This was the third meeting of the Roundtable. The session provided an opportunity to showcase the developments in Life Sciences in the UK to the global heads of R&D in JPG member companies. Delegates attended from Japan, the US and Europe.
The event was chaired by Professor the Lord Darzi of Denham, with Lord Vallance, Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology), the keynote speaker.
The delegation heard from, and posed questions to, leading experts in the UK on:
UK Government’s priorities and ambitions for growth in the Life Sciences sector
Lord Vallance
Global board rooms key success factors for investment
Adam Pearson Chief Strategy Officer, Astellas Pharma Inc.
Leveraging UK Health and Bio Data to Advance Biomedical Innovation and generate data on treatment outcomes
Professor Sir Rory Collins CEO, UK Biobank
Hilary Fanning Director of Discovery and Senior Responsible Officer NHSE Data for R&D Programme
The Potential for Artificial Intelligence
Professor Aldo Faisal Director of the UKRI Centres in AI for Healthcare
Steve Gardner CEO, PrecisionLife Ltd.
Dr Laura Squire OBE Chief Healthcare Quality & Access Officer, MHRA
Claire Harrison Chief Digital and Technology Officer, MHRA
Rebuilding the UK’s Clinical Research Offer
Professor Lucy Chappell DHSC Chief Scientific Adviser and CEO of the NIHR