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BIO 2026, UK-China relations, EU biosolutions, TechBio X, expanding overseas and BIA Summer Party

Chris Molloy on building on Parliament Day's momentum, TechBio's breakthrough week, the Oxford-to-Cambridge expansion, and driving global investor confidence at the Leadership Summit

Chris Molloy on Parliament Day, the EU start-up fund, MHRA rare disease regulation, Northern Ireland, women in biotech and scientific leadership

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

Chris Molloy discusses Government engagement, the King’s Speech, health data, Isomorphic’s huge raise, the Start-up Festival and expanding BIA’s reach

In this guest blog, Asma Aslam says that rising domestic costs and strong overseas capabilities are pushing companies to subcontract abroad.

In this blog, Ethan Almond reflects on the inaugral BioSolutions UK conference, which brought together over 200 innovators, policymakers and industry leaders alongside an additional 29 investors.

Back from our Easter break, we’re hitting the ground running with an update on the publication of agreed text underpinning the UK-US pharmaceuticals agreement.

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.

In this blog, Kate Barclay, Skills Strategy Consultant at BIA, shares the impact BIA member evidence has on the UK’s Skilled Worker Visa.

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.

In this guest blog, Katherine Powers, Life Sciences Senior Analyst at RSM US, and Max Stanyard, Life Sciences Senior Analyst at RSM UK, highlight the investment uncertainty in the UK-US life sciences ecosystem.

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.

With a number of unprecedented leaks, speculation and media briefings indicating potential wide ranging and significant tax rises, in the end the 2025 Autumn Budget seemed to be one of restraint and headline rates remained untouched.

In this blog, Linda Bedenik, Senior Policy and Public Affairs Manager at BIA, explores Biosolutions, defining what they are and their potential to solve global challenges beyond health.

This week JPM kicks off in San Francisco with BIA hosting a UK Reception. A significant week for BIA too with the long-awaited announcement of our new CEO.

Happy New Year to all our BIA members and collaborators. We hope that the break has provided an opportunity for a refresh, ready for a jam-packed 2026.

Our final blog of 2025 celebrates some excellent fundraising news to close the year, while highlighting key opportunities to engage with and shape the UK life sciences agenda — including the development of UK engineering biology, data policy, a cross-cancer research policy position and salary benchmarking.