ACCESS Consortium Exploring Clinical Trials Collaboration & Reliance, Says UK MHRA

A first-of-its-kind review of clinical trial applications submitted to the UK medicines regulator, the MHRA, shows there is a concentration of research in certain disease areas and identifies opportunities to enhance the representation of specific patient groups.

Faced with Trump’s hostile tariff moves, the UK aims to speed up clinical trial start times to support its pharma sector and invest £600m in a new health data research service.

While the pharma industry appears to be exempt from US tariffs imposed by President Trump, a member of the UK House of Lords says the details are unknown and warned that uncertainty “leads to less investment” in business as a whole.

The UK government has listened to industry concerns about high clawback rates under the voluntary scheme and will review it in June in a bid to resolve the issue and “move on to bigger and more important things,” health secretary Wes Streeting says.