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Hot off the press  – the UK-US pharma deal is announced, plus key policy changes impacting how NICE evaluates cost-effectiveness. Last week delivered bucketloads for our sector – and we are still unpicking it...

In this analysis by Dr Martin Turner, Director of Policy and External Affairs, BIA, discover how the 2025 Budget could supercharge UK life sciences scale-ups with major investment incentives - while also highlighting potential risks from rising business rates.

From stronger STEM foundations and digital/AI literacy in schools to clearer post-16 technical pathways and lifelong learning opportunities, these reforms offer a once-in-a-generation chance to prepare a workforce ready for the next wave of biotech innovation.

In this blog, Lewis Miles, Policy and Public Affairs Manager at the BIA, reflects on an intense period of engagement with Ministers and Parliament ahead of the Autumn Budget.

In this spotlight feature, Bev Cameron, Sales Director for EMEA & APAC at Aldevron, shares how the company is helping accelerate next-generation genomic medicines, from personalised CRISPR therapies to ready-to-scale platforms that support innovators across the development journey.

London Life Sciences Week was a huge success last week, with significant increase in investors and life sciences execs coming together to connect and network.  Combined with the news of two new significant fund raises from Sofinnova and Medicxi and progress towards completion of the British Growth Partnership Fund, it did feel that the sector found a lot to be hopeful about. 

In this blog, Dr Kate Barclay, Skills Strategy Consultant at BIA, explores two pivotal developments — the National Curriculum review and Skills England’s AI Skills for the UK Workforce report — and what they mean for preparing the next generation of scientifically confident, AI-literate talent for biotech.

In a landscape where efficiency, scalability, and quality are critical, automation is no longer just about doing more; it’s about understanding more. Olivia Dell-Price, Pharmaceutical Automation Specialist at Labman, explores how the future of biomanufacturing is becoming intelligent, connected and data-driven.

AI-powered protein engineering promises speed, precision and scalability - but only if you have the right data. For most teams, that’s the biggest barrier. For ACROBiosystems, it’s a decade-long advantage. Read this blog by Ruiyuan Zheng, Marketing Product Manager, ACROBiosystems, to learn more about how they solved it. 

London Life Sciences Week kicked off last night with a buzzing reception at Somerset House and we’re looking forward to a jam-packed week of networking and events. Great to see the incredible hard work from the BIA and L&P teams come to life – shining a global light on the incredible UK ecosystem. At the same time, we’re seeing the UK take a leading role in pro-innovation regulation, from last week’s enactment of the Precision Breeding Act to Lawrence Tallon’s insights on the MHRA’s proportionate, strategic future approach, and now need the government to invest in the sector and ensure the commercial environment enables the UK to build on this world-beating foundation.

BIA’s influence and connect were out in force last week – grasping a timely opportunity to get our key Autumn Budget asks across impactfully to the Chancellor with the clear backing of over 200 member CEOs, and putting on a dynamic, pro-innovation Future of UK Regulation conference, featuring MHRA and NICE CEOs amongst other key stakeholders.

In this blog, Chris Sadler, Development Lead at Astrea Bioseparations Ltd, explores how combining multiple interaction mechanisms in chromatography can unlock new, cost-effective solutions for complex downstream challenges.

Worthwhile investments can be hard to recognise when discussing sustainability initiatives. Let's take a look at five with short payback periods.

As discussion around the Autumn Budget heats up, BIA is leading a unified call to the Chancellor to back the science, the entrepreneurs and the life sciences industry that can fuel transformational growth for the UK economy. Our sector letter highlights key growth levers and indeed the barriers that hold the sector back in already challenging global conditions. 

This blog explores the transformative BIA MAC Leadership Programme (LeaP) — a unique initiative empowering emerging bioprocessing professionals to accelerate their careers and strengthen leadership across the UK life sciences sector. With 76% of participants reporting career progression, LeaP is shaping the next generation of biotech leaders.

This blog explores the key investor insights, policy priorities, and technological breakthroughs shaping the future of UK TechBio, revealing how collaboration, talent, and data are driving the sector from innovation to global endurance.

The UK biotech financing numbers for Q3 are out, showing validation of UK assets but a sector under strain from prolonged global headwinds. Time to double down on investment in innovation as a driver for growth and deploy Industrial Strategy plans with urgency.

From scaling up advanced therapy manufacturing to harnessing the power of digital and automation, Ed Samuel, the new COO of the CGT Catapult, discusses how collaboration and innovation will shape the next phase of the UK’s cell and gene therapy ecosystem.

​​​​​​​Following a landmark TechBio Week, we reflect with some insights from our flagship conference on the transformative potential for growth of technological advances in the sector.

In this blog, Justin Wilson, Withers & Rogers LLP, shares his expert perspective on what the recent patent rulings from the Unified Patent Court (UPC) and the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) mean in practice for biotech and pharma companies.