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Global drug discovery hotspots: Glasgow, UK

Drug Discovery World

The new hub will become a part of the already thriving life sciences sector in the Glasgow area, most of which is centred around the university, the Cancer Research UK Scotland Institute and the BioCity cluster, making Glasgow and its surrounds one of the most important regions for drug discovery and development in the UK.

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Pfizer to Slash COVID-19 Vaccine Manufacturing Time by Almost 50 Percent

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coli bacteria. The bacteria are grown in large vats, with the process taking two weeks. The DNA copies are then purified and frozen in bags that are inspected to ensure they meet federal manufacturing guidelines. Vaccine mRNA: The DNA is then shipped 1,200 miles over to the Andover plant from which mRNA is synthesized.