Peers hear from regulators and entrepreneurs on financing and scaling UK science and technology companies

On Tuesday 17 June the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee will continue its inquiry Financing and Scaling UK Science and Technology: Innovation, investment, industry.  

The committee will hear from:  

10:15am  

• Lord Willetts, Chair at Regulatory Innovation Office 

• Dr Scott Steedman CBE, Director-General of Standards at British Standards Institution  

11.15am  

• Doug Brion, Founder and CEO at Matta.ai 

• Chris Vann, COO at Autolus Therapeutics  

Question topics will include: 

1. 1. The current landscape in the UK for scaling up innovative companies, with the recent launch of the Industrial Strategy and Spending Review 

1. 2. Regulatory Innovation Office and the BSI engagement with the start-up and scale-up community 

1. 3. Key areas that should be included in the Industrial Strategy  

1. 4. The UK's role in international regulation and shaping international standards 

1. 5. The barriers entrepreneurs face in scaling up their companies 

1. 6. Access to scale-up finance and public procurement 

1. 7. Regulation issues for start-ups and innovative SMEs 

1. 8. The role of Innovate, National Wealth Fund, British Business Bank, and pension funds  

The evidence session will take place in Committee Room 2, Palace of Westminster and will be available to watch live from 10.15 or on demand on Parliamentlive.tv.