Grants and funding

US$2bn global innovation fund proposed to tackle antimicrobial resistance

A worldwide innovation fund worth up to US$2bn could be set up to encourage the pharmaceutical industry to search for and develop new classes of antibiotics.…

UK government provides £13.7m for ‘stratified medicine’ collaborations

The UK government has announced £13.7m of funding for four ‘stratified medicine’ collaborations with the Medical Research Council.…

Pharmacy has little control over government funding

The decision by Greg Clark, the minister for universities, science and cities, not to introduce controls on the number of pharmacy students is pretty much what many of us expected. Since extra government funding for pre-registration places will not be made available, it is no skin off his nose if la…

Medicines regulator amends conflict of interest rules to ensure suitability of experts

The European Medicines Agency has amended its policy on handling declarations of interest to ensure pharmaceutical experts are not unduly excluded.…

Ebola research projects receive £1.34m

A hand-held device to test bodily fluids for the Ebola virus is among five new research projects announced by the UK government and the Wellcome Trust.…