Medicine production expansion comes as Welsh Secretary announces new trade programme
44 new jobs will be created as Wales’s leading life sciences sector continues to grow. £23 million investment expands production of essential pharmaceuticals at Norgine’s facility in Hengoed. Investment by European pharma company supported by the Life Sciences Innovative Manufacturing Fund. Announcement comes as Welsh Secretary sets out new programme for promoting Wales on a […]
More than £400m paid out for sustainable food production
Three quarters of eligible farmers have already received their Countryside Stewardship and Environmental Stewardship payments since the 2025 payment window opened on 1 December, the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) confirmed today (Friday 12 December). So far, more than 28,351 payments have been made, bringing the total amount paid to farmers to £435.6 million. Payments will […]
MHRA smashes major illicit weight loss medicine production facility in record seizure
Officers from the Criminal Enforcement Unit (CEU) of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) have dismantled a major illicit manufacturing facility, making and distributing unlicensed weight-loss jabs, during a raid on a warehouse in Northampton. This is the first illicit production facility for weight loss medicine discovered in the UK and is believed to be […]