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<p>The Government invests money in the Medical Research Council (MRC) and Innovate
UK, both of which are non-departmental public bodies. The MRC funds (a) medical research
and development, while both MRC and Innovate fund (b) medical research and development
carried out by private companies.</p><p> </p><p><strong>(a)</strong> <strong>MRC funding
of medical research and development</strong></p><p>The Medical Research Council (MRC)
supports research through a range of grants and personal awards to scientists in universities,
medical schools and other research institutes and welcomes investigator-initiated
research proposals in all areas of research relevant to human health. Awards are made
on the basis of the scientific quality of the proposals.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>MRC
gross expenditure</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>£775.11m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>£736.82m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>£769.79m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£877.32m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>£801.38m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>£927.79m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>£754.98m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Notes:</p><ul><li>Gross Expenditure includes all research expenditure plus
underpinning costs which relate to support for facilities, infrastructure and policy.</li><li>2015/16
gross expenditure includes £169m for the Clinical Research Infrastructure Awards (<a
href="https://www.mrc.ac.uk/research/initiatives/clinical-research-capabilities-and-technologies-initiative/"
target="_blank">https://www.mrc.ac.uk/research/initiatives/clinical-research-capabilities-and-technologies-initiative/</a>)</li></ul><p>
</p><p><strong>(b)</strong> <strong>MRC and Innovate UK funding for medical research
and development carried out by private companies</strong></p><p> </p><p>Innovate UK
has funded medical research and development across a number of thematic areas, and
funding also comprises a share of the that awarded through its Open Programme and
other responsive funding programmes. Innovate UK also indirectly supports investment
in medical R&D through the core funding it provides the Cell & Gene Therapy
Catapult and the Medicines Discovery Catapult</p><p> </p><p>The MRC provides funding
for research and development to private companies on an exceptional basis through
the National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement & Reduction of Animals in
Research (NC3Rs) CRACK IT scheme using the Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI)
process from Innovate UK. The scheme drives the development of better and more predictive
tools and technologies for drug and chemical development that will impact positively
on the replacement, refinement and reduction of animals in research. The scheme funds
universities and SMEs to work together to develop these tools so they are fit for
purpose for broad uptake.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>MRC
expenditure to private companies (spend)</p></td><td><p>Innovate UK (commitment)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>£0m</p></td><td><p>£25.12m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>£0.02m</p></td><td><p>£29.43m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>£0.09m</p></td><td><p>£80.05m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£0.32m</p></td><td><p>£66.64m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>£0m</p></td><td><p>£41.72m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>£0m</p></td><td><p>£24.42m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>£0.59m</p></td><td><p>£63.20m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Please note that spend and commitment figures are not directly comparable as
funding may be committed in one year but spent in another.</p><p> </p><p>In addition
the Department of Health and Social Care funds research into all aspects of human
health through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) at the level of £1bn
per year including on programmes on research which encourage collaboration with industry.</p><p>
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