Centre for Sectoral Economic Performance at Imperial College London

📢 CSEP Fine Chemicals & Automotive Bootcamps for Civil Servants 🚀 CSEP is pleased to invite Civil Servants to apply for our upcoming Fine Chemicals and Automotive Bootcamps, in partnership with the Imperial Policy Forum. These full-day sessions provide an opportunity to engage with leading experts, explore key industry challenges, and develop evidence-based policy solutions to enhance the UK’s economic competitiveness. Event details & application 🗓 Date: Fine chemicals (29th April) & Automotive (20th May) 📍 Venue: Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus 📩 Application deadline: 1st April 2025 🔗 More information and application forms can be found here: https://lnkd.in/eVbABspr Why Attend? ✔ Gain insights from top academics and industry leaders on sector-specific challenges and opportunities. ✔ Participate in interactive workshops designed to explore barriers to policy implementation. ✔ Network with fellow Civil Servants and industry professionals working on industrial strategy and economic growth. For further information, please contact: 📧 Ines Wittke (i.wittke@imperial.ac.uk) 📧 Lauren Asplin (l.asplin@imperial.ac.uk) We encourage all Civil Servants with an interest in industrial strategy, technology sectors, advanced manufacturing, and economic growth to apply. This is a valuable opportunity to expand your expertise and contribute to shaping the future of UK industry. #CSEP #Industrialstrategy #UKsectors #growth

💡 Last week, CSEP convened senior stakeholders from industry, government, and academia for a roundtable discussion on the future of the UK fine chemicals sector, in partnership with the Imperial Policy Forum. Professor Nilay Shah led the session and insights from the discussion will directly inform recommendations in our upcoming report, due to be published in June. A huge thank you to all attendees for your contributions. Your expertise is helping us shape a stronger future for the UK fine chemicals sector. 📢 Stay tuned for more updates on the report.

We were delighted to welcome Padraic Ward, Head of Pharma International at Roche, for an insightful guest lecture at Imperial College Business School on Friday, in partnership with Imperial Enterprise ✨ Padraic shared his perspectives on the future of healthcare innovation, highlighting the urgent need for Europe to remain competitive alongside the US and China by fostering a more collaborative and pro-innovation approach to R&D💡 To set the right conditions for future innovation, he outlined four key priorities: 🔹 Protect intellectual property – the foundation of innovation 🔹 Recognise and reward innovation – ensuring it is valued appropriately 🔹 Strengthen the R&D ecosystem – invest in universities, research partnerships, and startups 🔹 Drive digital transformation in healthcare – invest in digital infrastructure, integrate data sources, and enhance digital education The discussion also explored AI’s transformative role in drug development and manufacturing. With AI-driven efficiencies expected to reshape the entire value chain in the next 12–18 months, the impact on the industry will be huge 🤖📈 A huge thank you to Padraic for his time and expertise, and to everyone who joined us for the discussion. We look forward to continuing these conversations on the future of healthcare innovation at CSEP! 🚀 James Barlow #Biopharma #HealthcareInnovation #CSEP #Enterprise

Speaking at the Institute for Government yesterday, Amanda Wolthuizen, Vice-President (Strategic Engagement) at Imperial College London said: “The UK’s uniquely funded research ecosystem will drive breakthrough discoveries and future industries. Getting the funding mix right in the upcoming Spending Review will be crucial” Joined by Johan Kahlström, Lord Vallance, Giles Wilkes and Thomas Pope, the panel discussed how the government can help boost growth in the science-based industries 🚀 Watch the full event here: https://lnkd.in/ednVVMmY

The Imperial Policy Forum convened experts from government, industry, and academia to explore the role of batteries in delivering clean power by 2030. Marking the visit of The Faraday Institution to Imperial, the discussion addressed the UK’s position in the global battery landscape and the strategic steps needed to strengthen its leadership. Key themes included: 🔹 The UK’s competitive advantage in battery research and innovation 🔹 The critical role of long-duration energy storage (e.g. hydrogen, liquid air) in balancing intermittent renewables 🔹 The challenge of global supply chain dependencies and the opportunity to develop alternative chemistries Thank you to our panellists Juliette Sanders a.k.a. Killah Jules, Martin Freer, Gregory Offer and Lee McDonough, and our chair Mary Ryan for an engaging discussion. Read more about the event: https://lnkd.in/eT55snMW #CleanEnergy #NetZero #BatteryInnovation #ImperialPolicyForum #EnergyStorage

📣 | NEW BLOG: Can the UK Biopharma Sector Compete Globally in 2025?🚀 The UK has long been a leader in life sciences, with global players like AstraZeneca and GSK and a vibrant network of 500+ smaller biopharma companies. Yet, challenges persist: slow growth in biopharma GVA, limited late-stage funding, and increasing foreign acquisitions. The opportunity? By leveraging AI, the NHS’s vast health data, and a cohesive industrial strategy, the UK can accelerate drug development and turn scientific breakthroughs into economic impact. 💡 Professor James Barlow, CSEP Co-Director (Business School) shares his thoughts here: https://lnkd.in/ehGZzxvB #growth #innovation #industrialstrategy Imperial College Business School Dyson School of Design Engineering

📽️ The CSEP annual conference brought together delegates from across government, industry and academia to discuss how the UK can harness and improve its competitive advantage in key technology-based sectors - watch recordings on the following sessions: ✅ Lord David Sainsbury on the role of CSEP in supporting the UK’s growth mission ✅ Dr Rob Atkinson on industrial policy in the US ✅ Professor Arnoud De Meyer on industrial policy in Singapore ✅ Dr Anna Nilsson Ehle on Sweden’s approach to funding innovation to support Swedish competitiveness ✅ Imperial academics outlining findings across key UK sectors ✅ HealthTech panel, chaired by Peter Ellingworth, Chief Executive of ABHI ✅ Political industrial strategy panel, chaired by Rt Hon Greg Clark, former Business Secretary and Chairman of Warwick Innovation District #HealthTech #Growth #Innovation #Industrialstrategy James Barlow, Laura Mainini, Robert Shorten, Tim Green, James Moore, Eric Yeatman, Prof. Dr. Joachim G. Taiber, Nilay Shah, Rupert Shute Watch here: https://lnkd.in/edqWjzrr

📣 Last week the Centre for Sectoral Economic Performance at Imperial College London partnered with the Imperial Policy Forum to host a ‘HealthTech Bootcamp’, bringing together industry, policymakers, regulators, and local government representatives to discuss strategies for bolstering the UK’s health technology sector 🚀 This was the first of a series of sector-specific bootcamps, focused on CSEP's core mission to improve the competitiveness of the UK economy by promoting evidence-driven policies that drive growth, enhance productivity and support the development of high-growth sectors like health technology. This follows the new CSEP and ABHI HealthTech sector strategy, highlighting HealthTech’s £13bn Gross Value Added (GVA) in the UK. The report proposes targeted tax incentives, regulatory reforms, and closer collaboration with the NHS to accelerate innovation adoption. Looking forward to bootcamps on the fine chemicals, telecoms and automotive sectors in the coming months! Read more here 👇 #HealthTech #Growth #Innovation #Industrialstrategy https://lnkd.in/exEGq8hM

Typically clear and practical recommendations from Thomas Aubrey on why high value industrial sectors can’t wait until next year before establishing plans for long term growth and job creation. Great to see the HealthTech Plan for Health and Wealth (developed by Romilly Life Sciences with the Centre for Sectoral Economic Performance at Imperial College London and the ABHI) highlighted as an exemplar of how to go about this.

💡 Great to see the CSEP and ABHI HealthTech strategy mentioned in the @Financial Times. Imperial's Professor James Moore highlights ambitious growth can be unlocked through targeted policy measures and strategic support. The report emphasises HealthTech's crucial role in driving economic growth and improving NHS efficiency 🚀 The bottom-up strategy projects a 50% increase in R&D spending and the creation of 50,000 new skilled jobs over the next five years, with the potential to double the sector’s Gross Value Added (GVA) within the next decade. Key initiatives include: ⚡Streamlined regulatory processes ⚡Tax reforms to boost R&D ⚡Support for early-stage companies ⚡Expansion of ABHI’s international accelerator programme to drive exports. The #industrialstrategy green paper is an opportunity for academia and industry to work closely with senior government stakeholders to implement these recommendations 🤝 Read the full article here 👇 https://lnkd.in/e8jPnkYN