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<p>Since April 2014 the Office for Life Sciences (OLS) has operated as a joint Director-led
unit between the Department of Business Innovation and Skills and the Department of
Health. The previous good working relationships between the OLS and MHRA and NICE
have been strengthened through this move, as all these bodies are now either part
of or sponsored by the Department of Health and all three fall within my Ministerial
portfolio.</p><p> </p><p>The UKTI Life Sciences Organisation (LSO) also has strong
working relationships with MHRA and NICE, both directly and through the OLS, largely
operating on an informal basis rather than within particular structures.</p><p> </p>
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