Life Sciences

Purpose of the group

• Act as a channel for communications and information between the Scottish Parliament and people within organisations working in the life sciences sector in Scotland, including industry, academia, research and manufacturing.
• To identify and discuss policy areas of particular relevance to the Scottish life sciences sector and to support the delivery of the Scottish Life Sciences Strategy as set out by the Life Sciences Scottish Industry Leadership Group.
• Work with Scottish parliamentarians to ensure that the skill-set required to deliver the Scottish Life Sciences Strategy is acknowledged and met including positively addressing the challenge of women into science.
• To enable the Life Sciences sector from across Scotland to showcase their world class work to the Scottish Parliament.

Forthcoming meetings

Next meeting:

Agendas/Links

• Agenda for Meeting 27 March 2018 (162KB pdf)
• Agenda for Meeting 26 June 2018 (95KB pdf)
• Agenda for Meeting 30 October 2018 (101KB pdf)
• Agenda for Meeting 28 May 2019 (129KB pdf)
• Agenda for Meeting 8 October 2019 (93KB pdf)
• Agenda for Meeting 25 February 2020 (88KB pdf)

Minutes

• Minutes of Meeting 28 November 2017 (100KB pdf) 
• Minutes of Meeting 27 March 2018 (206KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 26 June 2018 (226KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 30 October 2018 (230KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 05 February 2019 (129 KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 28 May 2019 (93KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 8 October 2019 (108KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 25 February 2020 (142KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 15 September 2020 (93KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 19 January 2021 (151KB pdf)

Annual Return/Report

• Registration form (150KB pdf)
• Annual return form 2018 (150KB pdf) 
• Annual return form 2019 (165KB pdf)
• Annual return form 2020 (93KB pdf)

Group Officers

Group Members

Organisations

Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry - secretary

European Lead Factory

Celgene

Tepnel

NovaBiotics

GSK

Roche

Stratified Medicines Scotland

Skills Development Scotland

British Lung Foundation

Ettrickburn

Pfizer

Roslin Innovation Centre and Roslin BioCentre

MSD

Cancer Research UK

Amgen

AstraZeneca

VQC Analytics Ltd

Moredun Foundation

UCB Pharma

NRS

University of Edinburgh

University of Strathclyde

SULSA

NHS National Services Scotland

Association of British HealthTech Industries

College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine

Scottish Lifesciences Association

Bristol-Myers Squibb

Novartis

Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Scottish Council for Development and Industry

Healthcare Public Affairs Ltd

Medtronic

Pfizer

Merck

BioAscent

Teva UK

University of Dundee

Cheisi

Epidarex

PPD

Kyowakirin

MSD

Novartis

Antibody Analytics

MS Society Scotland

Strathclyde University

Community Pharmacy Scotland

Novo Nordisk

Heriot Watt University.