.48 billion and will go towards paying off its debts.…