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Health & Life Sciences
8% of
workforce
6,000
jobs
Medical
Biotechnology
Medical
Technology
Pharmaceuticals
M4, M25, M40
Motorways
Slough
Trading Estate
Digital
Infrastructure
Skills
Education
London
Heathrow Airport
180 businesses
Health and Life Sciences employ over 6,000 people across
180 businesses in Slough which amounts to almost 8% of the
total workforce. The Slough Business Focus Study (March
2015) states that pharmaceuticals and life sciences are a key
opportunity. The sector is growing and employment is over
three times more concentrated than nationally.
Located within the South East of England
’
s life sciences
‘
golden triangle
’
and on the M4 knowledge-industry
corridor, Slough is a hugely popular business location for
international corporates. Slough
’
s major employers in the
health and life science sector are GSK, Hitachi Chemical
Diagnostics, Ipsen Ltd, Karl Storz Endoscopy, Kosei Pharma
UK, Lonza Biologics PLC, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Europe Ltd
(European HQ), Reckitt Benckiser (Global HQ) and UCB
Pharma Ltd (UK HQ).