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Media Monitoring: 18th – 24th March

Breast cancer gene linked to Orkney islands Researchers have discovered that one out of 100 people with grandparents from the Orkneys have the BRCA1 gene – which elevates the risk of breast and ovarian cancer. Ordinarily, women have a one in a 1000 risk of having the faulty gene. It is believed that this marks the first time a geographical…
Natalie Creaney
March 24, 2023
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£100m R&D levelling up funding awarded to accelerate innovation

The Innovation Accelerators programme is investing £100 million in 26 projects to accelerate the growth of three high-potential innovation clusters. The £100 million Innovation Accelerators programme is accelerating the growth of three high-potential innovation clusters in Glasgow, Greater Manchester and the West Midlands. Innovation Accelerators are a pilot approach to supporting three city regions to become major, globally competitive centres…
Natalie Creaney
March 24, 2023
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Media Monitoring: 11th – 17th March

Chair of SciTech Committee urges the EU and UK to accelerate Horizon Europe negotiations Greg Clark MP has urged the EU and the Government to accelerate negotiations on Horizon Europe association, following a letter from the Science, Innovation and Technology Secretary, Michelle Donelan. In the letter, the Secretary of State does not confirm whether the £1.6 billion funding allocated to Horizon…
Natalie Creaney
March 17, 2023
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Advisory Group Reform Proposals

Background In November 2022, the Life Sciences Council acknowledged that the development of new sovereign arrangements for the regulation of medical devices presented a golden opportunity to drive innovation and growth in the UK, whilst ensuring patient safety remains at the heart of the UK’s regulatory approach. Following the publication of a Joint Statement in December 2022, the Advisory Group…
Natalie Creaney
March 17, 2023
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Sir Patrick Vallance outlines interim recommendations for pro-innovation regulation report

The UK’s Chief Scientific Adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance, has written to the Chancellor with interim recommendations as part of his review on pro-innovation regulation for the life sciences. The report is expected to be published by early May, and is gathering input from ‘industry champions’ across several fields. In his letter, Sir Patrick acknowledged the MHRA as a global leader…
Natalie Creaney
March 17, 2023
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Media Monitoring: 4th March – 10th March

Minister meets leading researchers in women’s health and calls for more women working in STEM Women’s and Health Minister, Maria Caulfield met leading researchers and discussed their work to improve health outcomes for women and babies, and the importance of women working in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and maths). Although there has been a large increase in girls doing STEM…
Natalie Creaney
March 10, 2023
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Chinese company secured COVID test contract despite previous NHS data hack attempts

It was revealed in a Westminster Hall debate this week that BGI Group, a Chinese firm, was handed a COVID-19 test contract despite ministers knowing the company had tried to hack the NHS multiple times. George Freeman, a Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation, admitted the BGI group has made weekly attempts to hack into Genomics England in…
Natalie Creaney
March 10, 2023
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Government considering radical new approach to prevent life-threatening cardiovascular disease

People across England stand to benefit from a project to identify radical new approaches to prevent cardiovascular disease and reduce pressure on the NHS, following the appointment of Professor John Deanfield as Government Champion for Personalised Prevention. Professor Deanfield - a professor of cardiology at University College London and led a review into the NHS Health Check in 2021 -…
Natalie Creaney
March 10, 2023
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Media Monitoring: 25th February – 3rd March

Wes Streeting: Labour’s reforms will save the struggling NHS from its current crisis The Shadow Health Secretary has pledged to Labour will double medical school places, paid for by abolishing non-doms He also wants to cut unnecessary appointments through better access to specialist clinics, akin to sexual health clinics, to free up GP appointments   NHS COVID-19 app saved estimated…
Ben Kemp
March 3, 2023
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