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# Congenica’s Role in the British Life Science Ecosystem

 9/4/2018     |    0 min read

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Dr David Atkins, CEO of Congenica speaks on the life sciences ecosystem in the UK and Congenica’s part to play therein. Dr Atkins speaks on the scope and scale of Congenica’s operations, their ambitions to develop further the company, as well as the challenges that Congenica and the industry at large face in the shifting healthcare and pharmaceutical landscape.

Read the full article [here](https://pharmaboardroom.com/interviews/interview-david-atkins-ceo-congenica-uk/).

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