£18m fund to support next medical innovation

Posted on 8 Aug 2015 by Jonny Williamson

The next generation of medical advances have moved a step closer thanks to £18 million of Government support announced today by Minister for Life Sciences, George Freeman.

Twelve new treatments, diagnostics and medical technologies will receive funding from the eighth round of the Biomedical Catalyst (BMC) – a joint programme run by the Medical Research Council and the Government’s innovation experts, Innovate UK. Successful projects include £759,000 funding for developing a device that patients can use at home to monitor for lung…

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