Companies and People News for July 2013

Companies and People News Archive

Daiichi Sankyo to expand its collaborative drug discovery program to Germany, Switzerland, and Austria Daiichi Sankyo to expand its collaborative drug discovery program to Germany, Switzerland, and Austria

Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited (hereafter, Daiichi Sankyo) today announced that it will expand its Take a New challenge for Drug diScovery (TaNeDS) Global Program, a collaborative drug discovery program with universities and research institutions based in Japan, to Germany, Switzerland and Austria. As part of the program, Daiichi Sankyo is seeking to work with innovative partners for research that could result in novel drug discovery candidates and novel new drugs.

Mayor approves £1.1m to drive investment in London’s ‘Med City’ Mayor approves £1.1m to drive investment in London’s ‘Med City’

The Mayor has approved over £1.1m of funding from the London Enterprise Panel (LEP) to drive investment in life sciences in the capital helping to unlock the massive economic potential of this emerging sector and secure future jobs and growth.

Lord Robert Winston goes back to school to inspire future scientists during UCBs Work in Science Week Lord Robert Winston goes back to school to inspire future scientists during UCBs Work in Science Week

Scientific breakthroughs are a very British tradition and UCB is on a mission to ensure scientific innovation remains vibrant in the UK. Work in Science Week hopes to ignite a passion for science amongst school children and in turn generate more graduates who pursue R&D careers. Initiatives like Work in Science Week are needed as new survey shows pupils missing out on science careers advice