Major 2025 deals from Isomorphic Labs and CHARM Therapeutics validate the sector's maturity as it calls for domestic capital to close the 'scale-up gap.' 

It’s TechBio week and we’re celebrating the UK’s leading role in AI and life sciences with significant investment and interest from global players and our own flagship TechBio UK conference and 2025 report launch. 

How are pharmaceutical companies, policymakers and investors seeking growth amid fast-changing international politics, trade deals, a looming patent cliff, and technological innovation? Our maiden Life sciences and healthcare insights report offers a global perspective on disruptive forces from artificial intelligence to regulatory shifts.

In this blog, NRG Therapeutics co-founder and CEO Dr Neil Miller and Parkinson’s UK Director of Research (and Investor Observer to NRG), Professor David Dexter, explore the history of the relationship and the innovation journey to date.

Good to see support for BIA agendas in government messaging as we continue to push for pension fund reform, attracting the best global talent, UK manufacturing resilience and addressing the challenges of scaling.

Ellie Avni, Senior Director in Employment Tax and Reward at FTI Consulting, explores how the new PISCES platform could reshape EMI and CSOP share option plans – creating fresh opportunities for flexibility and tax-efficient value realisation.