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Research & development

From molecules to medicines

Our scientists are working hard to discover new ways of treating and preventing diseases.

Our success depends on a vibrant and productive R&D function. To this end, we have established an innovative R&D structure that encourages creativity and facilitates the accelerated discovery and development of new medicines.

External collaborations

We also build collaborations and links with other research groups, biotechnology companies and academic institutions to help develop transformative scientific concepts.

R&D organisation

We have a large and promising development pipeline, due in the main to our innovative R&D organisation, which concentrates research in key areas through our Centres of Excellence of Drug Discovery (CEDDs).

Our CEDDs are focused on five therapeutic areas:

  • Infectious disease
  • Metabolic pathways
  • Neurosciences
  • Respiratory
  • Immunoinflammation
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GSK's Center of Excellence for External Drug Discovery (CEEDD)

Find out more about the CEEDD

Research & development highlights
24 vaccines in clinical development at the end of February 2008
157 projects in clinical development at the end of February 2008
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Clinical Trials

Like all innovative pharmaceutical companies, we carry out a series of clinical trials to test each investigational drug for the potential to become a new medicine

The effect of the potential drug will often be compared to that of an inactive substance, a placebo, which is prepared to look like the drug so as to prevent bias during the trial. The investigational drug may also be compared against marketed medicines.

Diseases of the developing world

We have been involved in research into diseases of the developing world for many years.

Our objective is to discover, develop and make available new drugs and vaccines for treatment or prevention of diseases of the developing world, primarily the World Health Organization's (WHO) priority diseases: malaria, HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis.

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