When we think of UK manufacturing success stories, aerospace and the automotive industry tend to be foremost in people’s minds – names such as BAE Systems and Rolls Royce. The important role of medicines manufacturing in the UK is often overlooked, despite being one of the country’s leading manufacturing sectors. It continues to provide the greatest Gross Value Added (GVA) per employee of any UK manufacturing sector and has exports worth £24bn.
Maintaining this position in an increasingly competitive landscape, and meeting the emerging challenges of stratified and personalised medicines, will require the adoption of novel strategies to speed development times, cut costs and retain and develop medicines manufacturing in the UK. The demands on the sector for affordability and improved access to care will reshape the industry.
Last year, the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) and the BioIndustry Association (BIA) launched the Medicines Manufacturing Industry Partnership (MMIP) to ensure that the UK maintains its world-leading capabilities to innovate, develop and commercialise therapies for patients.
Working closely with key government organisations, including the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) and Innovate UK, the MMIP is examining the UK’s position in medicines manufacturing and identifying opportunities for improvement in a number of areas.
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