'I'm optimistic about Britain': Glaxo chief defies the gloom in upbeat New Year message By Calum Muirhead Updated: 17:00 EST, 2 January 2024 e-mail View comments GSK’S boss has declared that she is a ‘great optimist’ about the UK economy. In an upbeat message to bring in the New Year, Dame Emma Walmsley said Britain was ‘uniquely placed’ in the drug development market due to its high concentration of academic skill and high-profile companies. ‘I am a great optimist about the UK,’ said the pharma giant’s chief executive. ‘The UK is uniquely placed. We have big companies with global footprints. 'We have a biotech industry that is…
