Report

Life Sciences 2030 Skills Strategy

The Life Sciences 2030 Skills Strategy is another key milestone in delivering on the recommendations of the Life Sciences Industrial Strategy and the subsequent Life Sciences Sector Deals. It has been developed under the leadership of employers across the sector, in partnership with the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) and the BioIndustry Association (BIA) with support from the Office for Life Sciences (OLS).

This report tells us that the Life Sciences sector has the potential to create approximately 133,000 jobs over the next 10 years, and that digital and computational skills, statistical literacy, leadership and inter-disciplinary working are essential to its continued success.

The report also recognises that new and emerging technologies are bringing with them the need for a range of new skills. For example, the developing field of digital health continues to grow, and now represents the largest segment of the Med Tech industry, and inward investment to the UK artificial intelligence (AI) sector has increased by 17% over the past year, more than the whole of Europe combined.

This report sets out a clear ambition to deliver future growth by unlocking value through skills across a sector which is at the very forefront of medical endeavour and healthcare innovation. It also highlights the importance of Life Sciences in addressing the Grand Challenges identified in the UK Industrial Strategy, in particular Artificial Intelligence and Data and Ageing Society.