The Industry Advisory Group (IAG) along with members of the Life Sciences Alliance (LSA) - including HIE - has instigated refreshment of the industry-led Scottish life sciences strategy. The refreshment is necessary as the strategy has met most of its short-term milestones and needs to evolve in line with changing local and international environments.

Through this consultation process, we are inviting the wider life sciences community in Scotland to have its say on the outline updated vision and objectives.

Frontline Consultants have been commissioned to facilitate this process and support the life sciences community in developing the refreshed strategy.

How you can help

The main areas you will be able to help shape the future of are:

• People – having the right skill mix, calibre and numbers to meet sectoral employment requirements
• Capital – the opportunity to access funding appropriate to organisational needs throughout their growth cycle
• Technology – an environment conducive to developing the knowledge base and exploiting the transfer of technology between academia and business
• Infrastructure – having the right facilities to meet the needs of a growing sector
• Collaboration – working effectively across organisational boundaries to align resources behind priorities in areas of strength

Where and when

Consultation takes place in late October through to early November, through a series of workshops. Each will focus on the strategies, tactics and actions that will help to achieve the vision for growth of the sector.

Inverness: Ramada Inverness, Church Street - Thursday 1st November 13:00 – 16:30

If you prefer you can attend one of the other events throughout Scotland:

Glasgow - 31st Oct, 09:30-13:00
Aberdeen - 5th Nov, 13:00-16:30
Dundee - 6th Nov, 13:00-16:30 
Edinburgh - 7th Nov, 09:30-13:00

Visit www.scottish-enterprise.com/life_sciences for further details

Registration

To attend one of the workshops, or if you would like to make a contribution in some other way, you can register using the online form there by clicking on your preferred place / date and completing the online form on the Scottish Enterprise website.

or by emailing lifesciences@scotent.co.uk