Biotech driving medical breakthroughs and cuts to red tape lead major science and tech package to spark UK innovation and growth
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Biotech driving medical breakthroughs and cuts to red tape lead major science and tech package to spark UK innovation and growth
- The Science and Tech Secretary unveils a raft of new announcements to drive innovation in science.
- comes alongside rallying cry to entrepreneurs, businesses, researchers and聽government to put science and technology at the very top of the UK바카라 사이트檚 priorities 바카라 사이트� or risk failing to secure long term growth.
- science and technology department marks its first anniversary, at the end of a week of significant announcements that will achieve a strategic advantage for the UK in all five of its critical technologies.
拢100 million has been awarded to biotech projects across the UK to help pioneer new technologies that will help prepare for pandemics, innovate farming, and protect against floods.
The cash will be given to six new 바카라 사이트楨ngineering Biology Mission Hubs바카라 사이트� and 22 바카라 사이트楳ission Award바카라 사이트� projects across the country, that will look to build on Engineering Biology바카라 사이트檚 enormous potential to address global challenges, drive economic growth, and increase national resilience.
It comes as the government doubles down on its commitment support growth and innovation in science by slashing research red tape 바카라 사이트� unshackling scientists so they can spend more time in the lab creating new vaccines rather than filling out unnecessary forms.
On a visit to the UK Biobank in Stockport earlier this week (Wednesday 7 February), Science and Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan聽set out the importance of the UK바카라 사이트檚 mission to be a science and technology superpower, at the end of a week where the UK demonstrated a year of clear progress on the UK바카라 사이트檚 five critical technologies 바카라 사이트� AI, quantum, engineering biology, future telecoms and semiconductors.
The Science and Technology Secretary also unveiled a package of announcements to drive further momentum behind the Department바카라 사이트檚 work including 拢21 million for the world-leading Biobank. The UK Biobank has been given the cash injection for a new robotic freezer, which will be used to store 20 million samples of biological data - further supporting research that is being used to treat diseases like dementia and Parkinson바카라 사이트檚.
This investment will deliver the long-term innovative change needed to deliver a brighter future for Britain and improve economic security and opportunity for everyone.
Science and Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan said:聽
Long term growth is the only way we will deliver the public services and improvements in living standards that every Briton wants for themselves and their families.
But as history shows, it is technological and scientific advances that are the true engine room of growth, and despite our existing strengths in these sectors, we cannot afford to pat ourselves on our back and take our eye off the ball.
Cementing the UK as a Science and Technology superpower by 2030 is more than a slogan. It is a goal we must reach if we want to grow our economy, continue creating well-paid jobs and聽build a better, healthier, more prosperous future for the UK.
The comprehensive bundle of new announcements and pledges will be integral to making the UK a science and technology superpower by 2030 and delivering long-term change across the country.
Other announcements produced today include:
- Announcing the winners of the Research Ventures Catalyst seed funding바카라 사이트� with up to 拢100,000 available for organisations finding new and innovative ways to fund world-class R&D in the UK.
- Updating the Science and Technology Framework 바카라 사이트� outlining progress since the launch of the Framework last year - showing the government is providing record levels of funding to R&D in the UK with over 拢19.4 billion in the past year, supporting top researchers to spread the benefits of innovation - more jobs, opportunities, prosperity 바카라 사이트� across the country.
- Publishing two UK-led G7 papers on R&D common values and best practices - showing again the UK바카라 사이트檚 global leadership in the science and tech world and ensuring research is being conducted in a way that protects, rather than undermines, national security.
- Launching a 拢3 million metascience grant funding call 바카라 사이트� aimed at boosting the efficiency and effectiveness of the UK바카라 사이트檚 already world-leading research system.
- Launching an interactive innovation clusters map - offering a comprehensive picture of innovation activity in the UK aimed at helping policymakers and investors to better understand, engage with and invest in the UK바카라 사이트檚 vibrant innovation ecosystem.
The measures will聽build on the record 拢19.4 billion invested in research and this year alone, the highest level this country has ever seen, and the nearly three quarter of a million jobs the sector has created in the last decade (a 41% increase). Statistics show that every 拢1 Innovate UK alone invests in grants for business innovation returns over 拢3.60 in direct business benefit, with a total economic return valued at over 拢6.20.
Notes to editors
The announcements the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology are announcing today in full are:
- The government바카라 사이트檚 response to the Independent Review of Research Bureaucracy
- 拢7 million funding to the National Timing Centre R&D Programme for Quantum Clocks
- An update to the government바카라 사이트檚 progress on the Science and Technology Framework
- Update on the joint UKRI/DSIT Metascience Unit바카라 사이트檚 progress and
- Winners of the Research Ventures Catalyst seed funding
- Launch of the government Cluster Mapping Tool
- Publication of the and Research Integrity and papers