L@B Brief - Jan 2026

COMMENT

Time to be a bit less verbose

A few years ago I had to provide a statement to the police. The statement ended up being seven pages long, even though I had only seen a chap jump out, grab something and run away.

So it doesn’t come as news to me that I can be a bit long-winded. Unfortunately, some people have suggested that this newsletter has become rather the same, some even hinting that it’s a bit…. well, whatever adjective has jumped into your mind right now!

But never fear! Things are about to change - for the better.

In really great news for GAMBICA, we now have an extra person serving the lab sector in a shape which will be very familiar to many of you, that of Tony Collins, ex MD of Priorclave. (See more below).

One of Tony’s first jobs will be to use his operational knowledge of the industry to review this newsletter and make it more useful for all of you.

We are going to try to pick out a central theme for the newsletter each month, and this month it’s Strategic decision-making in a world of uncertainty. We’ll be looking at which aspects of the current Sturm und Drang are giving you most problems and how you want GAMBICA to step in to help change them. Even better, we are offering concrete help to enter or expand in the most lucrative market available to us at present – it’s all this month’s issue.

We want the newsletter to give you the information you need to keep on top of the regulatory, political and economic changes in our world and we would value your input on how it can be improved. You can get to either of us by emailing [email protected]

We really hope to hear from you

Toodle Pip!

Jacqueline

 

INSIDE this ISSUE

 

UK news: New face for growing GAMBICA lab team... Your opportunity to control some variables in your markets... Major new addition to Lab Conference...  New Health Data Research Service gets £600m... Business Secretary backs British scaleups with growth package and red tape review… AI Security Institute finds every system tested still at risk… Competition closes shortly for Innovate UK Growth Catalyst funding...

Lab construction and upgrade projects: opportunities for UK and overseas lead building… New labs in the US and India…

 

Export news: Discounted export training for GAMBICA members... New packaging rules for China... Cross sector trade visit to China and Hong Kong... South Carolina Lab settles $6.8M kickback case

 

Member news: Markes International acquired by Velaris Group

Also inside...

GAMBICA events and Industry events