Life sciences competitiveness indicators, 2026

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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

These statistics commit to a Voluntary Application of the Code of Practice for Statistics. For more details on how the principles in the code are applied to these statistics, please see the accompanying statement of voluntary application of the Code of Practice for statistics.

Published 19 March 2026

Life sciences competitiveness indicators, 2026

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