UK Biopharma Looks To Learn From Flagship Pioneering And Make ‘Bigger Leaps’

UK life sciences sector leaders are pleased to have attracted Flagship Pioneering to invest in the country, as its CEO Noubar Afeyan emphasizes that its initial focus would be on early ‘experiments’ in innovation and cultural bridge-building.

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Flagship Pioneering CEO Noubar Afeyan (right) with GSK chairman Sir Jon Symonds. • Source: Source: Flagship Pioneering

Flagship Pioneering, the biopharma start-up creation firm behind Moderna, is broadening its horizon beyond its base in Cambridge, MA.

It unveiled a new alliance with the UK government in London on 28 November, which both parties hope will spawn new biotech companies and therapies, and contribute to the

Key Takeaways
  • Flagship Pioneering has opened its first operations outside the US, in Singapore and the UK

  • The British government hopes its formula for scientific and commercial success will translate to the UK

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