Being interested in what some call the productive as well as high tech part of the economy it’s worrying that Astra Zeneca are cutting back on their research facilities and closing the Leicester site with the loss of 1,200 jobs. The company state they are focussing on the Cheshire site for UK research.
I’ve read a few comments saying that a number of pharmaceutical companies are moving their facilities east, usually in smaller numbers than this. This industry has been held as one of the UK’s torch bearers into the future but appears to be going the same way as the heavy industries.