Published by Michele Maatouk on 11th September 2025
(Sharecast News) - The US drugmaker Merck has scrapped a £1bn London research centre and is laying off 125 scientists in the capital this year, in a big blow to the UK's important life science sector. Keir Starmer's government has described life sciences as "one of the crown jewels of the UK economy" and the previous Conservative government had vowed to turn the country into a "global science and technology superpower" by 2030. - Guardian