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There are many interesting aspects to a career in the Pharmaceutical Industry...

Industry is a major player in research

The majority of UK medical research is still supported by the pharmaceutical industry

… from initial discovery to developing it into a product that can be safely given to patients. The cost of this process is more than £500 million.

The UK remains an important manufacturing location for pharmaceutical companies.

The new medicines pipeline is fuller and richer than ever. The UK in particular is one of the most important sources of new medicines.

... around 68,000 people, many of them highly-skilled graduates, in the UK.

Research and development expenditure by the pharmaceutical industry in Britain amounts to more than £3 billion, or around £9 million a day.

The value of UK pharmaceutical exports was £13.8 billion in 2006, more than £230,000 per employee.