Name: Can UK science survive post-Brexit? | FT
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British bioscientists are tackling some of the biggest

I think it's no secret that universities are really not

As a company now, over half of all of our team

that will restrict our ability to expand our work.

The main problem, at least, for my work, is regulations.

I'm going to examine the health of an industry that generates

£70bn a year for the UK economy and employs almost a quarter

This is personalised shopping with a difference.

I may be shopping in a London supermarket.

But I'm also trying out the latest high-tech weapon

The device I'm using is synced with an app on my phone, which

It can tell me if I'm at risk of obesity, hypertension,

which foods are likely to increase these risks

and nudge me towards healthier alternatives in real time.

The other one I picked out of the bars was this Snickers.

So, in fact, you were quite low with things

Things like fats, you were quite low with.

Putting personal health in the hands of shoppers

have made it out of UK labs and onto the market.

After the United States, Britain produces

But in 2017, the UK ranked 12th out of 18 comparable countries

in the value of its medical technology exports.

Science and innovation clusters across the country

Imperial College's White City campus is the latest example.

It covers 23 acres of west London and cost £2bn.

We face huge problems in society at the moment.

And the idea of this campus is to bring different people

Bringing together different cultures obviously

And it's only with that international linking

and collaboration that we'll solve these problems.

With that in mind, how do you view the prospect of Brexit?

We're really worried that the students will no longer come

from Europe because they bring a fantastic intellectual

You know, without these brilliant young students

from Europe, I think we'll be a lesser place.

The ultimate goal is to get researchers and businesses

working on the next generation of products together.

Sixfold Bioscience is just one of 70 companies

developing novel drug delivery systems for cell gene

And what you can see here today is our R and D team.

Sixfold is working on new ways to deliver therapies

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