... around 62,000 people, many of them highly-skilled graduates, in the UK.
The majority of UK medical research is still supported by the pharmaceutical industry.
The UK is one of the most important sources of new medicines.
The value of UK pharmaceutical exports was £22.5 billion in 2011, more than £280,000 per employee.
Research and development expenditure by the pharmaceutical industry in Britain amounted to £4.85 billion in 2011, or around £13.2 million a day.
… from initial discovery to developing it into a product that can be safely given to patients. The cost of this process is about £1.15 billion.
The UK remains an important manufacturing location for pharmaceutical companies.
