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UK BioIndustry Association (BIA)

Trade association for UK biotech and life sciences

bioindustry.org

Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Founded year: 1989
Company type: Nonprofit
Number of employees: 10–80
Industry: Professional Organizations

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Latest news about UK BioIndustry Association (BIA)

In short: BIA reported record-breaking UK biotech financing in Q2 2026, reaching a five-year high of £2.1 billion as venture capital surged.

Company announcements

July 30 BIA

dbDNA enables first UK patient dosing in lung cancer

The patient with advanced lung cancer received a personalised vaccine in the NEOVACC Phase I trial, aiming to boost immune recognition of tumour cells.

July 27 BIA

BIA CEO discusses government support for life sciences plan

The blog covers ongoing engagement with new government, farewell to Lord Vallance, and a Q2 funding milestone.

July 23 BIA

BIA announces Moa Technology's £22.2 million Series C funding

The round was co-led by Oxford Science Enterprises and Supernova Invest, with new and existing investors supporting the agricultural biotech company.

July 20 BIA

BIA reports record Q2 2026 biotech financing at five-year high

UK biotech venture capital reached £2.11 billion, with Isomorphic Labs' £1.6B Series B, but underlying market also doubled.

Media coverage

July 20 Yahoo Finance

UK biotech financing continues recovery trajectory on five-year Q2 high

While UK biotech financing recovery is present in the private markets, BIA CEO Chris Molloy notes that UK public sector backing is essential for sustained...

January 14 Pharmaphorum

UK names health data chief, as BIA finds its new CEO

Former Moderna executive Dr Melanie Ivarsson has been appointed chief executive of the UK's Health Data Research Service (HDRS), the centralised unit tasked with unlocking...

9 January 2019 London Stock Exchange

Redx CEO Lisa Anson elected to Bioindustry Association board

(Sharecast News) - Drug development company Redx Pharma noted an announcement from the UK BioIndustry Association (BIA) on Monday that Lisa Anson had been elected...

9 January 2018 Technology Networks

Patent Plausability Case Sees BIA Intervention

The UK Bioindustry Association (BIA) has been granted permission by the Supreme Court to intervene in its review of Warner-Lambert Company LLC v Generics (UK...

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