House of Lords Science and Technology Committee
Life Sciences Industrial Strategy: Who's driving the bus?
1st Report of Session 2017-19 - published 26 April 2017 - HL Paper 115
Contents
Government response and next steps
Chapter 2: Challenges of implementation
Box 1: Government bodies related to Life Sciences
Interaction with the wider Industrial Strategy
Leadership, monitoring, accountability and oversight
Our proposal for implementation and oversight of the Life Sciences Industrial Strategy
Oversight—Office for Industrial Strategy
Figure 1: Our proposal for implementation and oversight of the Life Sciences Industrial Strategy
Financial incentives for innovation
Chapter 4: Finance and commercialisation
Difficulty in growing companies
Why is the UK poor at growing companies?
Improving access to funds for life sciences companies
Chapter 5: Skills and training
Access to international talent and skills
Access to global talent and immigration reform
Technicians and apprenticeships
Conclusion and recommendations on a skilled workforce
Chapter 6: Scientific excellence
Summary of conclusions and recommendations
Appendix 1: List of Members and declarations of interest
Appendix 4: Seminar held at the House of Lords on 12 September 2017
Appendix 5: Committee visit to the Francis Crick Institute on 31 October 2017
Appendix 6: Abbreviations, acronyms and technical terms
Evidence is published online at http://www.parliament.uk/life-sciences-industrial-strategy and available for inspection at the Parliamentary Archives (020 7129 3074).
Q in footnotes refers to a question in oral evidence.