Government launches £1m bioengineering sandbox fund
- gracebell7
- 20 hours ago
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The funding will support regulatory reform for research tackling antimicrobial resistance
The UK government has launched a £1m sandbox fund to support work researching how bioengineering can help tackle antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Antimicrobial resistance, when bacteria becomes less susceptible to antibiotics, is a major global health concern though to already be responsible for more than one million deaths every year, a figure expected to grow without meaningful action.
