The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry

Medicines are transforming our lives like never before.

We want the UK to be the best place in the world to research, develop and use the medicines and vaccines of the future.

The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry

Latest news and blogs

Two scientists carefully study a vial containing a blood sample.

Blog   |  

What drives company decisions on new medicine launches and UK investment?

In this piece, David Watson, ABPI Executive Director of Patient Access, discusses the findings of ABPI's 2025 Medicines Impact and Investment Survey, which aims to supplement existing data to understand and track how UK policy conditions influence company decisions, particularly on investment, workforce plans, and prioritisation of medicines launches.

Team of office workers sat around a large conference table having a meeting

Blog   |  

Time to emphasise the economics in health economics

Office workers points to key charts on a whiteboard behind her

News   |  

VPAG payment rate for newer medicines will be 14.5% in 2026

Doctor sits next to an older patient lying in a bed in a hospital setting

News   |  

Decline in commercial clinical trial recruitment selling patients short, says ABPI

Doctor with a clipboard stands interviewing a patient sitting on a bed in a hospital setting

News   |  

UK-US deal is good news for NHS patients and will help to support UK life sciences competitiveness, says ABPI

Best practice guidance: Supporting patient organisations to report industry funding

Transparency is essential when pharmaceutical companies work with patient organisations. This updated guidance is aimed at supporting that transparency.

Read the best practice guidance
Best practice guidance: Supporting patient organisations to report industry funding

Guidance for conferences and events in the UK: ABPI Code of Practice requirements

This clarifies the ABPI Code requirements for conferences and events, helps all relevant stakeholders operate in a Code-compliant, professional and ethical manner.

Download the guidance
Guidance for conferences and events in the UK: ABPI Code of Practice requirements

2024 ABPI Code of Practice – new resources

The PMCPA has published new webinars and e-learning to aid understanding of the 2024 ABPI Code of Practice.

Visit the PMCPA website for new webinars and e-learning
2024 ABPI Code of Practice – new resources

Lives Lived Well

From patients and their loved ones to those working within the pharmaceutical industry in the UK, we share a common goal: Lives Lived Well.

Find out more about our Lives Lived Well campaign
Lives Lived Well

Events

Office worker engaging in a video call on their laptop

Event

Online Workshop on SMC: How to prepare and submit to SMC | 09 - 10 March 2026

Making high quality, evidence-based submissions to SMC can mean the difference between successful or very limited access to NHS Scotland for medicines.

 View from the back of packed auditorium with looking towards the speaker on the stage below

Event

Joint Innovate UK - ABPI AI in Medicines Discovery Symposium

 ABPI Annual Conference 2026

Event

ABPI Annual Conference 2026

ABPI’s flagship annual conference will be taking place in Central London on 23 April 2026.

 SAVE THE DATE - ABPI Industry Summit 2026

Event

SAVE THE DATE - ABPI Industry Summit 2026

This event, for ABPI members and invited guests, will assess the way industry builds familiarity and trust, and will ask if we need to challenge ourselves to work differently to achieve radical change for patients.
See all our events

Economic statistics

£17.6bn

direct Gross Value Added (GVA) [1]

£9.3bn

investment in UK R&D in 2024 [2]

£1 in every £6

invested by the private sector in R&D is invested by the pharmaceutical industry [3]

View more facts, figures and industry data

Publications

All Publications