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Life sciences competitiveness indicators

Annual data on the life sciences sector in the UK and other countries.

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From:
Office for Life Sciences, Department of Health and Social Care, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and Department for Business and Trade
Published:
1 January 2015
Last updated:
19 March 2026
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  1. Added Life sciences competitiveness indicators, 2026.

  2. Advanced notice of when the next publication will be released for users on 19 March 2026. Updating title to reflect name of publication.

  3. Added Life sciences sector data, 2024.

  4. Added Life science sector data, 2023.

  5. Added Life science sector data, 2022.

  6. Details of the Life Sciences Competitiveness Indicators consultation added.

  7. Added Life science sector data, 2021.

  8. Added Life science sector data, 2020.

  9. First published.

Feedback notice

The Office for Life Sciences (OLS) aims to continuously evolve the content and methods used in the LSCIs publication based on our users’ needs. If you would like to give specific feedback or wish to be on our user list to receive updates about proposed changes, please contact analysis@officeforlifesciences.gov.uk.

Details

The Life sciences competitiveness indicators (LSCIs) are a set of high-level indicators used to measure the performance of the UK’s life sciences sector by benchmarking the UK in relation to comparator countries. The indicators are brought together from a range of different sources, including data already in the public domain, and commercially sourced data published for the first time via this report. Areas covered include:

  • research environment
  • domestic market
  • production environment
  • international collaboration
  • investment environment
  • access to skilled labour

Since 2024, these statistics commit to voluntary application of the Code of Practice for Statistics.

Please note there was no 2025 release for the LSCIs.

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