Saudi Arabia Dr Ahmed Alaskar is executive director of the King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (KAIMRC); president of the Saudi Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation (SSBMT); professor of Consultant Adult Hematology & HSCT at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; and chairman of the Riyadh Global Medical Biotechnology…
UK One notable quirk of the British life sciences ecosystem is the importance of its not-for-profit sector. Indeed, in 2017, UK charities poured GBP 1.6 billion (USD 2.1 billion) into medical research; more than both the Medical Research Council (MRC) and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). Simon Gillespie, chief…
UK Sir John Savill, chief executive of the Medical Research Council between 2010 and 2018, discusses the organization’s transition into part of the new UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) grouping, the highlights of his tenure in terms of medical research in the UK, and the potential pitfalls of the Brexit process.…
UK Aisling Burnand, CEO of the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC), shares the organization’s vision and the significant contributions of its member charities to the life sciences R&D ecosystem in the UK. She also outlines some of the main trends within the sector including digitalization and new models of fundraising,…
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