The UK position in
Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals is a leading one in a global market. There is
scope for a major engagement between the strong public and private sectors. The
private sector, through Pharmaceuticals is the largest business investor in
R&D while the public sector invests
heavily in skills and research through Higher Education the Research Councils and
the National Health Service.
A key focus of
the report is workforce development and the critical position of technical and higher
level skills. The report considers the demand for these skills in the light of
the societal and economic drivers of change. It closes with recommendations that
may inform policy development and targeted intervention.
The research has
been produced as a component of the first National Strategic Skills Audit of
the UK Commission for Employment and Skills in 2010. It is one of six cluster
reports focused on the emerging technologies identified in the New Industry;
New Jobs and Jobs of the Future papers from Government during 2009.
We at Cogent are grateful to our partner Sector Skills Councils in this endeavour:
namely, Semta, Skills for Health
