BIA international

We must engage with the Chinese ecosystem – this is how

The UK’s life sciences and biotech sector has long been recognised for its scientific excellence, vibrant innovation and dynamic startup culture around the globe. In the past year, interest in our business ecosystem from international partners has markedly accelerated.

Overcoming regulatory hurdles to secure the UK’s place in the global engineering biology race

This guest blog from Cam Watson, biosolutions startup advisor, draws on a broader analysis of Japan’s biosolutions ecosystem, examining company formation, corporate engagement, manufacturing capacity and growth-stage funding dynamics.

BIA and Japan Bioindustry Association signed an MOU, agreeing to work together to connect the two countries’ life sciences and biotech ecosystems to accelerate medical innovation and the commercialisation of engineering biology.

WHO members adopted the pandemic preparedness accord as an international treaty at the World Health Assembly. In this blog, Senior Policy and Public Affairs Manager Linda Bedenik looks at what the agreement means for life sciences.