UK Life-Sciences Sector Deal Brings Life And Funding To Industrial Strategy
Executive Summary
The next step in the UK government's life-science strategy, the Life Sciences Sector Deal, was issued today, setting out a blueprint of government-support mechanisms and private investment across the whole of the sector. The deal, signaled yesterday at UK HealthTech 2017, seeks to maximize the potential of medtech and pharma businesses, and exploit the value of the NHS.
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