Chapter 2: Trailblazing science

Our trailblazing scientists are the
backbone of the industry and are
working to improve the world
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1. Accelerated Access Review Report (page 15, C. The Challenge): http://www.abpi.org.uk/our-work/value-access/Documents/ABPI%20AAR%20Final%20Submission%204%20Jan%202016.pdf
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Our scientists are working to improve the world
The trailblazers in the life sciences
industry are the scientists that discover
the molecules and develop the
medicines to tackle the toughest
diseases we face in society.
Who are the new pioneers stepping
into the shoes of Sir Alexander Fleming,
Louis Pasteur and Henry Wellcome?
How do they add value to our economy
as well as keeping patients and
their families healthy?
291. Accelerated Access Review Report (page 15, C. The Challenge): http://www.abpi.org.uk/our-work/value-
access/Documents/ABPI%20AAR%20Final%20Submission%204%20Jan%202016.pdf
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The pharmaceutical industry makes a significant
contribution to the European economy
1. The Pharmaceutical Industry in Figures, 2016. EFPIA. http://www.efpia.eu/uploads/Modules/Documents/the-pharmaceutical-industry-in-figures-
2016.pdf
Employment in pharmaceutical
industry 2013
1in6Are highly skilled R&D positions
In 2013, Europe’s
pharmaceutical trade
surplus was estimated at
€75bn
€75bn
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Number of pharmaceutical
enterprises operating in the UK
The pharmaceutical sector represents an
important sector for growth and employment in the UK
ONS Annual Business Survey 2013, Section C Manufacturing.
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Pharmaceutical companies are the largest funder of R&D for
chronic and deadly diseases in the UK
ABPI R&D Sourcebook 2015, Page 23. http://www.abpi.org.uk/our-work/library/industry/Documents/ABPI_RD_Sourcebook.pdf
Pharmaceutical R&D Investment in the United Kingdom, 2012, by Disease Area
Total R&D expenditure in 2009 by Therapeutic area Total R&D expenditure in 2014 by Therapeutic area
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Research & development spending
as a percentage of net sales, 2014
The UK invest more of our revenue in generating
new knowledge through R&D than other sectors
across Europe
14.4%: Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology
10.1%: Software and computer services
8%: Technology hardware and equipment
4.5%: Aerospace & defence
4.4%: Automobiles & parts
2.6%: Chemicals
Industrial sectors ranked by R&D intensity (R&D as a percentage of net sales) Note: data relate to the top 2,500 companies with registered offices in the EU (608), Japan (360), the USA
(829) and the Rest of the World (703), ranked by total worldwide R&D investment (with R&D investment above €17.9M) –
The 2015 EU industrial R&D investment scoreboard, European Commission, JRC, DG RTD. Page 48. http://iri.jrc.ec.europa.eu/scoreboard15.html
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Worldwide Pharmaceutical R&D expenditure
1. EvaluatePharma. World Preview 2014, Outlook to 2020. P.15. (London, 2014)
NOTES: EvaluatePharma date this analysis to 1st June 2014. Industry sales are based on the top 500 pharmaceutical and biotech companies.
According to EvaluatePharma1 the worldwide pharmaceutical industry
invested over $1.2 trillion in R&D in the decade from 2004 to 2014 and they
forecast an annual investment of $162 billion by 2020. The figures below
demonstrate that this investment is growing moderately, with only a recent
decline in 2012 followed by a return to growth in worldwide R&D expenditure. The
R&D intensity (R&D expenditure as a share of sales) however has declined,
although at 18.8% in 2014, still one of the highest of any sector globally. The US
retains the highest share of R&D expenditure. In Europe, the UK has the
highest share if we exclude exchange rate effects.
Worldwide Pharmaceutical R&D expenditure
Worldwide R&D as a share of world sales" (R&D intensity)
Worldwide Pharma R&D Spend
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The pharmaceutical sector adds the
most value to the economy per employee
1. Office for National Statistics
2. Health Advances analysis; Eurostat Database.
Pharmaceutical employees in
Europe are generating
80% more value
per employee than
other industries2
1
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In the UK pharmaceuticals remain the
highest research & development spending sector
Leading industries for UK R&D
expenditure
SOURCE: UK Office for National Statistics (ONS), Business Enterprise Research and Development (BERD) survey 2013
NOTES: The BERD survey is conducted annually by ONS. As part of the 2013 survey, approximately 5,400 questionnaires were sent to businesses known to perform R&D. This included around
400 of the largest R&D spenders, which accounted for approximately 77% of the 2013 total R&D expenditure estimate. Smaller R&D performers and others believed to be performing R&D were
selected using various sampling fractions. Industry product group and business employment size were the stratification variables. Completed questionnaire were returned by 5,112 businesses,
representing a response rate of 95%. The data are reported irrespective of the residence of the ultimate owner, but overseas activities of affiliates of UK businesses are not included.
ABPI R&D Sourcebook 2015 . Page 22. http://www.abpi.org.uk/our-work/library/industry/Documents/ABPI_RD_Sourcebook.pdf
Pharmaceutical R&D as a percent of all
industry R&D
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The number of science, technology, engineering and maths
(STEM) graduates has increased by
18 per cent over the past 10 years in the UK
Number of students enrolled in
Higher Education per subject
between 2009 and 20141,2
(HESA 2014)
1. HESA 2014. https://www.hesa.ac.uk/
2. Bridging the skills gap in the biopharmaceutical industry: Maintaining the UK’s leading position in life sciences. ABPI, Page 10. November 2015 37

The priorities identified when looking at the
pharmaceutical industry skills gap
Top priorities
 The data obtained were analysed in order to determine top priority areas where immediate action is required to
address skills gaps.
 Any discipline area with over 50% of respondents identifying it a high priority was considered a top concern and
thus was further analysed.
Percentage of respondents rating
each top priority discipline as high,
medium or low priority or
identifying it as
‘not a problem’
Bridging the skills gap in the biopharmaceutical industry: Maintaining the UK’s leading position in life sciences. ABPI, Page 6 November 2015
Notes: Data was collected through an online survey seeking views on the difficulty of recruiting suitability qualified and skilled people to work in the sector between September
2014 and May 2015.
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There are specific skills needed in manufacturing
Manufacturing top priority areas
Percentage of respondents rating
each manufacturing discipline as
high, medium or low priority or
identifying it as ‘not a problem’
Bridging the skills gap in the biopharmaceutical industry: Maintaining the UK’s leading position in life sciences. ABPI, Page 20.
November 2015 39

Identifying future issues for the sector and skills
Future issues
 Percentage of respondents rating
each discipline area as a future
concern vs. a current concern.
(Only areas rated as a current and
future concern by at least 50% of
respondents are shown.)
 Size of bubbles
represents the number of
respondents in each area
 In vivo physiology and clinical
pathology have overlapping data,
as have proteomics, physical
chemistry, chemoinformatics and
biomedical imaging.
Bridging the skills gap in the biopharmaceutical industry: Maintaining the UK’s leading position in life sciences. ABPI, Page
35. November 2015
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”
How can we bridge the skills gap in the
pharmaceutical industry in the future?
 The Science Industry Partnership (SIP) Board should
review the evidence and consider action that could be taken
through the SIP to address the skills concerns identified.
 Where evidence suggests that high level and professional
skills are concerns across both industry and academia,
action will be sought through the Research Councils and
appropriate Professional Bodies.
 The pipeline for the development of appropriate
mathematical skills must be considered from primary
education through to Masters and PhD graduate level
training.
 ABPI Expert Network Groups, and the Medicines
Manufacturing Industry Partnership (MMIP) Skills group
(for manufacturing concerns), should monitor the critical
disciplines in their area, make recommendations on action
and raise concerns when it is becoming more difficult to
recruit people with the skills required or when new needs
are identified.
Addressing the skills needs
identified in 2015 is not expected
to be easy, in particular taking
into consideration the
challenging financial climate, but
it is essential that they are
addressed if the life science and
health sectors are to continue to
flourish in the UK. Many of the
skills requirements affect not only
pharmaceutical companies, but
other life science companies, the
academic science base and the
NHS. In addition, by addressing
the concerns identified, the
UK could become a
world-leading destination
for the growth of the
life science sector.
“
Bridging the skills gap in the biopharmaceutical industry: Maintaining the UK’s leading position in life sciences.
ABPI, Page 38, November 2015
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The pharmaceutical industry is an active partner in
bridging the skills gap (I)
 Every two years the Association of the British Pharmaceutical
Industry (ABPI) carries out research in the form of a survey to
identify collaboration and other links between industry and academia.
These links can range from interactions with undergraduates to
postdoctoral researchers, fellows and professors. This report
presents results from the 2015 survey and comparisons with data
gathered since 2003, when the survey was established.
 The ABPI and its member companies are proud of the industry’s
active links with academia and its role in bridging the skills gap in
education. These links range from interactions with undergraduates
to post-doctoral researchers, fellows and professors.
 Recent years have seen an increase in the number of training
opportunities for young people in pharmaceutical companies. This
includes a huge increase in the number of apprenticeships offered in
all areas and at all levels.
 At the end of 2015 there were a large number of young people
undergoing training linked to pharmaceutical companies. Of these:
 294 are undergraduate industrial placements (R&D)
 300 are undergraduate industrial placements (non R&D)
 552 are PhD studentships
 500 are individual researchers involved in post-doctoral
research
 297 are undertaking apprenticeships
Developing talent and partnerships to create new medicines, ABPI, Page 4,September 2016
2013 to 2015
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The pharmaceutical industry is an active partner in
bridging the skills gap (II)
1. Apprenticeship. Science Industry Partnerships. http://www.scienceindustrypartnership.com/apprenticeships/
Source: Developing talent and partnerships to create new medicines, ABPI, Page 11, September 2016
The apprenticeship scheme
at Pfizer has given me an
amazing opportunity to gain
industry experience in a
laboratory working with some
incredibly talented scientists.
It has allowed me to gain my
academic qualifications whilst
also learning and developing
practical skills in an exciting
and supportive workplace.
Charlotte Carr, apprentice,
Pfizer UK Global supply
”
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Apprenticeships
Aside from the ‘traditional’ R&D career path from undergraduate student to
postdoctoral researcher and beyond, there is a growing emphasis on apprenticeships
in the UK which is in part due to the Science Industry Partnership (SIP).1 2015 has
seen a 106% increase in the number of apprentices being trained within the UK
pharmaceutical industry, from 144 to 297; 10% (30/297) of which are in R&D – up
from 8% (11/144) in 2013. The proportion of manufacturing apprenticeships has also
gone up from 20% (29/144) to 31% (92/297).
Trends in the number of apprentices separated into business area in 2015 vs. 2013.
NOTE: No data was collected on apprenticeships before 2013. ‘Manufacturing’ includes apprentices in production, quality and supply chain.
COMMENTS: The total numbers of apprentices for each year were 144 in 2013 and 297 in 2015.
Apprenticeships in R&D, manufacturing, engineering and IT account for a larger percentage of total
apprentices in 2015 compared to 2013, suggesting that there is a greater emphasis on apprentice
training in these business areas.
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The pharmaceutical industry working with academia
Overall top 20 academic institutions for education and training
interactions with UK pharmaceutical companies
Developing talent and partnerships to create new medicines, ABPI, Page 21, September 2016
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“
We are heavily involved in finding the Science,
Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
(STEM) employees for the future
Judith from GSK (picture below) - ‘The students have loved it -
we’re bringing science to life in products they see in their house
every day. It also enables me to get a fresh perspective outside
the day job and keep my passion for science alive when I see
others get excited by it. ’
 ABPI members have 829 ‘STEM ambassadors’ - a
programme run by the Science, Technology,
Engineering and Mathematics Network (STEMNET).
 Pfizer have over 30 STEM ambassadors and are also
involved at a practical level in supporting the STEM
students of the future with initiatives such as:
 Lab in a Box – supporting practical chemistry in schools
 Community Lab – providing students with an experience of
practical chemistry
 The SIP (Science Industry Partnership) ambassador
programme – bringing older students into contact with
practising scientists
 GSK have nearly 400 Ambassadors and have
supported the STEM ambassador programme launch
providing inspiring and engaging STEM programmes
including:
 EDT: Industrial Cadets and G04SET
 Work Experience, Apprenticeships and Placements
 STEM & SIP Ambassador Programmes
 Hands-on STEM workshops in the classroom
 STEM in Schools – a STEM Careers outreach programme
”
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Slide Title Source
Our trailblazing scientists are the backbone of the industry and are working to
improve the world, slide 28
Accelerated Access Review Report (page 15, C. The Challenge)
Our scientists are working to improve the world, slide 29 Accelerated Access Review Report (page 15, C. The Challenge)
The pharmaceutical industry makes a significant
contribution to the European economy, slide 30
EFPIA. The Pharmaceutical Industry in Figures.
The pharmaceutical sector represents an
important sector for growth and employment in the UK, slide 31
ONS Annual Business Survey 2013, Section C Manufacturing.
Pharmaceutical companies are the largest funder of R&D for chronic and
deadly diseases in the UK, slide 32
ABPI R&D Sourcebook 2015, Page 23.
The UK invest more of our revenue in generating new knowledge through R&D
than other sectors across Europe, slide 33
The 2015 EU industrial R&D investment scoreboard, European Commission.
Page 48.
Worldwide Pharmaceutical R&D expenditure, slide 34 EvaluatePharma. World Preview 2014, Outlook to 2020. Page 15.
most value to the economy per employee, slide 35
Office for National Statistics
most value to the economy per employee, slide 35
Health Advances analysis; Eurostat Database.
highest research & development spending sector, slide 36
UK Office for National Statistics (ONS), Business Enterprise Research and
Development (BERD
highest research & development spending sector, slide 36
ABPI R&D Sourcebook 2015, Page 22.
Sources
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Slide Title Source
The number of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) graduates
has increased by 18 per cent over the past 10 years in the UK, slide 37
HESA 2014.
The number of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) graduates
has increased by 18 per cent over the past 10 years in the UK, slide 37
ABPI. Bridging the skills gap in the biopharmaceutical industry: Maintaining the
UK’s leading position in life sciences. Page 10.
The priorities identified when looking at the pharmaceutical industry skills gap,
slide 38
There are specific skills needed in manufacturing, slide 39 ABPI. Bridging the skills gap in the biopharmaceutical industry: Maintaining the
UK’s leading position in life sciences. Page 20
Identifying future issues for the sector and skills, slide 40 ABPI. Bridging the skills gap in the biopharmaceutical industry: Maintaining the
How can we bridge the skills gap in the
pharmaceutical industry in the future? (1), slide 41
The pharmaceutical industry is an active partner in bridging the skills gap (1),
slide 42
Developing talent and partnerships to create new medicines, ABPI, September
2016. Page 4.
The pharmaceutical industry is an active partner in bridging the skills gap (2),
slide 43
Science Industry Partnerships.
The pharmaceutical industry working with academia, slide 44 Developing talent and partnerships to create new medicines, ABPI, September
2016. Page 21.
Sources
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