We are heading to Boston this June for the BIO International Convention 2025 – one of the world’s largest and most influential gatherings in the life sciences calendar.
Since joining the TechBio Boost programme, SokerData has refined its business model, adopted a more strategic approach to market entry, built new partnerships and is securing funding to accelerate R&D and commercialisation.
Our response to the Government’s consultation highlights the value of secure health data access for biotechs, the risks of uncontrolled broker use, and more.
UK biotech financing in Q1 2025 saw a sharp rise in overall equity financing, reaching £924 million across venture capital and follow-on funding. This represents a modest decline compared to £987 million in Q1 2024 but masks a shift in where capital is flowing.
Our response supported stronger HMRC powers to reduce fraud in the R&D tax relief system while protecting legitimate claims that drive innovation and economic growth.
In this blog, Maddie Cass, Senior Policy and Public Affairs Executive at BIA, explores a major milestone for agricultural innovation in England: the implementation of a clear, science-based regulatory pathway for precision-bred plants.
Can “good bacteria” be used to maintain good health as we grow older? Scottish biotech company NCIMB has teamed up with the Rowett Institute to address this question.
A new partnership with ARC West London, designed to support innovators across AI, life sciences, robotics and digital industries to scale, bolstering the West London life sciences ecosystem.
This report is the first step in understanding the specific challenges faced by female CEOs and C-suite in biotechnology in the UK – in order to understand best how we can help to enact change and provide relevant support.
The data the biotech industry generates, consumes and shares is very often not only extremely sensitive (expensive to create, the product of some of the finest minds and technically focused facilities on the earth, in some cases connectable to the very fabric of humanity), it’s impossible to de-sensitise once lost to an attacker.
In our submission, we reiterate the economic growth potential of UK life sciences, and welcome its recognition within the Industrial Strategy as a priority sector. We call for government to turn its attention to the six key areas outlined within the Industrial Strategy, and list a number of priority investments within them.
Innovating manufacturing processes is key to revolutionising access to advanced cell and gene therapies - this blog explores how Tolemy Bio's co-founders, Caelan and Alex, are leveraging cutting-edge technologies like AI, biochemical modelling, and omics data to overcome complex challenges and drive global scalability.
Imperial, the leading global science university, is achieving a major step up in its life sciences capacity at its White City Deep Tech Campus through a major new joint venture with Bruntwood SciTech.
The UK biotech sector secured an impressive £808 million in Q3 2024, defying tough global market conditions and demonstrating sustained investor confidence. Read our latest report to find out more.
The BIA’s policy and public affairs team attended the conferences of the three major UK parties this year. This is a key point in the political calendar and allows us to highlight the sector through fringe events, meet policymakers, and get a sense of the political environment.