Influencing and shaping our sector: July - September 2024

The BioIndustry Association (BIA) continued to represent the innovative life science sector to Ministers and senior policymakers between July and September 2024. This quarterly report provides a summary of those engagements.

Following the election in July, the BIA has been busy engaging with the new government, sending 104 letters to new Ministers and MPs over the summer. Since Parliament returned in September, we have had the opportunity to continue this dialogue with many parliamentarians in person.

Highlights have included hosting panel events at both the Labour and Conservative party conferences; featuring MPs and the Pensions Minister Emma Reynolds MP and attending a roundtable with new Science Minister Lord Vallance.

Just as important have been our submissions and engagements with civil servants. The BIA has engaged with the MHRA on the Windsor framework, clinical trials and ILAP. The Pensions agenda continues within government with vital BIA support. Important work to champion R&D tax credits continues ahead of the first budget in October.

We have also launched a new advisory committee, to lead our important work in techbio including data, AI, genomics and precision medicine.

Read on for an overview of the BIA’s influencing work over the past quarter as we prepare for the next.