The Brexit Effect: A Blow To UK Life Science Leadership
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
The debate over the UK's membership of the European Union is heating up, with both pro-and anti-EU groups having launched their respective campaigns in advance of the EU referendum, which is widely expected to take place in 2016. In the latest in our series on the effects of a "Brexit" in the life sciences area, Claire Skentelbery looks at the potential consequences for the UK research base, life science start-ups and the country's ability to lead European industry-academia collaborations.