Dr Denise Goldman, on why promising new treatments fall into a 'valley of death' and how Action on Hearing Loss initiatives - from funding translational research to engaging with industry by providing free consultancy and market intelligence reports, are working to overcome it.
May 4, 2012 by lizphilpots
New guidance for attributing the costs of research in the NHS
May 1, 2012 by beckypurvis
MRC are planning to model the impact of medical research on the economy and society.
April 4, 2012 by beckypurvis
The Guardian hosted an interesting debate online on Friday afternoon looking at the role of commercial trials in the NHS.
March 27, 2012 by beckypurvis
David Cameron announced funding and a commitment to increase opportunities for people to take part in dementia research yesterday
March 21, 2012 by beckypurvis
It’s budget day today. A few interesting bits from a medical research perspective including £100 million available for co-investment with the private sector to support new university research facilities, some targeted support for the commercialisation of research and an update on progress with the plan for growth which was announced at the 2011 budget and included… [Read more…]
December 8, 2011 by beckypurvis
Last night the Lords had a discussion of the Health Research Authority (HRA)- the new single regulator of health research across the UK which got up and running last week. They asked about the timeline for establishing the HRA as a non-departmental public body with regulatory power across the UK, exploring the functions the HRA… [Read more…]
December 3, 2011 by beckypurvis
The Health Research Authority - the planned new single regulator of health research across the UK – came into a being as a special health authority on Thursday. It had its first board meeting and has published a plan of action for its initial four months of operation. The Lords are also set to discuss what… [Read more…]
December 3, 2011 by beckypurvis
I just come across a survey commissioned by the Charities Aid Foundation and NCVO on Thursday, UK Giving 2011, which looked at the UK’s charity-giving habits and found that the most popular cause people choose to support is medical research with over 11 million people giving on a monthly basis. It’s an interesting read also… [Read more…]
November 29, 2011 by beckypurvis
George Osborne made his autumn statement today. This included an extra £200 million investment in science, some new measures to support small and medium sized enterprises and an update of the plan for growth – both reporting on what the government have achieved so far and setting out some new objectives. He also confirmed that… [Read more…]
May 17, 2012 by saraellis
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