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    UK BioIndustry Association statement in response to Prime Minister triggering Article 50

    npsBy nps30 March 2017Updated:3 July 2024 No Comments2 Mins Read
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    In response to the Prime Minister’s triggering of Article 50 today, BIA CEO, Steve Bates OBE, said:

    “The triggering of Article 50 is a key moment in the Brexit process. The fundamentals of UK bioscience remain strong. The UK life sciences sector is a dynamic, globally focused community, unfazed by new challenges and staffed by great management teams used to working with uncertainty and risk ? whether it be scientific, financial or environmental like Brexit or the new US administration.

    “We welcome the Prime Minister’s commitment to make the UK one of the best places for science and innovation. So far, the UK government has demonstrated its commitment to innovation, and this was further shown through its support for the sector in the Budget announcements including the investment in UKRI and the refilling of the Biomedical Catalyst. We look forward to building on this engagement via the life science response to the Industrial Strategy. It was also encouraging to see the Prime Minister’s letter mention the importance of prioritising ‘how we manage the evolution of our regulatory frameworks to maintain a fair and open trading environment.’

    “We are now entering a two-year political negotiation that is likely to result in a period of press speculation, bombast and rhetoric. Early agreement on key issues like the regulation of medicines, the regime to enable non-UK nationals to work and contribute to the UK life science ecosystem, trade, finance support, market and intellectual property rules, would be the best way to ensure speedy and continuing global inward investment into the UK and EU. It would also be in the best interest of patients who require access to innovative healthcare. 

    “During the negotiation, the BIA will continue to provide dispassionate insight and commentary on the Brexit process. We will continue to make our members’ expertise available to the government and its key agencies in the coming weeks and months as we work through highly complex and technical issues. The BIA remains committed to making the UK the third global cluster for life sciences and we will work closely with government and relevant agencies to deliver this ambition.”

    BioIndustry Association

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