Government invests £300m to address ageing society challenge

The Government is investing £300m from its industrial strategy challenge fund to help prepare for ‘the challenge of an ageing society’.

The funding will support better diagnosis for UK patients through artificial intelligence and technology at new regional centres, while 500,000 volunteers will have their genome sequenced to help develop early diagnosis and treatments.

The grants also include an extra £40m for a new dementia research institute.

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