Operationalising new opportunities
for cross-border collaboration in healthcare and life sciences.

No, although it is a robust community. The LSDA is an industry-led coalition operationalizing international collaborations.

Absolutely. We combine work efforts and help structure opportunities for everything to go farther together — not recreate the wheel. Academic thinking, policy analysts, and specialists with macro views such as geopolitics and geoeconomics all have a place here. We need more connectivity between functions, backgrounds, and geographies, not less.

It is — but it isn’t only embassy work. Science diplomacy, and economic diplomacy, both are essential to creating a more productive, stable global landscape. This is the hard work of building long-term, large-scale partnerships between countries.

Allied geographies that are able to cooperate with pre-competitive research and operational collaborations within the governance, regulatory, and security frameworks on that opportunity.

Science and health data have their own special nuances and requirements, particularly internationally, as do technologies that can be considered security assets. Most regions in which the LSDA can operate are NATO countries. Some regions are outside of NATO and can be involved in certain capacities. Similarly, many countries can operate under a shared non-dilutive funding framework — yet others that can participate simply operationalize under a different opportunity shape.

It can be simply an idea (a “0-1” opportunity) or something more formed and needing additional partners (a “1-2” opportunity). What would your team build if you had the right collaborators?

The LSDA is funded by sponsors: innovation clusters, professional service firms, and industry partners. Every organization sponsors the same amount and, in return, receives visibility at our in-person Summits and research that helps them make decisions. All decisions regarding opportunities and topics covered are made independently. No internal roles can be purchased by sponsors. We take no government sponsorship.