Cross-Party Group on Life Sciences Tuesday 17th of September 2024, 17:45 – 19:15 Minute Present MSPs Kenneth Gibson MSP Graham Simpson MSP Jackie Baillie MSP Invited guests Alastair Florence, Professor in Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Strathclyde and Director of CMAC Ian McCubbin CBE, Chairman of RoslinCT Greig Rooney, Managing Director, Valneva Scotland Non-MSP Group Members Alison Culpan, Director, ABPI Scotland (secretariat) Andrew Gregory, Vertex Andrew Hollingsworth, Vertex Annie McRobbie SSERC Brian Forbes Astrazeneca Claire Headspeath, ABPI Scotland Dame Anna Dominiczak, Scottish Government Dan Montgomery, The Data Lab David Ridd, Valneva Esmé Pringle, Ettrickburn Ewan Morrison, Scottish Government Fiona Nicolson, Burness Paull LLP Gareth Lawrence, Atos Gary White, IQVIA Gillian McArthur, Boehringer-Ingelheim Graeme Rose, Novartis John Macgill, Ettrickburn Katie Murray Astrazeneca Lewis MacAskill, Scottish Parliament Mark Cook, Chair ILG Professor Alasdair Nisbet, Moredun Research Institute Professor Andrew Tobin, Glasgow University Robert Crawford, Thornton Ross Sarah Hunt, Skills Development Scotland Sonja Hart, Burness Paull LLP Apologies Brian Whittle MSP Michael Marra MSP Agenda item 1 Opening, Welcome and Introductions Convener Kenneth Gibson (KG) welcomed everyone to the meeting.