MMIP call for support to boost medicines manufacturing in the UK

The Medicines Manufacturing Industry Partnership (MMIP) is requesting government funds to help set up four new Centres of Excellence for medicines manufacturing across the UK, in line with wider plans to build on the exporting strengths of the UK's biopharma sector. According to the Partnership’s ‘Manufacturing Vision for UK Pharma’, the centres - for which the estimated set up cost is £140 million - would help plug gaps in the country’s capabilities in areas like diagnostics and packaging, advanced therapy production and small molecule processing, as well as provide new highly-skilled roles in all regions.