GSK Dives Into Neurology With £30m Oxford University Pact

Partners Launch Molecular And Computational Medicine Institute

After returning to the neuroscience space in the summer through a big-money deal with Alector, GlaxoSmithKline is setting up an institute with the University of Oxford that will target neurological diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis, frontal temporal dementia, ALS and pain.

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Oxford, home to the new institute • Source: Alamy

Having collaborated with AstraZeneca PLC on their COVID-19 vaccine, the University of Oxford will be hoping for an equally successful partnership with

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