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State of the Discovery Nation 2019

The 2019 edition of the State of the Discovery Nation report by the Medicines Discovery Catapult and the BIA reveals a thriving service and supply sector for the UK in addition to its R&D biotech’s. It also highlights two breakthrough technologies set to influence the future of medicines discovery and maintain the UK’s global competitiveness. Key […]

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Webinar – State of the Discovery Nation 2019

In association with the BioIndustry Association (BIA), we have conducted our second review of the State of the Discovery Nation. This year, the report reviews the size and shape of the sector, and then focusses on two technology areas that are set to influence the future of Medicines Discovery: Complex (pre-clinical) cell models (CCMs) Artificial […]

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Data Access Quick Guide: CPRD

CPRD (Clinical Practice Research Datalink) provides real-world retrospective and prospective research services based on UK population electronic medical records. For more details of how their service works and how you can access their data, download our guide. Download the guide Clinical Data While large companies have built internal specialist teams and relationships with major national […]

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Organ-on-a-chip Technologies (OOAC) – Current status and translatability of data

A joint report by Medicines Discovery Catapult, the Medical Research Council (MRC) Centre for Drug Safety Science (CDSS), based at the University of Liverpool, and the National Centre for the Replacement Refinement & Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs) Experts from across academia, research, pharma, UK SMEs and the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency […]

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Data Access Quick Guide: ClinicalStudyDataRequest

ClinicalStudyDataRequest.com is a consortium of clinical study sponsors / funders facilitating access to patient-level data from clinical studies. They seek to facilitate innovative data-driven research, leading to improvements in patient care. For more details of how their service works and how you can access their data, download our guide. Download the guide Clinical Data While […]

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Data Access Quick Guide: NHS Digital

NHS Digital offers researchers access to its database of information across the health and social care system in England through the Data Access Request Service (DARS).  It is the national information and technology partner to the health care system, as such, it is an invaluable data resource. This guide will give an insight into the types […]

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Data Access Quick Guide: UK Biobank

UK Biobank is a national and international health resource following the health and well-being of 500,000 volunteer participants. It provides non-identifiable health information to approved researchers in the UK and overseas, from academia and industry. To find out more about what data is available, and how to access it, download our Quick Guide. Download the […]

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Data Access Quick Guide: Repositive

Repositive is a social enterprise started in Cambridge in 2014. Their aim is to develop an online community platform and global exchange for genomic data. Repositive has two platforms: Cancer Models Platform – which connects oncology researchers to models and services from a number of providers globally. They’re aiming to have 8000 models by the […]

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State of the Discovery Nation 2018

State of the Discovery Nation 2019 is now available. The Medicines Discovery Catapult and BioIndustry Association call on the R&D community to address five themes to help boost productivity This report, based on surveys and over 100 in-depth interviews with senior executives of UK drug discovery companies, shows that global R&D productivity is under unprecedented […]

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