Banish the Brexit blues and come to Brussels, life sciences companies told

As the UK government struggles to retain some semblance of an orderly Brexit, the city that houses the headquarters of the European Union (EU) has offered British-based businesses a route to allow them to operate seamlessly across the UK and European Union (EU) post-Brexit.

On Wednesday, the regional government for Brussels launched a campaign to attract businesses to set up a base in or around the Belgian capital, saying that if offers them an ideal place for a European base of operations post-Brexit.

The UK pharmaceutical sector has long been considered one of the jewels in the crown of British industry but it faces serious challenges in maintaining easy access to the European market following Brexit, and among those already moving its EU base to continental Europe is Shionogi (TYO: 4507).