For the life sciences industry, the latest delay to the Brexit process spells a further period of regulatory and trade uncertainty. Companies poured time, energy and money into preparing for the possibility of a no-deal exit on 31 October, only to see that date pass uneventfully by when prime minister Boris Johnson reluctantly requested another extension, this time to January 31, 2020.
The industry certainly does not want a no-deal outcome, but it does crave some form of stability. The feeling was...