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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Holly Williams

GSK announces plans to close main research hub in Stevenage

  • Pharmaceutical giant GSK has announced plans to close its main research and development hub in Stevenage , Hertfordshire.
  • GSK intends for its new 300,000 sq ft Cambridge centre to house over 1,000 scientists.
  • This strategic move is part of a broader initiative to achieve £1.9 billion in cost savings over three years, with £400 million invested in facilitating these changes.
  • Staff currently based in Stevenage will be moved to the company's upgraded Ware site, with GSK hoping all Stevenage workers will relocate to either Cambridge or Ware.
  • The cost savings are earmarked to fund increased R&D efforts and help offset the financial impact when one of its key HIV treatments, dolutegravir, loses its patent protection.

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