New £30 million research partnership to create pioneering healthcare tech to help people live longer

The UK Government has announced that medical researchers in Britain and Japan are to come together to advance research into treatments for debilitating degenerative diseases to help people to live longer and healthier lives in both countries.

Prime Minister Theresa May, Business Secretary Greg Clark and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe have announced a new £30 million partnership to promote new technology and innovation to enable people to live longer, healthier lives.