Resources

Chris Molloy on the Labour Party conference; female biotech leaders in Edinburgh; Women in Biotech mentoring programme; Advanced Therapy Treatment Centre; BioSolutions Advisory Board; TechBio UK; and careers at BIA

Thoughtful digitalisation discussions at the premier meeting of women in biotech in Scotland

Autumn Budget, AI regulation and new transatlantic partnerships: how we’re driving scale and capital for UK biotechs.

Celebrating trailblazing biotech founders

Tanya Bos, Non-Executive Director at BioSci Toolkit CIC, discusses securing her first NED role as part of the She Steers programme

Jane Wall discusses investment in Alchemab Therapeutics, Life Sciences Sector Plan: one year on, regulatory and trade links, Women in Biotech and BIA members lounge

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

I’m pleased to share that we are part of a new Government and industry joint taskforce to drive innovation in the UK’s commercial environment for medicines, announced last week as part of government ambitions for the Life Sciences Strategy.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

The BioIndustry Association (BIA) has recognised the achievements of Dr Ruth McKernan CBE, neuroscientist, entrepreneur, investor and former Chair of the BIA Board, with the inaugural Chiswell Lifetime Achievement Award.

We’re excited to launch She Steers, NEDs in Biotech, a specialist Non-Executive Director (NED) board programme created for women across life sciences and biotech.

J.P. Morgan’s healthcare conference may be wrapped up, but it has set some tangible momentum and without doubt a more buoyant mood for global life sciences going into 2026.

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.