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Where is the drug discovery expertise happening in the UK?

Drug Discovery World

Dr Salako says there are some clear fields of work associated with different areas, which include: Hertfordshire as a cell and gene therapy hub, with a number of companies in this space clustered around Stevenage. This includes support for export and expansion into new territories as well as for innovation and development.

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The Biotech Effect

Pharmaceutical Technology

The dynamic has now changed as many big companies have now acquired biotechnology companies or have developed ‘biotechnology divisions’ of their own. “Big pharmaceutical companies were late adopters of biotechnology based products, continuing to rely on mass screening of new chemical entities,” says Staples.

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