Tom Hopkins: EIS and VCTs will aid UK's 'fourth industrial revolution'

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The Prime Minister has unveiled the government's new industrial strategy, which is intended to put the UK at the forefront of the global economy - and, argues Tom Hopkins, EIS and VCTs are perfectly positioned to help

Theresa May stood outside Jodrell Bank last month and looked to the stars - and Britain's future - and in doing so highlighted once again the UK's position as a global leader in innovation and research and development (R&D). "We are ranked first in the world for research into the defining technologies of the next decade, from genomics and synthetic biology, to robotics and satellites," said May, framed by the colossus of the University of Manchester's space radio telescope. "With one per cent of the world's population, we are home to 12 of the top 100 universities." Undoubtedly, we ...

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