The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
Medicines are transforming our lives like never before.
We want the UK to be the best place in the world to research, develop and use the medicines and vaccines of the future.
Latest news and blogs
News |
Emerging research points to NHS and industry being a successful partnership for patients
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ABPI response to United Nations General Assembly political declaration on antimicrobial resistance
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The first six months of the 2024 Voluntary Scheme
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Getting ready for the Windsor Framework: ensuring continuity of UK medicines supply beyond 1 January 2025
Partnering for progress: a data-driven analysis of NHS-industry partnerships
This world-first research aims to systematically measure how NHS-industry partnerships support improved patient outcomes using data from across the NHS.
Lives Lived Well
From patients and their loved ones to those working within the pharmaceutical industry in the UK, we share a common goal: Lives Lived Well.
The value of industry clinical trials to the UK
Industry clinical trials deliver significant value to the UK economy, the NHS, and the UK’s research and development base.
Accelerating transformation: How to develop effective NHS-industry partnerships
The NHS Confederation and the ABPI have created new guidance on how to create effective NHS-industry partnerships. It was created with the expertise of more than 30 NHS and industry leaders.
NHS Industry Case Studies Library
Partnerships between the NHS and the pharmaceutical industry benefit patients and the NHS. Visit the ABPI's library of case studies of successful partnerships.
Events
ABPI Industry Summit - Building trust in a time of change
This year sees a whirlwind of change around the world, shaping politics, technology and science as well as the way we communicate and receive information. It has never been more challenging for our industry to build trust and enhance reputation and tell the story of our mission to improve lives and tackle health inequalities.
NICE/DSU/ABPI Masterclass: Methods for mapping health utilities for NICE
NICE and the ABPI invite you to the fourth and final event in the NICE/DSU/ABPI Masterclass Programme in 2024 – Methods for mapping health utilities for NICE
Pharma Integrates | 12 November 2024
Attend the Pharma Integrates Conference on 12 November 2024, and save 25% on your ticket using the exclusive ABPI members discount code. Contact our membership team at membership@abpi.org.uk to get the code.
PMCPA Code of Practice Seminar - SOLD OUT
The training will cover the requirements of the Code of Practice and procedures followed by the PMCPA, the Code of Practice Panel and the Code of Practice Appeal Board.
Key facts and figures for the pharmaceutical industry in the UK
£46.7bn
Turnover [6]
£9bn
investment in UK R&D (more than UKRI’s entire annual budget) [3]
£17.6bn
direct Gross Value Added (GVA) [1]
Key content hubs
The COP28 summit will bring parties together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
As a critical part of the health care community in the UK, the pharmaceutical industry wants to play the biggest possible role in the response to COVID-19.
The ABPI Code of Practice sets out the requirements the industry must comply with and supports companies’ commitment to self-regulation and to operate in a professional, ethical and transparent manner.