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Innovation
Outgrowing asthma
Why is it that some people, particularly children, grow out of their asthma? That’s a question our scientists are asking as part of our research to better understand the disease.
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Innovation
Inhaler innovation: more than a simple piece of plastic
At first glance, an inhaler may look like a simple piece of plastic. But inside, a complicated process and an internal ‘engine’ operate seamlessly...
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Innovation
Scientists or detectives? Seeking new clues in COPD
It is now widely accepted that COPD is not a uniform disease, but effects of the disease can impact people differently.
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Innovation
How smart is your inhaler?
As we investigate new treatments, the ‘internet of things,’ is allowing us to explore the benefits of interconnectivity and the rich patient data that these technologies can provide.
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Innovation
COPD is more than a lung disease
Ruth Tal-Singer works in respiratory research and development. Here she shares her unique perspective on how the future of COPD treatment is changing.
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Innovation
COPD: Our relentless pursuit for better breathing
Every person with COPD is different, with different needs, different challenges and different goals. See how we're innovating to determine the right treatment for the right patient.
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Innovation
How do you test medicines in the real world?
For decades, randomised clinical trials have been a cornerstone of pharmaceutical science, reassuring patients that their medicines have been thoroughly tested. But there’s a wide world beyond the research clinic doors and the data collected in these highly controlled environments are just the first chapter of a rich story.
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Innovation
Severe asthma: when nature’s natural defences work against us
Around 36 million people around the world are living with severe asthma. But, hope could be on the horizon thanks to a better understanding of how certain blood cells malfunction.
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Innovation
The lung microbiome and the future management of respiratory disease
Your lungs are full of micro-organisms. Some are welcome guests and some are uninvited gate-crashers
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Our people
The design behind the device
Andy Dundon leads our R&D Device Engineering team in Ware, UK. His team focuses on ways to improve the design of our drug delivery devices
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Our people
How curious minds saved a medicine from being left in the lab
See how Steve and his team refined their scientific focus in order to deliver our first biologic respiratory medicine.
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Our people
I control my asthma, it doesn’t control me
Jamie from our Montrose site tells how he managed his asthma to conquer Mount Kenya
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Our people
Making the Ellipta® inhaler a reality
The story behind the device now used by millions of people globally
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Our people
Following the journey of a respiratory medicine
Elaine Jones explains how her passion for helping respiratory patients live every breath motivates her in developing new medicines.
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Patients & consumers
An 'everyday' world first in clinical trials
The way we design and carry out clinical trials is being turned on its head by the advent of the Salford Lung Study (SLS).
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Patients & consumers
Don’t forget the pharmacists
Dr. Sharmila Ramachandran and Dr. Aruni Mulgirigama talk about the essential role of pharmacists in asthma care
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Patients & consumers
Giving a bit back – Christine’s experience of clinical research
For Christine even gentle exercise like jogging and walking her dogs around the park were a struggle. She just could not breathe properly.
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Patients & consumers
Overcoming the challenges of COPD to fulfil a lifelong dream
Joan an 85 year old COPD patient recently achieved her lifelong dream to climb the Great Wall of China. Her daughter Helen tells us Joan’s story.
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Patients & consumers
COPD for John just means doing everything at a slower pace
Meet John - at 80 years old, he refuses to let COPD get in the way of living the life he wants to.
