New Oxford-led initiative launches to train future leaders in transformative technologies for pharmaceutical research

Published on 3 February 2026

GSK, in partnership with the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Southampton, has launched Transformative Technologies in Pharmaceutical Sciences (TTPS). This cross-sector doctoral training programme will equip a new generation of researchers to translate basic scientific research and biological understanding into novel technologies, vaccines, therapies and drugs that will accelerate patient benefit. The new programme is a part of the Industrial Landscape Award programme announced by BBSRC. 
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