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In this blog, Jane Wall, Managing Director at BIA, reflects on the insights from our sell-out Women in Biotech 'Big WiB' event held at Hinxton Hall, Cambridge, in the lead-up to International Women’s Day.

Coulter Partners successfully led a search for Evondos Group to appoint Tom Ellison as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

Despite a marginal positive shift at CEO level, overall representation of women in leadership positions have stalled across the UK biotech sector.

Drug development consultancy Boyds has appointed Kate Owen as Medical Director in its Clinical and Medical Affairs team.

Babraham Research Campus Ltd (BRCL) announces the appointment of Dr Rich Ferrie to the role of Chief Executive Officer.

Rare Disease Day on Saturday was a moment to reflect on the momentum building , and to check in on the progress of the UK Rare Disease Framework.

Firefinch Software has joined the Association of British HealthTech Industries (ABHI), aligning its specialist software capabilities with the UK’s leading healthtech network to better support health tech and medical device developers. This milestone coincides with Firefinch’s UK and Europe training roadshow, offering hands on support to teams building compliant software for medical devices.

ELRIG has appointed Drs Kelly Gray and Elaine Duncan to its Board.

Coulter Partners successfully led the search for Hans T. Schambye, MD, PhD for his appointment to the Board of Directors at BOOST Pharma.

With Rare Disease Day coming up next weekend, we at BIA are taking time to reflect on our important advocacy and thought leadership in this space, but also on what we hope to achieve in terms of boosting our influence collectively alongside our Charity Partner of the Year.

The Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult is launching a Technology Advisory Board to accelerate the UK’s leadership in advanced therapies.

It’s been an energising week across the UK life sciences landscape, marked by major investment, important conversations and new opportunities for our community.

In this blog, Jane Wall, Managing Director of the BioIndustry Association (BIA), reflects on a roundtable with the Milken Institute and Jill Biden.

Coulter Partners successfully led a search assignment for Concept Life Sciences and is pleased to announce the placement of Dr. Adam Davenport as Chief Scientific Officer (CSO).

To mark National Apprenticeship Week (9 - 15 February), Kent’s science and technology hub Discovery Park is calling for more young people to consider higher apprenticeships as a route into rewarding careers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths).

A bumper update today as we highlight the critical importance of building UK capability and innovation leadership as geopolitics continues to provide uncertainty.

PIR International recently partnered with Maxion Therapeutics in appointing Helen Timmis as VP of Clinical Development.

ARC has launched Motherlabs Oxford, a new purpose-built life sciences accelerator space at its ARC Oxford campus, expanding its early-stage laboratory offering in response to sustained demand across the sector.

What an incredible night! Last Thursday, we welcomed a record 780 of you to the Roundhouse for the 2026 BIA Gala Dinner. It was a powerful reminder of the strength, resilience and sheer brilliance of our community.