Mark Samuels

CEO @Britishgenerics | Policy Fellow @Cambridge_Uni | ex-mountaineer🗻

[Mark Samuels @MarkSamuelsUK]

My comments on @BBCRadio4 on medicine shortages – and a heartbreaking situation for many patients and extra workload for pharmacists and doctors #MedicineShortages

[Medicines UK @Medicines_UK]

Tune into @BBCRadio4's You and Yours segment today on UK medicines shortages (online, from 12:14) to hear from @MarkSamuelsUK on medicines manufacturing challenges and @AlwynFortune on the challenges pharmacies face: https://t.co/IH4rSVkbAc
#medicinesshortages

[Mark Samuels @MarkSamuelsUK]

My comments in @FT on US tariffs for pharmaceuticals https://t.co/0QWFqxRNC9 via @ft #tariffs

[Mark Samuels @MarkSamuelsUK]

https://t.co/rgJecPaQEO

[Mark Samuels @MarkSamuelsUK]

My comments in @Independent on geopolitical tensions: the government must make the resilience of the supply chain for everyday medicines a top priority #NHS

[The Independent @Independent]

Ministers must treat medicines supplies as a ‘defence’ issue as it faces ‘hostile activity’ over the brewing trade war https://t.co/IZQRRXLyhc

[Medicines UK @Medicines_UK]

Heightened geopolitical tensions and trade frictions pose a threat to the UK's medicines security.

Quoted in the Independent, our Chief Executive @MarkSamuelsUK says "it would make complete sense to treat the nation’s medicines supply like defence". Read the full story: https://t.co/UTT6WFek3U

[Medicines UK @Medicines_UK]

Recent UK governments have focused their #LifeSciences strategies purely on innovation – ignoring security of supply which leaves patients vulnerable to increased risk of shortages.

Writing in @UKandEU, our chief executive @MarkSamuelsUK explains why now more than ever the need to prioritise resilience and security in medicine #SupplyChains is paramount.

Read the full article: https://t.co/OtqaWxr8k0

[Mark Samuels @MarkSamuelsUK]

@TaiwoOwatemi @Britishgenerics We were delighted you were so generous with your time and support for our Women’s Network 👍

[Mark Samuels @MarkSamuelsUK]

In a decreasingly secure world, we need a @UK_Life_Science Sector Plan that increases our medicine supply resilience👇

[UK in a Changing Europe @UKandEU]

🧬 ‘It is imperative for the UK to not only focus on the innovation-driven aspects of its life sciences strategy but also to prioritise resilience and security in medicine supply chains’

@MarkSamuelsUK on the need to prioritise medicine supply security👇

https://t.co/cDv4mJedH9

[Medicines UK @Medicines_UK]

Today our members and representatives from the off-patent sector gathered in London for the official launch of our Women's Network.

We were honoured to have @TaiwoOwatemi MP join us as a special guest and participate on our panel discussion. She was joined by our Chief Executive @MarkSamuelsUK, our Chair and Country Manager at Sandoz UK&I Diane DiGangi Trench, and Verity Barton.

The discussion addressed topics like the challenges facing women today, the ongoing need to improve #diversity in senior positions, and the role that allies can play in advancing #equality.

Thank you to everyone who attended our event and supported our initiative.

#IWD2025 #WomenInPharma

[Henrietta Bowden-Jones @HBowdenJonesOBE]

Delighted to see ⁦@thetimes⁩ ⁦@poppykoronka⁩ article today about the new ⁦@NICEComms⁩ gambling guidelines.
A pleasure to have been involved in this work alongside many colleagues dedicated to fighting gambling harms.
Next step? Randomised controlled trials!!

[Chamber UK @ChamberVoice]

Over 50% of adults predicted to be obese by 2050 according to new study published in @TheLancet. Researchers have found obesity will particularly impact low income communities across 200 countries and say if action is taken now, there is still time to halt the “global epidemic”.

[Mark Samuels @MarkSamuelsUK]

Important article by @poppykoronka – a third of British kids aged 5-9 could be overweight by 2050
https://t.co/HYIi4WO92C

[Mark Samuels @MarkSamuelsUK]

More than £100 million in Indian investment creating UK jobs https://t.co/uNkbEF5MYJ

[Mark Samuels @MarkSamuelsUK]

Good news. I’m pleased the government is restarting trade talks with India, soon to be the world’s third-largest economy.

[Department for Business and Trade @biztradegovuk]

NEWS: Talks relaunch today on UK-India trade deal with:

-Business and Trade Secretary @jreynoldsMP meeting with Commerce Minister @PiyushGoyal in New Delhi
-Investment Minister Poppy Gustafsson in financial capital Mumbai & tech hub Bengaluru to push to attract investment.

More: https://t.co/qxIfiXJ3nb

[Mark Samuels @MarkSamuelsUK]

Au revoir croissants!🥐
Environment far outweighs genetics in predicting longevity, study finds https://t.co/ul0DJ7EJaT via @ft

[Mark Samuels @MarkSamuelsUK]

How can we save the NHS over £1 billion? Read on ...

[Medicines UK @Medicines_UK]

Rapid adoption of new biosimilar #medicines could save the #NHS more than £1 billion over the next five years, according to new guidance.

As quoted in the @PJOnline_News, our Chief Executive @MarkSamuelsUK warns that the NHS could miss out on these savings if the Government fails to create a better environment for off-patent manufacturers. Read the full article: https://t.co/dbOUiqmfjz

[Medicines UK @Medicines_UK]

Our chief executive @MarkSamuelsUK gave evidence to the @APPGPharmacy session on #MedicinesShortages.

Mark spoke on why shortages are the tangible manifestation of a wider set of issues connected to the supply of generic and biosimilars. He also called for the off-patent sector to be included in the #LifeSciences sector deal.

[Mark Samuels @MarkSamuelsUK]

Words fail me @ctmarshallceo

[The BMJ @bmj_latest]

McDonald’s thwarts council efforts to stop new branches by claiming it promotes "healthier lifestyles," finds new BMJ Investigation

The fast food giant deploys GP to support planning appeals and threatens local authorities with bills for legal costs
https://t.co/kyNyI9Ir8o

[Mark Samuels @MarkSamuelsUK]

1 in 5 is shocking. How bad does it have to get before we tackle the food environment?

[ColetteMarshall @ctmarshallceo]

As I commuted to the office the 1 in 5 really hit home as I looked at the crowds.

[Mark Samuels @MarkSamuelsUK]

Worrying

[UK Health Security Agency @UKHSA]

We have confirmed a case of bird-to-human avian flu A(H5N1) in a person in the West Midlands, this has previously occurred a small number of times in the UK and the risk to the general public remains very low. 📰