Sustainable investment in science is vital to "improve the health and wealth of the nation", a leading clinician has told the BBC."There are more patents in Cambridge per head of population than anywhere else in the country," she said.
Prof Summers, who led a team fighting Covid in Cambridge during the pandemic, said: "UK PLC depends on talent. The best talent needs to come here to do their best work to improve the health and wealth of the nation. Prof Summers, who divides her time between helping critically ill patients for the NHS at Addenbrooke's Hospital and running the research institute, said the party that wins the election must provide "sustainable funding for science in the UK".Leading biotech firms such as Astra Zeneca have chosen to have major laboratories in Cambridge"We also need systems to support us recruiting and retaining the very best talent in the world.
The party added that it would "support research into new treatments, including for Parkinson’s and motor neurone disease and secure more commercial clinical trials"."The Covid-19 pandemic showed how a strong mission-driven industrial strategy, involving government partnering with industry and academia, could turn the tide on a pandemic. This is the approach we will take in government.