Why the UK must continue to nurture skills required for drug development

摘要

The UK is a leader in the development of new medicines.One in five of the top 100 medicines in use today originated from research in the UK - a record that only the US can beat.The pharmaceutical industry carries out more research than any other sector in the UK and in 2006 invested pound3.3bn in UK R&D,employing more than 65,000 people and generating another 250,000 jobs in related industries.But everyone involved will have to work hard to maintain this position.