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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.

Engitix announced the closing of a $25 million Series A extension financing, by Netherton Investments, a fund investing on behalf of Mike Platt.

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.

Just one month after launch, five early-stage science companies have moved into the Leap incubator lab space at ARC West London. The first cohort of innovators joining Leap includes: Solveteq, Reseda Life Sciences, Tachmed, IgEDAPT, and Sea2Carbon.

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 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.

MORF-Bio is delighted to announce the successful closing of its pre-seed funding round to accelerate development of its microbial bioinformatics software.

In this blog, Tom Sheldon, Senior Manager at the Science Media Centre (SMC), explores how scientists and communicators are taking on misinformation head-on — and how the SMC’s work supports both researchers and journalists in helping the public make sense of complex, and sometimes controversial, scientific issues.

Kirsty Neilson, Programme Manager at IBioIC, explains why she has just launched a new programme – Biotech Innovators: Train to Scale – offering a specialist business support programme for budding bioentrepreneurs.

We're pleased to announce the appointment of Livija Deban, Chief Scientific Officer at Prokarium, as Chair of its Engineering Biology Advisory Committee (EBAC).

In this blog, Linda Bedenik, Senior Policy and Public Affairs Manager at BIA, shares insights from the BIA's first-of-its-kind funding and investment analysis into UK Deep Biotech.

BIA welcomed the focus on life sciences SMEs, engineering biology, and the measures designed to help high-growth companies scale and remain rooted in the UK.

A major funding boost, support for scale-ups, and regulatory reform—this week’s update explores how the Government’s new Industrial Strategy backs our sector. Plus, Draig Therapeutics launches with $140 million, the UK shines at BIO in Boston, and Syncona sets its sights on future growth.

The policy landscape for deep biotech has seen remarkable strides over the past year, positioning the UK as a leader in engineering biology innovation.

The BioIndustry Association (BIA) has today published a report highlighting the rapid growth of the UK’s Deep Biotech sector.

In a world of uncertainty, Britain’s biotech future looks strong.

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.

This week saw the publication of Engineering Biology Aspirations, the final output of Angela McLean’s Year of Engineering Biology. The report sets out an ambitious, forward-looking vision for the field, exploring how engineering biology could shape the future of everything from food and fashion to fuel and health.