The BioIndustry Association (BIA) is the voice of the innovative life sciences and biotech industry
enabling and connecting the UK ecosystem so that businesses can start, grow and deliver world-changing innovation
Just published! 🆕 TechBio: UK leads innovation frontier
Take a look at the recent funding trends, successful partnerships and the challenges faced by SMEs in the TechBio sector. Get inspired by success stories like Baseimmune and BenevolentAI, highlighting how the UK is harnessing technology to improve healthcare and drive meaningful change.
mRNA Revolution: A new generation of medicine
The UK is at the forefront of rapid advancements in mRNA technology which has already demonstrated its enormous potential in the pandemic. This new report shows the breadth and depth of UK mRNA capability not just across academia and industry but also across the UK. It provides updates on the latest advances in mRNA technology and features case studies on how it is currently being used, providing a tangible sense of both the benefits of the technology.
PULSE: Empowering the future of UK biotech
We're thrilled to unveil the launch of our latest report highlighting the role PULSE in advancing biotech innovation across the UK. Since 2018, PULSE has been equipping life science entrepreneurs with essential knowledge and valuable networks, transforming breakthrough research into successful, high-impact ventures 🚀 Discover the impact of PULSE
Improving the evidence base for R&D tax relief in the life sciences sector - report is out now!
The R&D tax relief scheme has supported the UK's life sciences sector since 2000, but its impact is likely underestimated. This report calls for an evidence-based approach to tax policy to prevent unintended consequences for the biotech sector.
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The BIA is simply the best trade organisation I've been a member of in 40 years of business, well done BIA!
Nick Child
Co-Founder & VP, Stablepharma
Thanks for sending through this [mRNA report] - really interesting and useful piece of work. These sorts of maps and analysis of what we have (and what we don’t have) will be very helpful. As you know, they certainly were during Covid.
Patrick Vallance
UK Minister for Science, Research and Innovation
The TechBio UK conference demonstrates the key role the BIA plays in ensuring that the momentum in data-driven discovery in UK life sciences continues, raising awareness of both the opportunities and challenges of this emerging sector, celebrating the success stories of innovators and bringing together our industry.
James Wong
MedTech SuperConnector
We are delighted to have been chosen as the BIA's charity partnership of the year for 2024. Only 70p is spent per person affected by hearing loss on ‘ear’ research in the UK – this compares to £14 spent on ‘eye’ research per person affected by sight loss. RNID is focused on closing the gap and working with partners like the BIA and its members to increase awareness, interest, and support of this emerging therapeutic area both now, and in the future.
Harriet Oppenheimer
Incoming Chief Executive, RNID
I loved every second of the event! I felt very energised throughout the day! There was the right amount of breaks and time to network and it was a great opportunity to meet so many great connections.
Carrie-Ann Anderson
The care and thought that went into the choice of speakers/panel and the topics - I think your membership feels listened to and that is so important in a professional association.
Michelle Seymour
Executive Coach and Leadership Development Consultant, Balance Matters
I circulated the TechBio report to friendly journalists as an FYI to reinforce our credibility and that went down quite well. In particular, it opened up some conversations with trade press for some background conversations (which are notoriously hard to get!). We also used it with potential investors to build our reputation.
HEALX