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Press Release

Humza Yousaf MSP Visits IQVIA’s Livingston Genomics Laboratory

Jun 21, 2022

Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care highlights the opportunities provided by personalised medicine as IQVIA boosts Scottish Life Sciences capacity

Humza Yousaf MSP, the Scottish Government's Health and Social Care Secretary has today visited the Livingston life Sciences facility operated by Q2 Solutions, part of IQVIA, a leading global provider of advanced analytics, technology solutions and clinical research services to the life sciences industry. The Minister officially opened the expanded Alba Campus facility, including a new genomics facility, partially financially supported by Scottish Enterprise.

 

As Scotland’s largest life science sector employer, IQVIA is proud to be supporting over 900 active clinical trials from their Q2 Solutions Laboratory in Livingston. These trials cover the entire spectrum of disease, including life changing treatments in cancer, neurodegenerative disorders, and rare diseases to bring ground-breaking innovations to patients in Scotland and across the globe.

In addition, IQVIA’s investment and collaboration with Government, global scientific counterparts, and leading Scottish academics, creates the opportunity to deliver genomics-evidence based strategies for patients including individualised medication management and prescribing. In doing so, the facility can deliver improved patient outcomes, reduced hospitalisations and produce a significant reduction in drug costs to the NHS and healthcare providers across the world.

Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Humza Yousaf MSP said:

“Delivering a health service that is fit for the future and provides new and innovative care is crucial, so it is a pleasure to have the opportunity to come along today to IQVIA and Q2 Solutions to open the expanded Biomarker Development and Testing Laboratories. With genomics being a key priority for the Scottish Government it is essential that we continue to collaborate with institutions like IQVIA as well as continue to commit funding into the field to stay on the front foot of pioneering health care.”

The visit was hosted by Tim Sheppard, IQVIA’s Senior Vice President and General Manager, Northern Europe, who said:

“We welcome the Minister’s visit as a key opportunity to demonstrate the direct positive impact on patient health outcomes that can be delivered with the extended genomics capacity at our Livingston facility. We welcome our extensive collaboration with the Scottish Government, and the NHS across Scotland which is having such a positive impact for patients in Scotland.

“More widely, we are proud that we are able to share our insights with the Government on the opportunity for Scotland to become a true global leader in life sciences."

Q2 Solutions General Manager, Central Laboratories, Elaine Lowey said:

“We are delighted to have hosted Mr Yousaf at our Livingston facility, to showcase the investment in our recent expansion and demonstrating the valuable work our talented and committed team provides in supporting patients involved in clinical trials, turning hope into help.”

Iain Gemmell, Manager in International Economic Development at Scottish Enterprise said:

“Scotland’s life sciences sector is globally renowned thanks to our incredible workforce, world class universities and innovative companies such as Q2 Solutions, that are located here.

Scottish Enterprise was delighted to support Q2 Solutions plans for a global centre of excellence in Livingston last year, creating up to 156 skilled jobs in the process. The company’s expansion plans demonstrate its ongoing commitment to Scotland and will further strengthen our international reputation as a leading life sciences destination.”

Notes to Editors:

1) About IQVIA

IQVIA (NYSE:IQV) is a leading global provider of advanced analytics, technology solutions, and clinical research services to the life sciences industry. IQVIA creates intelligent connections across all aspects of healthcare through its analytics, transformative technology, big data resources and extensive domain expertise. IQVIA Connected Intelligence™ delivers powerful insights with speed and agility — enabling customers to accelerate the clinical development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments that improve healthcare outcomes for patients. With approximately 74,000 employees, IQVIA conducts operations in more than 100 countries.

IQVIA is a global leader in protecting individual patient privacy. The company uses a wide variety of privacy-enhancing technologies and safeguards to protect individual privacy while generating and analyzing information on a scale that helps healthcare stakeholders identify disease patterns and correlate with the precise treatment path and therapy needed for better outcomes. IQVIA’s insights and execution capabilities help biotech, medical device and pharmaceutical companies, medical researchers, government agencies, payers and other healthcare stakeholders tap into a deeper understanding of diseases, human behaviors and scientific advances, in an effort to advance their path toward cures. To learn more, visit www.iqvia.com.

2) Media enquiries to Peter Duncan, Message Matters on 07740 469949 or peter@messagematters.co.uk

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