I do try to live up to my Tunbridge Wells postcode by firing off regular 'disgusted' letters to the press and, in particular, The Daily Telegraph (DT). On Monday Erik Nordkamp, Pfizer's Managing Director, wrote this article about the importance of the life sciences industry to a post-Brexit economic strategy. So I sent this to … Continue reading Patients and the public are vital to science’s role in a post #Brexit Britain. A response to Pfizer’s MD, Erik Nordkamp
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From ‘spacewalking’ patients to Bowie, the literature on public involvement in research reached new Peakes this week
It's one of the hardest things they will have to do. It is physically and mentally draining. For many it will feel a lonely place. The atmosphere will be unlike anything they have ever experienced before. Some will feel as if they are in a state of suspended animation. Others will feel as if they have leapt off a cliff … Continue reading From ‘spacewalking’ patients to Bowie, the literature on public involvement in research reached new Peakes this week
EU initiative to boost information for patients on medicines development
The EU economy might be splintering apart. But, meanwhile, a number of patient/public/private organisations are 'euro-zoning' in on the task of providing better information for patients on medicines development. The new initiative - which was launched on 1st February - is called the European Patients Academy on Therapeutic Innovation or EUPATI for short. Thank goodness they did … Continue reading EU initiative to boost information for patients on medicines development
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