BIO Convention 2024

Discover the UK at BIO: Inspired, Innovative, International

Hall B, Booth 2025

Why Choose the UK?

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A discovery and innovation engine:

  • Home to over 6,850 life sciences companies
  • Home to 1 in 3 biotech startups founded in Europe over the last decade
  • 1 in 3 UK spinouts are in life sciences or AI
  • 4 of the top 10 global universities
  • More than 300,000 people working in the sector

A competitive business environment, delivering value for investors and rewarding innovation:

  • Lowest corporation tax in the G7
  • Attractive reliefs for R&D, capital allowances and patented technologies
  • The UK retains the top spot for life sciences financing in Europe, receiving 41% of total venture capital invested into biotechs across the region in 2023
     

A clinical research ecosystem working at speed and scale to lead highly innovative research:

  • Expertise across a broad range of health and disease areas

  • More participants recruited to studies than before the pandemic, and over 400,000 people signed up last year to learn about relevant research

  • 80% of studies delivering to time and target, with commercial study set-up times reduced by over 100 days

The NHS as a unique partner to accelerate innovation:

  • The National Health Service (NHS) generates real-world data with 1.6 million patient interactions every day
  • Cradle to grave health records that make the NHS a powerful resource for research and evidence development
     

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Agile regulation and efficient route to market:

  • The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) works in partnership with the NHS. It is achieving regulatory world-firsts, e.g. CRISPR technology, as well as opening international recognition
  • National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is increasing appraisal speed (17% faster year on year), with novel mechanisms of capturing value and expansion in evaluation and roll out of digital diagnostics and therapeutics
  • The NHS is embedding innovation at its core and is a willing partner to industry in accelerating solutions for patients

UK Life Sciences Offers

To support our UK presence at BIO Convention, we have a range of resources that demonstrate what the UK has to offer. Speak to the team on the stand or email DBTlifesciences@brayleinoevents.com to find out more.
 

 

To find out more about what the UK has to offer, speak to one of our team on the stand, email lifescience@businessandtrade.gov.uk or visit www.great.gov.uk