Growing Global: Life Sciences webinar
What disruption, regulation and tariffs mean for international expansion and future growth for pharma and life sciences businesses.
Pharma and life sciences insights
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22 May 2026
Growing global report - Life Sciences
Life sciences organisations are stepping into a new phase of global growth - expanding into new markets, adapting to shifting demand, and navigating increasing complexity, all while trying to keep innovation moving at pace.
14 May 2026
Unpredictability is reshaping life sciences
As unpredictability is now a defining feature of the pharma and life sciences sector, organisations must be more resilient and agile — ready to respond to unexpected events that now arise with growing frequency.
17 Apr 2026
Cyber security and innovation in life sciences
The life sciences sector stands at a fascinating crossroads. On one hand, these organisations are at the forefront of progress, advancing technology and science with innovations like AI-driven drug discovery and targeted biologics. On the other, it is grappling with an expanding threat landscape that encompasses everything from state-sponsored attacks to supply chain vulnerabilities, just like other...
30 Mar 2026
C-suite 2026: life sciences highlights
Globally, the life sciences and pharmaceutical sector finds itself navigating a climate defined by volatility, hard‑edged economic pressure and relentlessly shifting supply chains. In fact, this is the sector hit the hardest by the majority of external trends impacting businesses and creating barriers to growth – simultaneously. Within this environment, a majority (84%) of sector leaders maintain...
23 Mar 2026
Accelerating life sciences re-shoring in Europe
In Europe, re-shoring life sciences production became a key strategic goal for governments in the wake of Covid. However, not all of these initiatives have progressed as expected. A major new report from Forvis Mazars suggests new ways to create success stories across the continent.
9 Jan 2026
The UK-US drug pricing deal
For much of the past year, the UK’s medicines pricing debate has cast a long shadow over the life sciences sector. The deadlock over NHS rebates – and the uncertainty surrounding the successor to VPAG – has created unease among global pharmaceutical companies already navigating an increasingly competitive international landscape.
6 Oct 2025
Re-shoring life sciences for a sustainable future
The pandemic, geopolitical tensions and the climate emergency have revealed the vulnerabilities of Europe’s life sciences industry. Relocating pharmaceutical and medtech production is no longer a choice but a strategic necessity to safeguard sovereignty, strengthen competitiveness and ensure long-term sustainability.
Maintaining confidence in the life sciences sector
According to our C-suite barometer: life sciences and pharmaceuticals sector view, an impressive 98% of industry executives forecast growth in 2025, five percentage points above the global average.
6 Jun 2025
The potential of AI in pharma
As with many industries, the pharmaceutical and life sciences sector is embracing artificial intelligence (AI) to drive transformation. The sector is using the technology to reshape drug development, improve organisational processes, support R&D and more.
30 Apr 2025
C-suite barometer: life sciences & pharmaceuticals
In a year marked by global uncertainty, shifting regulations, and fast-moving innovation, leaders in the pharmaceuticals and life sciences sector are redefining their strategic priorities.
21 Mar 2025
You only get one ‘Day One’
The UK pharmaceutical and life sciences sector is braced for a busier year in terms of mergers and acquisitions (M&A), following a quiet 2024, both in terms of deal volume and value.
Are UK businesses prepared for AI?
We’ve measured the AI preparedness of over 300 businesses in the UK. Find out the results.
17 Jan 2025
Top trends for the pharma & life sciences sector
As we move into 2025, we assess the key industry trends that are set to define the year ahead. Our experts explore how businesses in the pharma and life sciences sector can effectively adapt to emerging opportunities and address the challenges that lie ahead.
6 Jan 2025
2025 isn’t forecastable. But we will try
Forecasts are at the heart of investment management. Understanding the world as is, even perfectly, offers little value to investors, as that knowledge is “priced in” by financial markets. Forecasts, putting a price on future events, such as earnings, economic growth, inflation, etc, are where the true value lies.
6 Dec 2024
What the Budget means for the life sciences sector
As we step into 2025, the effects of the Autumn Budget 2024 will start to take shape, leaving businesses in the pharma and life sciences sector grappling with its implications. Was it a step forward or a setback? Only time will tell as the changes take effect.
11 Nov 2024
Boehringer Ingelheim's £21 million VAT victory
In a significant decision for the pharmaceutical industry, the UK First Tier Tribunal (FTT) has ruled in favour of Boehringer Ingelheim, allowing the company to reclaim £21 million of overpaid VAT. This ruling is a major development for suppliers of branded medicines to the NHS, offering clarity on how VAT should be treated in relation to rebate payments under the UK’s voluntary price control schemes.
25 Oct 2024
Is the R&D tax credit regime fit for purpose?
Recent developments suggest that the R&D tax credit regime, established almost 25 years ago to support innovative UK businesses, is facing critical challenges. Although it has played a crucial role in driving value creation in sectors like pharmaceuticals and life sciences, its effectiveness is increasingly questioned.
21 Aug 2024
Third party risk management
In the last few weeks, we have seen both the ransomware attack on the NHS in the news, and more recently, the impact caused by a software bug in an update from a cyber security firm, causing IT outages across the globe. These two incidents, added to the traditional high risks of issues such as bribery and corruption, stress the importance of third party risk management and due diligence.
Pharma and Life Sciences - Exploring tax reliefs
Pharma and life sciences businesses, understandably, tend to focus on the science and development of ideas and the groundbreaking therapies this might lead to. However, leveraging all available resources, such as allowances and tax reliefs, is also something these companies should be considering. While leading pharmaceutical companies have large departments dedicated to this, smaller businesses in...
CSDDD and supply chains
Pharma and life sciences companies should act now to prevent impact on drug production capabilities and business viability.
Mazars sponsors FT Live Global Pharma Summit
Mazars is committed to supporting the pharma and life sciences sector; helping companies to navigate disruption, embrace innovation and grow with confidence. That’s why we recently partnered with FT Live for their Global Pharma and Biotech Summit - bringing the industry together to explore the latest trends, share top expertise and drive growth.
Anti-bribery and corruption in the sector
Nigel Layton, our Global Head of Pharma & Life Sciences and UK Head of Investigations, gives his insight on anti-bribery and corruption within the pharma and life sciences sector.
VAT for a healthy supply chain
The pandemic demonstrated beyond any reasonable doubt that the life sciences, pharma and healthcare sectors play a critical role in society. Developing, testing and manufacturing vaccines was key to beating Covid-19.
Boards in the UK life sciences industry
Life sciences organisations currently have great potential to thrive in the UK however, they are also facing significant challenges which, if not managed correctly, will limit this opportunity. Hear from industry experts to learn what boards must consider to successfully govern in this post-Covid era.
Spring Budget 2023 – life sciences sector
Clearly, Jeremy Hunt was wanting to champion the importance of the life sciences sector to the UK’s economy. It was probably singled out more times in his speech than any other sector and a few of the reforms announced today go some way to address criticism around the competitiveness of the UK corporation tax system for this sector, particularly in advance of the rise of the headline rate to 25% from...
Life sciences M&A update
Amidst uncertainty in the wider economy, life sciences companies need to be better prepared to de-risk investment decisions and complete transactions. Whilst this may have a short-term impact on M&A activity, we expect deal volumes to recover by the end of the year.
New working normal impacts pharma life sector
The tax implications arising from the paradigm shift to remote working and virtual collaboration this past year in the pharmaceutical and life science sector are complex on different levels.
International R&D tax incentives
Bringing new drugs to market is risky, lengthy, complex, and costly, so pharmaceutical companies are rationalising their major R&D centres worldwide to collaborate with partners. This is where international R&D tax incentives play their part.
Climate-related reporting in financial statements
Pharmaceuticals, as one of the largest global industries, has a significant role to play when it comes to climate change.