Laura Batchelor has spent over 25 years at the heart of European public affairs. Since the founding of FIPRA in 2000, she has worked to build the company into a trusted independent consultancy at the intersection of business, politics and policy. As Managing Partner, she brings a hands-on, outcomes-driven approach to every mandate — shaping debates, inspiring action and driving meaningful change across the public and private sectors.
Laura brings policy depth and commercial acumen to all projects, designing public affairs strategies that are politically credible and deliver measurable business value. She firmly believes that lasting solutions are co-created ones, an ethos that permeates through every aspect of the business. She also leads the Healthcare and Lifesciences practice and her team advises across pharmaceuticals and market access policy, medical devices and diagnostics regulation, public health policy and health security.
Laura is committed to building professional communities that foster dialogue and elevate emerging voices. Laura is a Founder and Board Member of W@LifeSciences, a platform connecting and promoting women professionals across the life sciences sector, and also serves on the Board of the British Chamber of Commerce to the EU and Belgium.
