UK manufacturing and R&D to benefit from new £360m investment
A joint government and industry investment of £92 million intended to expand UK medicine manufacturing facilities, form part of a new £360 million funding package from the UK government.
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A joint government and industry investment of £92 million intended to expand UK medicine manufacturing facilities, form part of a new £360 million funding package from the UK government.
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