As the UK woke up to the Labour Party's historic landslide general election victory, ending 14 years of rule by the Conservative Party, the country's pharma and biotech associations called for the new government to prioritize the sector.
UK Life Sciences Leaders Optimistic After Labour Landslide
However, the country's pharma association says that the new government "needs to hit the ground running and rapidly set out a clear, detailed plan" for what it will do in the coming weeks and years.

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