Realising the potential of UK life sciences: How can the UK compete globally for medicine research and manufacturing?

30th September 2025

15:45 – 17:00

Room 4B, ACC Liverpool

Join AstraZeneca UK Chair Shaun Grady, alongside representatives from the wider life sciences community, as they explore the policies needed to realise the UK’s potential as a world leader in life sciences. The session will focus on the whether the Government’s Industrial Strategy, NHS Ten-Year Health Plan, and Spending Review will boost investment in R&D and medicine manufacturing.

Partners

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Speakers

Rachel Power

CEO

Patients Association

Emily Darlington MP

MP for Milton Keynes

Member of the Science, Innovation and Technology Select Committee

Shaun Grady

Chair

AstraZeneca

Katherine Fairclough

CEO

Liverpool City Region

Professor Rob Bristow

Director

Cancer Research UK Manchester Centre

Stephen Phipson

CEO

Make UK

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