The term Grants applies to the provision of funding for actual goods and services freely given for the purpose of supporting healthcare, scientific research or education. This is in response to an unsolicited request from an organisation or individual and must be provided without any implied or actual benefit in return for Daiichi Sankyo.
Daiichi Sankyo UK Ltd is committed to supporting projects which enhance patient care or benefit the NHS and maintain patient care. Examples of these are:
We receive many requests for funding and are not able to support all of these. We try to fund as many requests as we can, within the yearly allocated budget, and evaluate each request on its individual merits.
All funding approval is at the discretion of Daiichi Sankyo UK Ltd and request for funding should be within our disease area. This is not guaranteed even if all criteria are met.
Daiichi Sankyo UK Ltd considers the following factors when evaluating which activities to support. Does the project or initiative:
If support is provided through a grant this must be acknowledged and apparent on any materials associated with the activity e.g., educational items or materials used.
In line with the requirements of the ABPI Code of Practice for the Pharmaceutical Industry, details of grant funding provided by Daiichi Sankyo UK will be publicly disclosed annually on the ABPI central website platform for disclosure in the UK.
No. The Grants Committee will judge each application on its own merits, and successful applications will be granted in line with the available budget, DSUK policy along with our commitment to ensure an appropriate geographical representation of Grants recipients.
All grants are evaluated by the Daiichi Sankyo UK Grants committee. This committee membership includes the Daiichi Sankyo UK Compliance Director, Medical Director and Finance Controller. The committee meets once every fortnight to review the submissions and we commit to reply to each request whether or not we support it within 4 weeks of having received the request and all the information required to make a decision.
In the unusual event of applicants not being notified by that time, an email notification will be sent from the Grants Committee explaining the reason for any delay.
To apply for a grant from Daiichi Sankyo please download and complete the appropriate form and the anti-bribery assessment form.
Please email the forms to Grantsanddonations@daiichi-sankyo.co.uk
Please do not use these forms to report adverse events. If you experience any adverse effects whilst taking a Daiichi Sankyo product, please report the event via email to pharmacovigilance@daiichi-sankyo.co.uk or telephone 0800 028 5122.
Information on the reporting of adverse events can be obtained from www.yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk
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