RE: UK eyes ultra-lucrative deal with UAE fund to 'turbocharge' industry11 Feb 2021 10:29
Taken from today's Press article
Since becoming Prime Minister in July 2019, Boris Johnson has repeated his intention to make the life sciences industry a central part of UK economic growth following Brexit and the coronavirus pandemic.
In his first speech as Prime Minister, Mr Johnson said the life sciences sector was one of the country's “enormous strengths”.
Boris Johnson wants to make the life sciences industry a central part of UK economic growth
In that same year, he first floated ideas for the fund, insisting it would help companies commercialise medical breakthroughs.
In November, he met Microsoft supremo Bill Gates at Downing Street, along with 10 life science companies, to discuss future innovation and manufacturing of coronavirus vaccines, treatments and diagnostics.
Interesting!