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Bioscience and health technology sector statistics

Annual statistics on the size and composition of the life sciences sector in the UK

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From:
Office for Life Sciences, Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade and Department of Health and Social Care
Published:
14 February 2014
Last updated:
17 September 2026
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  1. 'Bioscience and health technology sector statistics 2024 to 2025' added to collection.

  2. The latest bioscience and health technology sector statistics report (relating to 2023 to 2024) has been added.

  3. Added the 2021 to 2022 report.

  4. Added content inviting users to share feedback on the bioscience and health technology sector statistics (BaHTSS).

  5. Added the 2021 report

  6. Added the 2020 report.

  7. Added an update on the upcoming publication and methodology change (this update was previously published on the 2019 publication page).

  8. Added the 2019 report.

  9. Bioscience and health technology sector statistics 2018 published.

  10. 'Bioscience and health technology database: annual report 2017' added.

  11. 'Bioscience and health technology database: annual report 2016' was added.

  12. 'Bioscience and health technology database: annual report 2015' was added.

  13. 'Bioscience and health technology database: annual report 2014' was added.

  14. First published.

Feedback notice

User feedback is crucial in ensuring that our publication remains useful and relevant to the needs of individuals and businesses.

We encourage users of the bioscience and health technology sector statistics to contact analysis@officeforlifesciences.gov.uk if they have any feedback/suggestions relating to the content or presentation of data in this publication.

Details

The Bioscience and health technology sector statistics (BaHTSS) publication provides estimates of the size and composition of the UK life sciences sector.  

The definition of the life sciences industry used in this publication covers businesses operating within the biopharmaceutical or medical technology subsectors in the UK.

Releases between 2018 and 2021 to 2022 have been classified as ‘official statistics’ and are compliant with the Code of Practice for Statistics.

From the 2023 to 2024 release onwards, these statistics have been classified as ‘official statistics in development’ to reflect the fact that substantial changes have been made to the publication following a change in methodology.

This change in designation is being implemented whilst the Office for Life Sciences (OLS):

  • carries out further quality improvements to the new methodology
  • considers users’ feedback on the new approach
  • explores ways to reintroduce some breakdowns of the life sciences sector which have been temporarily removed due to the change in methodology

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