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UK Life Sciences Bioscience and Health technology Sector Statistics 2019

6,300Businesses

What is the Life Sciences Industry?Businesses involved in developing and/or producing their ownpharmaceutical or medtech products, including digital health,for human health purposes. Includes supply chain and specialistservice sector.

Industry Characteristics

25All

Global Top

Bio30

AllGlobal Top

Med Tech

North East3%Northern Ireland

2%

Scotland6%

Yorkshire and Humber7%

East Midlands6%

West Midlands7%

North West11%

East of England15%

South East

London10%

South West5%

Wales5%

Distribution of Employment Across UK

24%

Year-On-Year Growth - 2010 to 2019

+9%Employment

-2%Turnover

Overall the life science industry employment increased by 20,500 and turnover decreased by £1.6bn

Service and Supply Chain

Largest Segments by Turnover

Largest Segments by Employment

Small Molecules

In vitro diagnostics

Single Use Technology

1

2

3

1

2

3

Industry Employment

2 sectorsBiopharmaceuticals

have operations in the UK.Together these businesses employ 22% of

industry total and account for 35% of turnover

industryemployment49% industry

employment51%industryturnover68% industry

turnover32%

Medical Technology

Industry Turnover

24%SMEs

10%SMEs

Top 3 segments account for

62% of all turnover in the Core life science industry

Top 3 segments account for

43%of all employment in the Core life science industry

76%Large Companies

90%Large Companies

Small Molecules

Digital Health

In vitro diagnostics

256,100Employees

7,000Sites

£80.7bn

Turnover

For More Informationhttps://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bioscience-and-health-technology-database-annual-reports

An essential cluster of specialist suppliers supports the Life Science Industry in the UK. Does not include non-life science businesses.

2,710 businesses

89,400£23.6bn

employees

turnoverof industryturnover

of industryemployment35% 29%

* Total greater than100% due to rounding