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Government increases R&D budget to highest ever level

The Government has pledged to increase the UK’s R&D budget to £39.8 billion for 2022-25, the largest number in history. This funding has been allocated across the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and is intended to cement the UK’s place as a global science superpower. It is also hoped that this increased investment will spark even greater…
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March 18, 2022
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Media Monitoring: March 5th – 12th

Prime Minister announces COVID-19 Inquiry Chair Today (Wednesday 15 December) the Prime Minister has appointed the Rt Hon Baroness Heather Hallett DBE as Chair of the forthcoming public inquiry into the COVID-19 pandemic The Inquiry, set to begin its work in spring 2022, will be established under the Inquiries Act 2005, with full powers, including the power to compel the…
Ben Kemp
March 11, 2022
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Sajid Javid delivers speech on pandemic readiness at the CEPI Global Summit 2022

Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid attended the CEPI Global Pandemic Preparedness Summit 2022 this Tuesday 8 March where he made a speech on the UK’s readiness to react to public health threats as well as the required focus on vaccinations and diagnostics. CEPI is an innovative global partnership between public, private, philanthropic, and civil society organisations. It works…
Ben Kemp
March 11, 2022
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BIVDA supports STEM for Britain 2022 event in Parliament

BIVDA enjoyed an excellent day in Parliament as dozens of university researchers exhibited posters encompassing their innovative research projects. BIVDA has long supported the annual competition with our CEO Doris-Ann Williams chairing the organising committee. Indeed, the organising team’s hard work paid off as esteemed politicians, such as Shadow Science, Research and Digital Minister Chi Onwurah MP and Chair of…
Ben Kemp
March 11, 2022
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New £150 million loan scheme unveiled by Government for innovative businesses

The Government have today announced a number of loan competitions worth up to £150 million to support research and development projects from the UK’s most innovative businesses. Funded by Innovate UK, the scheme aims to supports projects which are determined to have the greatest chance of bolstering future economic growth while concurrently tackling social challenges. The Government views this initiative…
Ben Kemp
March 11, 2022
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Media Monitoring: 26th February – 4th March

Millions of people with rare diseases to benefit from faster diagnosis and better access to treatment Millions of people with rare diseases will benefit from faster diagnosis and new treatments following the launch today of England’s first Rare Diseases Action Plan by Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid New technology and digital tools will support faster diagnosis, and improvements…
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March 4, 2022
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NHS England expands its call for sign-ups to the Reservist programme

The NHS has issued a plea for ‘reservist’ volunteers in order to bolster staff numbers as the numbers of vacancies continue to rise. Around 100,000 vacancies are currently active across the NHS, and addressing the workforce issues are a “critical” part of the NHS achieving its long-term aims according to NHS England Chief Executive Amanda Pritchard. The volunteers will receive…
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March 4, 2022
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Government pledges £260 million towards health research, manufacturing and development

The Government has stated that £200 million will be spent on making NHS data more readily available for research and increasing its security and accessibility. It is hoped that this will allow the NHS to deliver innovative new treatments faster and increase diversity in clinical trials to combat existing health inequalities. In a further boost to the life sciences sector,…
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March 4, 2022
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