690,000 people are employed by the pharmaceutical industry in Europe!

New figures have been released showing the impact that the pharmaceutical industry makes within Europe. 

 Methods are evolving and there are many promising prospects on the horizon for research and development. Many cancers are being controlled and even cured and figures show that European Citizens are living up to 30 years longer than they did a year ago. Its not just the improved impact on our health that the pharmaceutical industry is responsible for. It is also one of Europe's top performing sectors.

Including drug sales the overall pharmaceutical revenue has reached almost one trillion U.S. dollars across the globe, at present with Europe contributing $260-$280 billion to that figure. Research and Development invested an estimated € 30,630 million in Europe and directly employs 690,000 people and a further 3 to 4 times more in indirect employment in Europe alone. The sales of drug-device combination sales are set to increase by 7.1% worldwide to an estimated $31 billion by 2019!

By the time a medical product reaches the market it has undergone a lengthy and costly process. Estimates show that it takes 12-13 years for a product to reach the market at an estimated cost of  €1,172 million. With only 1 or 2 of every 10,000 substances synthesised in laboratories passing all development stages, it is clear to see why there is such a major investment from R & D. 


Figures on behalf of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations. http://www.efpia.eu/

The Office of National Statistics report for April - June 2014 showed UK unemployment rate at lowest for 6 years!

Official figures state the unemployment rate fell to 6.4% in June to April this year, the lowest since late 2008.

The number of people unemployed fell by 132,000 to 2.08 million and the average wage excluding bonuses increased by 0.6% in the year to June, the slowest rise since records began in 2001.

Including bonuses, wages fell 0.2%, the first fall since 2009. The Office for National Statistics said average wage rises were affected by an unusually high number of employees deferring bonus payments until after the top rate of tax was cut from 50p to 45p last year, which have skewed year-on-year comparisons.

The national statistics show that approximately 40% of the increase in employment levels in the UK over the past year was among people who were not born in the UK. The number of UK-born workers increased by 502,000 and the number of workers born overseas went up by 326,000.

Employment from ex soviet countries such as Poland, Lithuania and hungry increased by 178,000 in a year. which is an increase of more than a quarter since they joined the EU in 2004. 

New statistics show that unemployment has now fallen below the eurozone average of 11.5%, though it's still higher than the entire EU average of 10.2%.

To see all the current job opportunities that Kubo Recruitment have in the UK, Europe and the US please visit www.kuborecruitment.com

January Opportunities in Life Sciences

So you have been back at work 2 weeks and like most of us, you are probably sitting at your desk thinking, "where did Christmas and New Years go? I'm back at work already!?!", but are you also at work thinking "I need more!?"

Whether it's more money or more job satisfaction you want, now is the time to do something about it! Kubo Recruitment has many new roles that we are looking to fill!

Deputy Clinical Safety Officer - Permanent - UK
The ideal candidate will provide support to the Clinical Safety & Information Governance Officer (CS & IGO) in order to meet the requirements of GPSoC and other clinical safety deliverables by:

• Ensuring Clinical Safety Documentation is reviewed regularly and kept up to date
• Collating Clinical Safety Information and documentation at the request of external parties
• Providing support to the CS&IGO in the production of Clinical Safety paperwork associated with development projects
• Updating the Clinical Incident Register within the customer database
• Managing and maintaining the Clinical Safety Mailbox

Statistician Required Onsite in Denmark

Two statisticians are required to work onsite in Denmark on a 3-month contract and be open to 50% home-based work thereafter. The ideal candidate will have 3+ years of experience in the industry. 

Associate Director - Statistical Science (Pre-clinical) - Switzerland

Our Client is looking to hire a talented Associate Director, Statistical Science. In this challenging and dynamic role, you will be a global lead for providing the statistical strategy and support of multiple areas within the biomedical research departments. 

Contract CRA - Germany

• Experienced freelance CRA required for a project in Germany covering 6 sites, the majority of the sites are in or around the Munich area. 
• 2-3 days a month over a 5 year period
• Experience with applications BfarM or the EC territory would be an advantage
• Excellent rates

CDISC Consultant/Freelance - Italy

Opportunity for an experienced CDISC consultant/freelance for a short project in Italy:

• To provide operational support to build datasets supporting our client's current eCRD system (designed and built in-house) in a format compatible with CDISC
• Micro-analysis of data structure in order to enable in the future the building of automated datasets compatible with CDISC format

If you would like further information on any of the jobs featured, please contact Rachel Keay at rachel.keay@kuborecruitment.com or visit www.kuborecruitment.com