Lexology November 4, 2025
European life sciences businesses have been closely tracking geopolitics and global policy changes over the past 12 months, particularly as the new administration in the United States heightens its focus on drug pricing.
Against this backdrop, hundreds of healthcare professionals, investors, and industry changemakers gathered in London for McDermott Will & Schulte’s annual HPE Europe conference, held September 25, 2025. Our keynote speakers, hosts of the hit UK podcast The Rest is Money Steph McGovern and Robert Peston, outlined macro trends impacting the markets, kicking off lively discussions about private equity investment in European life sciences and the opportunities on offer today and leading into 2026.
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The current policy environment featured heavily in these discussions. The US accounts...







