Life and Chemical Sciences
Inside Scotland's Life and Chemical Science sector
The Life & Chemical Sciences sector employed over 27,000 people in Scotland last year.
With a strong focus on innovative research and manufacture, Scotland has particular strengths in Pharmaceutical services, Industrial Biotechnology, Digital Health, Medtech, Animal health, Aquaculture and Agritech.
The following videos were recorded during the SDS Sector LMI sessions running during January - June 2024.
Presenters used data from the Sectoral Skills Assessment reports from 2023.
Use the following links to access the latest 2024 reports SDS Sectoral Skills Assessments 2024
Life and Chemical Sciences in Scotland
Life and Chemical Sciences now
Overview of what Scotland's Life and Chemical Sciences sector looks like today
Getting started in Life and Chemical Sciences
How to get started in Scotland's exciting Life and Chemical Sciences sector
Life and Chemical Sciences futures
What does the future look like in Scotland's Life and Chemical Sciences sector
Life & Chemical Sciences Useful links
Want to find out more?
There are numerous sources of Life & Chemical Sciences sector insight and intelligence.
Here are our top three picks of useful link to explore as a next step.
Plus, our full list of ‘Useful Links’ to download, use and share.
Life and Chemical Sciences Sector LMI
If you're interested you can watch the full SDS/DYW Life and Chemical Sciences Sector LMI session
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