Since the publication of the 2009 Practical Law article entitled "The life sciences industry: trends and predictions", the life sciences industry has experienced a great deal of changes. Lawyers working within the industry have remained incredibly busy thanks to, among other things, increased regulatory pressures, both in terms of costs and marketing, technological innovations and diversification within the broader healthcare and life sciences market. This article considers some of the broad trends lawyers are currently seeing in their practices and discusses their predictions for the future of the industry.

The lawyers interviewed are contributors to the Distribution and Marketing of Drugs Global Guide; the Commercialisation of Healthcare Global Guide and the Life Sciences Global Guide.