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Bionow supports business growth, competitiveness and innovation within the biomedical and life science sectors across Northern England. Our membership services add value and cost-efficiency to scientific, clinical and business operations within early stage and growth-oriented firms. Our membership base includes startups and early stage firms as well as established growth-oriented companies. Bionow's membership offering focuses upon the specific needs of firms at their different stages of development, including dedicated business support programmes, shared procurement schemes with significant cost savings, exclusive insurance benefits, recruitment and training services, local and national events and access to a vibrant network of businesses.

MedCity is the life sciences cluster organisation for London and the greater south east of England, set up in 2014 by the Mayor of London and the region’s three Academic Health Science Centres. They are funded by the Greater London Authority and Research England, and as a not-for-profit are able to act as a neutral and independent convener across industry, academia and the public sector.

London and the greater south east is home to a rich life sciences cluster, with more than 3,400 life sciences companies, four of the world’s top ten universities, 19 of the top 20 global pharmaceutical companies and world class research centres including The Francis Crick Institute, Harwell Oxford and The Sanger Institute.

MedCity's ambition is for their region to be the unequivocal place of choice for world-leading health and life sciences innovation, R&D, manufacture and commercialisation.

MediWales is the life science network and representative body for Wales.
An independent, not-for-profit organisation that is owned by its members, MediWales provides advice, support, business opportunities and promotes collaborations for the life science and health technology community in Wales.

MediWales delivers an extensive events programme, including the UK HealthTech conference and the MediWales Innovation Awards and produces a number of publications including UK Lifescience Industry magazine, the Annual Directory and Review, and case study magazine LifeStories. MediWales promotes and supports its members in Wales, across the UK and internationally. 

OBN is the not-for-profit Membership organisation supporting and bringing together the UK’s life sciences companies, corporate partners and investors. Our 400-plus Member companies are located across the Golden Triangle and beyond to Manchester, Nottingham, the Midlands, South Coast and Scotland, benefiting from our networking, partnering, purchasing, training, advising and advocacy activities.

One Nucleus is a Cambridge/London Life Science membership organisation. We support Europe’s largest Life Science cluster encompassing the London-Cambridge-East of England region via knowledge transfer, connectivity, inward investment and growth.

The Pharmaceutical Licensing Group, in the UK, has been established for 30 years and is the professional association for those active in pharmaceutical and biotechnology business development and licensing. 

There are around 200 members in the UK and over a 1000 in affiliated groups in Europe, Canada and Japan. All sectors of the industry are represented including multinationals, medium and small pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology, generic and consumer companies. 

The PLG is a not-for-profit organisation and is managed by a committee of licensing and business development executives from member companies. Details of the Committee members and how to contact them can be found by following the Committee link. 

The PLG organises meetings within local countries, a bi-annual European meeting and a bi-annual International meeting. Details of all meetings can be found on the Events page and by linking to other PLG sites on the European page. 

The Science Entrepreneur Club (SEC) is a London based non-profit organisation of curious minds that aims to explore and unite the life science ecosystem by educating, inspiring and connecting. We give scientists, innovators and startups, with a focus on biotech, pharma, medtech, bioengineering, biosustainability or related, a network and a unique platform to showcase their innovative technologies, find investors, meet like-minded people and accelerate their company.

Established in 1989, the BIA (BioIndustry Association) exists to encourage and promote a financially sound and thriving bioscience sector within the UK economy and concentrates its efforts on emerging enterprise and the related interests of companies Founded over 20 years ago at the infancy of biotechnology, the BIA is the trade association for innovative enterprises involved in UK bioscience. Members include emerging and more established bioscience companies; pharmaceutical companies; academic, research and philanthropic organisations; and service providers to the bioscience sector. The BIA represents the interests of its members to a broad section of stakeholders, from government and regulators to patient groups and the media. Our goal is to secure the UK's position as a global hub and as the best location for innovative research and commercialisation, enabling our world-leading research base to deliver healthcare solutions that can truly make a difference to people's lives. For further information, please go to www.bioindustry.org