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What is happening to medical science in the UK?

You might think its booming - because of all the Covid trials. The truth is, it& #39;s facing a crisis that could be devastating for patients, future patients and the UK.

A thread of new @IPPR research

Today, @IPPR release a new report: #ResearchAtRisk

£7.8 billion of research has been put at risk by Covid (to 2027). The biggest share (£5.3bn) comes down to lost charity fundraising income.

Ultimately, this would mean less treatments for us all.

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There are three Covid risks to medical science

1. Less direct charity investment (£1.4 - £4.0 billion at risk)
2. Less & #39;crowded-in& #39; investment (£0.6 - £1.3 billion at risk)
3. Less investment from global investors, due to adverse economic conditions (£2.5 billion at risk)

The government have pledged to get R&D investment to 2.4 per cent of GDP by 2027. That& #39;s their UK & #39;science superpower& #39;.

That ambition is now at existential risk.

We& #39;d need life science investment to get to £14.5 billion/year by 2027 - not unrealistic as of January.

Now, our model says we& #39;ll be between £1.4 billion and £2 billion short PER YEAR in 2027.

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It& #39;s also bad for diversity in the UK research eco-system

Everyone values charities: patients, universities, businesses. They do research other& #39;s wouldn& #39;t, because they& #39;re motivated by patient priorities

That& #39;s often early stage, mission based research which is highly valuable

We recommend a life science charity partnership fund to support the sector over three years - with the amounts below.

And we recommend the UK government invests in UK life science - its infrastructure, its clinical research capacity, its skills.

Good to see @labourpress and @ChiOnwurah back our research and policy calls this morning.

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