The year 2020 has been extraordinary. It would have been inconceivable 12 months ago that the process of developing and testing medicines would be a topic of intense political and public interest. The UK pharmaceutical sector has taken centre stage, with more support than ever before for Britain’s gold-standard regulatory framework.
After a difficult year, this winter has seen a steady drumbeat of positive news about COVID-19 vaccines, demonstrating that the pharmaceutical industry can deliver world-leading clinical research at pace and at scale within the UK’s regulatory system.
As the crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic hopefully eases over the coming months and the transition period for Britain’s exit of the EU comes to an end, we must seize the opportunity to strengthen this framework.
Source: New Statesmen, 14 December 2020
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