Pharmaceuticals

The British car maker is planning a five-year trade and investment drive in China worth over £600m - image courtesy of Aston Martin.

Leadership & Strategy

More companies ramping up ‘No-Deal’ Brexit preparations

Mechanic cleans and wipes the car engine parts - cleaning wipes - image courtesy of Depositphotos.

Finance

Major independent manufacturer of high-quality cleansing wipes acquires rivals

GSK will have a majority share of the venture (68%). - image courtesy of Depositphotos.

Leadership & Strategy

GSK and Pfizer agree huge £10bn healthcare merger

Yorkshire chemicals company Croda International were originally founded by a a Mr Crowe and Mr Dawe in 1925 and develop products for multiple sectors including construction, pharmaceuticals and textiles.

Finance

British speciality chemicals firm agree £65m takeover of Danish pharma business

Health Workforce Wellbeing Medicine Pharma - image courtesy of Depositphotos.

Industrial Data

AstraZeneca & Cancer Research launch Functional Genomics Centre

According to Cambridge University, the sector employed around 14,000 people and generated £4.2bn in revenue last year, a rise of 56 per cent over the previous two years - image courtesy of Depositphotos.

Innovation

British life sciences firm announces £143m deal to help fight cancer

Juergen Maier said that the building will help place the East Midlands at the centre of digital manufacturing: “It’s important because our future lies in driving a new technological revolution focusing on AI, automation, robotics and 3D printing.”

Leadership & Strategy

£24m Advanced Manufacturing Building opens at Nottingham University

Innovate UK has up to £10m to invest in projects that develop medicine manufacturing methods - image courtesy of Depositphotos.

Leadership & Strategy

Shareholders at pharmaceutical giants Shire and Takeda agree £46bn takeover

Leadership & Strategy

Gauging the mood of UK Manufacturing: The Manufacturer’s Annual Manufacturing Report 2019

Biopharmaceutical companies like ARCTrinova and Autolus have been given public grants to help streamline manufacturing of life-saving medicines.

Innovation

Advanced Therapy Treatment Centres to receive more government funding

The technology created can quickly dispense powders - image courtesy of GiroNEX.

Digital Transformation

Powder dispensing technology offers innovation for pharmaceutical industry