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@darcycward

senior policy analyst @InstituteGC | life science | emerging tech | views my own

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🚨today @InstituteGC launch our new paper ‘New National Purpose: Harnessing Data for Health’ looking at how the UK can make the most of its health data asset to drive healthcare innovation by setting up a National Data Trust 🧵institute.global/insights/polit…
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Just had a quick look at what modules @UniofNewcastle is now offering for what I did MA in - IR: Global Justice and Ethics - definitely been a change since I graduated five years ago, with some very cool practical modules on offer, including regulating emerging tech and:
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Charlotte Summers@charlot_summers·
I realise I talk about this topic a lot, but it is important. If we want to: * transform the NHS * innovate to improve health outcomes * drive economic growth we need specialist clinician researchers. They are essential & not an optional “nice to have”. medschools.ac.uk/latest/news/ur…
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As @anastasiabekt says, this is a living project! All submissions welcome to understand what data is needed, and the challenges with accessing it: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
Anastasia Bektimirova@anastasiabekt

Our recent @InstituteGC x @TenThinkTank paper laid out how to build the National Data Library Now, our follow-up work asks: what do researchers & innovators want to see unlocked, created, fixed? We’ve built a living map of data needs, designed to grow over time Overview+link🧵

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This investment is fantastic for the future of UK R&D!! As @InstituteGC set out last year, there are additional things along the life cycle that the UK needs to get right to be a world leader in mRNA and deliver for patients institute.global/insights/publi…
Peter Kyle@peterkyle

I am delighted to have sealed the deal on a £1 billion 10-year investment in the UK by @biontech_group This is one of the biggest ever investments in the life sciences sector and will create new jobs, deliver cutting-edge facilities and help develop new life-changing medicines.

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Asimov Press@AsimovPress·
In 2015, avian flu infected over 50 million birds and cost the U.S. poultry industry about $3.3 billion. Today, the technology to almost insantly detect pathogens like H5N1 exists. What we lack is government action and investment to use it. Our latest from @deenamousa.
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James W. Phillips@AnEmergentI·
U.K. Government announces shift to 10 year R&D budgets - another core recommendation of the Blair-Hague New National Purpose reports implemented.
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Jasmin Kaur
Jasmin Kaur@JasminKaur_·
It was a pleasure to help advise this important and timely piece from the wonderful @InstituteGC team! We can capture so much value from UK’s emerging bioeconomy by implementing safeguards that allow responsible scaling.
Henry Li@lhenryli

Folks, it's the time for Sir Tony Blair and Lord Hague to team up on science and tech again. This time the New National Purpose is about biosecurity. Excited to share new @InstituteGC report on making the UK safer and more competitive in biotech bit.ly/4jIdwVB 1/10

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darcy@darcycward·
The recommendations in this paper launched today will help secure the UK from future pandemics while contributing to the government’s growth agenda
Tony Blair Institute for Global Change@InstituteGC

We are living in an age of geopolitical uncertainty. With the threat of engineered attacks from hostile states increasing, it’s now more vital than ever to strengthen Britain’s biosecurity strategy if we are to successfully bolster national security and protect our allies⬇️

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🪧Appointing a Biosecurity Taskforce, a small team of biotechnology experts from industry, within the Cabinet Office, led by a national biosecurity advisor.
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Five years on from the Covid-19 pandemic, pandemic risks are not only intensifying but coming at speed. From climate change accelerating zoonotic spillover to the risk of engineered biothreats growing, the UK needs to deliver + go further, on its 2023 Biological Security Strategy
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🧵If there was a pandemic tomorrow, would the UK be prepared to respond? Today @institutegc and @williamjhague publish A New National Purpose: Biosecurity as the Foundation for Growth and Global Leadership bit.ly/4jIdwVB
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it was great to attend a session @ChathamHouse yesterday with @DMiliband @RESCUEorg talking about the future of humanitarian aid and learn about how it is split across regions/need
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Luke Fehily
Luke Fehily@fehelium·
Ireland's research future is being decided right now. A new agency — @Researchirel — is in the making. Here's how you can help shape it 🧵
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