Charlotte Cane MP visits Cambridge Science Park to meet innovative life sciences companies
Cambridge, UK, 1 April 2026 - Charlotte Cane, MP for Ely and East Cambridgeshire, visited local life science companies on 31 March to see for herself how new medicines and medical technologies are being developed and hear from scientists and business leaders what is needed to accelerate their life saving work and create more local jobs.
Charlotte Cane and local County Councillor David Levien joined the BioIndustry Association (BIA), Astex Pharmaceuticals and a group of innovative life sciences companies at Cambridge Science Park for a roundtable and series of R&D facility site tours showcasing the strength of the sector in her Ely and East Cambridgeshire constituency.
Organised by BIA and hosted by Astex Pharmaceuticals, the roundtable brought together senior representatives from Astex, CN Bio, AI VIVO, Creasallis, Mechanome Bio, Mursla Bio and the Cambridge Science Park management team. Reflecting Charlotte’s interest in understanding and supporting the Cambridge life sciences community, the event introduced her and David to local companies in the sector to discuss the main challenges and opportunities and explore how to best offer support.
Charlotte Cane, MP for Ely and East Cambridgeshire, said:
It was great to see firsthand the impressive work underway across Ely and East Cambridgeshire’s bioindustry sector, highlighting both its crucial role in developing future medicines and technologies and its strong potential to drive innovation-led jobs and investment across the region.
Martin Turner, Director of Policy and External Affairs at BIA, said:
We were delighted to introduce Charlotte Cane and David Levien to the some of the world-class life science companies based in East Cambridgeshire. The breadth of innovation in Cambridge Science Park is something the local community is rightly proud to have on their doorstep. To fully realise the UK life science sector’s tremendous potential, we need local champions like Charlotte Cane to use her influence in Westminster so that the government creates the right environment for drug development and job creation.