UK and China work together to fund superbug research

UK research councils and the National Natural Science Foundation of China have teamed up to award £9 million for research into international antimicrobial resistance.

The joint fund was announced by Minister of Life Sciences George Freeman and is part of the UK-China Business Forum. The funding agencies will lead a workshop in November in Shanghai to explore the core themes of the fund. Support Sustain's work with the Alliance to Save our Antibiotics.


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