2021 Conference Agenda

Given the tremendous achievements, acceleration of science and collaborative working throughout the pandemic, we’re at a critical time for the Industry. Do we go back to how things were before Covid19? Or do we turn the Covid experience into positives for the future of health, the economy and society as a whole? 

In his last Life Sciences Conference as the Industry Chair of the Industry Leadership Group for Life Sciences, Dave Tudor will share his thoughts, insight and reflections on Scotland’s response to Covid19 and, indeed the sector’s performance over the last 5 years, and what this means for the future of the sector.

A vital part of the Covid19 Legacy is the collaborative working between industry, academics, clinicians and the NHS. Prof David Lowe presents the Scottish Health Industry Partnership (SHIP) initiative and mechanisms that translate the shared ambition for health innovation in Scotland to evaluation and adoption in the real world.

The potential for healthcare innovation through the use of health data is immense. The real-time data between academia, industry and the regulatory authorities was unprecedented and instrumental in the speed at which vaccines were evaluated and approved for use. As the first UK country to implement digital health records, Scotland has an abundance of high quality health data ready to drive innovation. This session aims to describe the relatively untapped resource that is on offer in Scotland and the mechanisms for accessing it.