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A new editorial published in @lancetrespirmed.bsky.social highlights tobacco industry influence on medicine and science and the progress made by #tobaccocontrol in protecting these areas

The editorial references our work on the #ScienceForProfit model and industry targeting of health professionals
lancetrespirmed.bsky.social The Lancet Respiratory Medicine @lancetrespirmed.bsky.social · Jan 15
📨 New Editorial - Lifting the veil on #tobacco industry influence

The need to strengthen resistance against measures pushed for by tobacco industry giants is highlighted by the ongoing attempts by the industry to influence high-level policy.

🔗 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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January 16, 2026 at 2:07 PM
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Our #research into the activities of Philip Morris International and its Japanese affiliate, Philip Morris Japan, unveiled attempts to exploit science for profit, casting doubt on PMI's claims to conduct #transparentscience.

Read original research here: doi.org/10.1093/ntr/...

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April 9, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Congratulations to Fin Johnston and @tbij.bsky.social l for being nominated for a British Journalism Award 2024 and well done to all the winners.

TBIJ’s investigation, based on our research, helped uncover PMI’s covert funding of science in Japan.
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December 13, 2024 at 10:13 AM
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Today is #WorldHealthDay & the theme is #StandForScience.

#TobaccoCompanies have a long history of attempting to influence science to promote products, protect profits & influence regulation.

Our #ScienceforProfit model explains how & why corporations influence science:
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
April 7, 2026 at 8:01 AM
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Our 🆕 paper reveals that Philip Morris Japan covertly provided #funding for academics to carry out #research into #smokingcessation and funded a life sciences consultancy to build a network of experts to promote their products.

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“Corporate misuse of science is detrimental to public health as it delays and weakens policies, impedes litigation to protect consumers, and maximises use of potentially damaging products.” Dr. Sophie Braznell
June 28, 2024 at 8:34 AM
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#ICYMI earlier this year we published research on the UK public’s trust in science funded by the #tobaccoindustry.

Find out more 👇

doi.org/10.3389/fcom...

www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...

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September 3, 2024 at 1:22 PM
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We commend Takahiro Tabuchi, Koichiro Takenobu and Kota Katanoda for standing up against tobacco industry influence of science in Japan.

Their statement in Nicotine & Tobacco Research follows on from revelations in Dr. Braznell’s recent paper on #scienceforprofit.

doi.org/10.1093/ntr/...
“We hope this incident will serve as a lesson and opportunity to change the overall lenient stance towards tobacco industry funding in the Japanese academic society.” Takahiro Tabuchi, Koichiro Takenobu, Kota Katanoda
September 30, 2024 at 9:20 AM
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It’s day 2️⃣ of #WorldCancerCongress!

This morning Sonali Johnson, Head of Knowledge, Advocacy and Policy at Union for International Cancer Control, mentioned our #scienceforprofit research in a session on tackling fraudulent science

Later Dr. Rob Branston will speak about extending #tobaccotaxation
September 18, 2024 at 9:20 AM
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We are very proud of our researcher Dr. Tess Legg who recently won the 2024 University of Bath Peter Troughton Research Staff Prize for her work on exposing the risks of corporate influence on science.

#ScienceforProfit #awardwinningresearch

Read more here: www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...
“I really enjoyed having the opportunity to share my work with a diverse audience and to meet the other researchers who are doing such fantastic work.” Dr. Tess Legg
July 9, 2024 at 10:23 AM