UK's science sector 'must be protected' in the event of Brexit, says government report

14 June 2016
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Immediate contingency plans should be put in place to safeguard the UK’s science and innovation sector in case Britain votes to leave the EU, a government report has said.

It comes at the end of a six-month inquiry by the UK government’s Science and Technology committee into the impact of EU legislation and regulation in the life sciences.

The committee was told the UK could potentially lose more than £1 billion ($1.43 billion) in vital EU research funding in the event of Brexit.

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