The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry

Medicines are transforming our lives like never before.

We want the UK to be the best place in the world to research, develop and use the medicines and vaccines of the future.

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Latest news and blogs

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BioNTech’s investment provides a template for UK growth, say ABPI

The innovative biopharmaceutical company BioNTech has announced a major investment of up to £1bn over 10 years in the UK, potentially creating more than 400 new jobs in London and Cambridge.
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ABPI welcomes announcement of ten-year budgets for R&D funding

Trust, transparency and purpose – managing reputation in a challenging environment

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Trust, transparency and purpose – managing reputation in a challenging environment

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ABPI comment on UK-US trade agreement

Life sciences growth requires payment rates to return to internationally comparable levels

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Life sciences growth requires payment rates to return to internationally comparable levels

Best practice guidance: Supporting patient organisations to report industry funding

Transparency is essential when pharmaceutical companies work with patient organisations. This updated guidance is aimed at supporting that transparency.

Read the best practice guidance
Best practice guidance: Supporting patient organisations to report industry funding

Guidance for conferences and events in the UK: ABPI Code of Practice requirements

This clarifies the ABPI Code requirements for conferences and events, helps all relevant stakeholders operate in a Code-compliant, professional and ethical manner.

Download the guidance
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2024 ABPI Code of Practice – new resources

The PMCPA has published new webinars and e-learning to aid understanding of the 2024 ABPI Code of Practice.

Visit the PMCPA website for new webinars and e-learning
2024 ABPI Code of Practice – new resources

Lives Lived Well

From patients and their loved ones to those working within the pharmaceutical industry in the UK, we share a common goal: Lives Lived Well.

Find out more about our Lives Lived Well campaign
Lives Lived Well

Events

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Event

Online Workshop on SMC: How to prepare and submit to SMC | 09 - 10 June 2025

Making high quality, evidence-based submissions to SMC can mean the difference between successful or very limited access to NHS Scotland for medicines.

 PMCPA Code of Practice Seminar - 10 June 2025

Event

PMCPA Code of Practice Seminar - 10 June 2025

The training will cover the requirements of the Code of Practice and procedures followed by the PMCPA, the Code of Practice Panel and the Code of Practice Appeal Board.

 PMCPA Code of Practice Seminar - 11 June 2025

Event

PMCPA Code of Practice Seminar - 11 June 2025

The training will cover the requirements of the Code of Practice and procedures followed by the PMCPA, the Code of Practice Panel and the Code of Practice Appeal Board.

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Event

NICE/DSU/ABPI Masterclass: Optimising NICE submissions in oncology

NICE and the ABPI invite you to the second event in the NICE/DSU/ABPI Masterclass Programme for 2025 - Optimising NICE submissions in oncology.
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Key facts and figures for the pharmaceutical industry in the UK

£46.7bn

Turnover [6]

£9bn

investment in UK R&D (more than UKRI’s entire annual budget) [3]

£17.6bn

direct Gross Value Added (GVA) [1]

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Publications

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