Cross-Party Group on Life Sciences Tuesday 22 February 2022 5.45pm-7.15pm Minute Present MSPs Kenneth Gibson MSP Graham Simpson MSP Emma Harper MSP Michael Marra MSP Invited guests Professor Sharon Pfleger, (NHS) Dennis Rijnders, Commercial Director Bovaer, BSM Rob de Hooge, Site Director at DSM Nutritional Products Jenna Bowen, SRUC Andrea McColl, HIE John Mackenzie, Edinburgh University Dr Catherine Calderwood, Centre for Sustainable Delivery Non-MSP Group Members Kate Dion, 3D Communications Alison Culpan, ABPI Helen Reilly, ABPI David Bowie, Albany Philip Jones, BioAscent Miranda Knaggs, BioCity Martin Coombes, Bristol-Myers Squibb Matt Barclay, Community Pharmacy Scotland Steve Kerr, Department of International Trade Bruce Whitelaw, Edinburgh University Joyce Tait, Edinburgh University John Macgill, Ettrickburn Heather Rankine, Genomic Health George Davidson, GSK Sandra Auld, Healthcare Public Affairs 1 Mark Bustard, Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre Ellys Wakeman, Ipsen Gary White, IQVIA Richard Mole, Moredun Group Graeme Rose, Novartis Giles Hamilton, ODX Innovations Steven Burke, PPD Grace Hutchison, Scottish Parliament Santa Walker, Strathclyde University James Crichton, Scottish Government Amanda Dutton, Scottish Government Tobias Croft, Scottish Government Ewan Morrison, Scottish Government Jamie Newbold, SRUC Carole-Anne Duthie, SRUC Annie McRobbie, SSERC Alexandra Morera, Strathclyde University Professor Roma Macguire, Strathclyde University Emma Eusebia, Strathclyde University David Littlejohn, Strathclyde University Susan Muirhead, Strathclyde University Connie McFadden, Strathclyde University Iain Hunter, Strathclyde University Professor Frank Gunn-Moore, St Andrews University David Telford, KTN Heather Ann Baxter, Lilly Claire Headspeath, ABPI Eleanor Charsley, ABHI Deborah O'Neil, Novobiotics Gemma Miller, SRUC Apologies Minister Ivan McKee MSP Miles Briggs MSP Fiona Hyslop MSP Fulton MacGregor MSP Michelle Thomson MSP Agenda item 1 Presentation by John Mackenzie, CEO, Roslin Innovation Centre (Co-Chair AAA ILG), Andrea McColl, Highlands and Islands Enterprise (Co-Chair AAA ILG) and Dr Jenna Bowen, SRUC Animal Health, Agritech and Aquaculture John Mackenzie discussed the real international assets sitting on our doorstep which the AAA ILG is committed to showcasing.