By Victoria Allen Science Correspondent For The Daily MailPublished: 20:53 EDT, 6 July 2021 | Updated: 21:48 EDT, 6 July 2021Tackling cancer, dementia and obesity are priorities in the Government's major science plan for the next decade. The ten-year plan for life sciences aims to follow the successful Vaccines Taskforce by cutting red tape and recruiting the private sector. After many cancer symptoms went unreported during lockdowns, the UK Life Sciences Vision is set to focus on tests for early diagnosis. Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund, Mubadala Investment Company, had already committed to invest £800 million in the UK life sciences industry. The vision will also look at immune therapies such as cancer vaccines and seek to maintain the UK's position in vaccine discovery, development and manufacturing, while reducing illness and death from respiratory disease.

Source: The Nation July 07, 2021 00:45 UTC