Hospital & Healthcare Management July 26, 2025
How the UK Life Sciences Sector Plan Reduces Regulatory Barriers for Healthcare Startups
The UK’s new Life Sciences Sector Plan, launched in July 2025, lays out a comprehensive roadmap to make regulation faster, clearer, and more innovation-friendly for healthcare startups. Here’s how the plan specifically addresses regulatory hurdles:
Streamlined Regulatory Approvals
- Faster Risk-Proportionate Approvals
- The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is set to become a more agile, responsive regulator with increased funding to reduce regulatory costs and approval times by 25%.
- Startups will benefit from quicker, predictable timelines for obtaining licenses for new products, including medicines, medical devices, and digital health tools.
- Parallel Approvals and Integrated Advice
- Closer coordination between the...
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