UK ‘needs urgent focus on skills’ to benefit from RNA boom

Centre for Process Innovation report finds “significant skills and workforce gaps” in emerging field

The UK must take “urgent action” to develop skills and retrain pharmaceutical staff if it is to take advantage of a predicted boom in RNA-based medicines and treatments, according to a study released today.

The report, published on 16 July by the Centre for Process Innovation technology innovation body with support from Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies, highlights “significant skills and workforce gaps” in the sector based on the application of the genetic material.