This report contains analysis of trends in the UK life sciences industry, covering the Biopharma and Med Tech sectors. The three main measures of economic contribution and industry structure are:
• employment - the number of people employed by life science businesses
• turnover - the amount of money taken by businesses within scope of life science sector activities
• number of businesses – the number of life science businesses and their sites registered in the UK
It contains analysis of the industry looking at the economic activity of businesses that market therapeutic products and medical devices as well as the specialist Service & Supply chains that are key parts of the ecosystem. A segmentation approach is applied that enables a detailed analysis of the product and service categories that make up the industry.