Government sets up £375m fund for ‘gamechanging’ UK tech firms

Future fund scheme will see the Treasury co-invest with private enterprise in bid to make UK a science superpower'

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Fast-growing firms working on gamechanging" technology, including in areas such as life sciences and clean energy, are being invited to apply for a slice of a 375m fund aimed at fostering innovation in the UK.

The future fund: breakthrough scheme will involve the government committing to co-invest alongside private enterprise to give extra impetus to businesses looking for cash to take nascent technologies to the next step.