1. Welcome Life Sciences Skills Strategy Board Nigel Brooksby 4 th October 2012 Developing Tomorrow’s Scientists Today

2. LSSB : attendees and apologies Attendees Mary BakerEuropean Brain Council Carol BlackDept for Work and Pensions Karen BoothBISNigel Brooksby Gillian BurgessUCB Celltech Mervin DaddCogent SSC Lesley EarlHuntingdon Life Sciences Lesley GallowayEthical Medicines Industry Group David Griffiths-JohnsonBIS Sue HillDepartment of Health Richard HobbsUniversity of Oxford Judith HolcroftCogent SSC John HoltonCogent SSC Kate HutchinsCogent SSC Andrew JackFinancial Times Sarah JonesABPI Mark Lloyd DaviesJanssen-Cilag Ltd Nicola MasseyShire Pharmaceuticals Linda MillettTakeda Cambridge Ltd James SawyerPrism Tina SawyerCogent SSC Joanna WoolfCogent SSC Apologies Bob ArmitageMerck Sharp & Dohme John BetteridgeUniversity College Hospital Robin BhattacherjeeActelion Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd Christine BloorBIS Jeremy HaighAmgen Limited Trevor JonesMerlin Bioscience Haruo NaitoEisai Europe Limited Una O'BrienDepartment for Health Neil PoulterImperial College Ian SmithSynexus Limited Neil WeirUCB Celltech Stephen WhiteheadABPI

3. Current Industry Environment Still a world leader but many challenging forces are reshaping the environment in which the sector is operating – need a different sort of supply chain Shorter product lifecycles – end of blockbuster New ways for assessing and approving medicines – many changes Increasing emphasis on personalised outcomes New models of delivering healthcare – e.g. healthcare into the community Importance of emerging markets - potential Public scrutiny increasing – need to manage risk and compliance/competence Tougher environmental controls and regulations

4. Looking ahead… We need to: Think creatively on products Innovate to survive globally Open up the NHS to industry – partnership on skills Collaborate on research - attractive to private investment Develop an industry that is fit for the future Skills and competence are part of the solution – to innovate, support compliance and to form bridge with NHS

5. Our progress Four working groups drive our plan: apprentices, SMEs, career pathways and placements – employer-led Great progress via the groups HAs taking off – exciting new route New Skills Gateway tool – consultation underway Clusters are supporting our work as conduits to SMEs Bid shaping up for placements and mentoring New publications in research, Helix magazine Suite of new video films – including HA case study (Takeda) Life Sciences Skills Awards – HoC launch Taking the message out to events – our own Breakfast Briefings Partnerships – with societies and professional bodies

6. Today’s agenda Welcome and IntroductionNigel Brooksby Presentation on Modernising Scientific Careers Sue Hill Skills as a Growth Accelerator: A Public/Private EndeavourJoanna Woolf Introduction to the Skills GatewayMervin Dadd Break Skills Awards and opportunities for sponsorshipJudith Holcroft and Tina Sawyer Thanks and closure Nigel Brooksby