Cross-Party Group on Life Sciences Tuesday 19th of November 2024 17:45 – 19:45 Minute MSPs Kenneth Gibson MSP Graham Simpson MSP Jackie Baillie MSP MSP Apologies Brian Whittle MSP Michael Marra MSP Invited Guests Professor Deborah Williamson, Head of Public Health Microbiology at Public Health Scotland Professor Till Bachmann, Professor of Molecular Diagnostics and Infection, AMR Strategy Lead, Edinburgh Infectious Diseases at the University of Edinburgh Dr Poonam Malik, Chair and Co-Founder, Microplate Dx Dr Stuart Hannah, CEO, Microplate Dx Professor Tim Aitman, Professor of Molecular Pathology and Genetics and Director of the Centre for Genomic & Experimental Medicine at the University of Edinburgh Non-MSP Group Members Alison Culpan, Director, ABPI Scotland (secretariat) Claire Headspeath, ABPI Scotland Katie Murray, AstraZeneca Alex McEwan, ARM Team, Scottish Government Alexander Weir, Senior Technical Manager, Canon Medical Research Amina Slimani-Fersia, Lead Pharmacist Primary Care Den Barrault, University of Edinburgh Donna Manson, UCB Dr Amina Slimani-Fersia, Lead Clinical Pharmacist - Primary Care - NHS Fife Esmé Pringle, Reporter, Ettrickburn Fiona Hamill, Johnson and Johnson Fiona Nicolson, Burness Paull LLP Frank Armstrong, Non-Executive Director Frankie Toner, Public Affairs Manager, Market Access and Public Affairs, Chiesi George Davidson, Director Of External Affairs at GSK Gilliam McArthur, Boehringer Ingelheim Graeme Rose, Public Affairs Lead, Devolved Nations, Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Limited Greg Stevenson, Director, Greg Stevenson Consulting Limited Heather McKinnon, Senior Director Translational Science at LifeArc Heather Rankine, Eli Lilly and Company Howard Stuart, Advanzpharma Jamie Stewart, ARM Team, Scottish Government Jenna McGregor, UCB John Macgill, Director at Ettrickburn Limited John Mackenzie, Director, (Scotland), The Pioneer Group Katie Young, ARM Team, Scottish Government Marianne L...