Science minister says reforms could ‘unlock golden era’ of R&D

George Freeman also floats idea of turning UK university labs into institutes with dedicated funding

The UK science minister George Freeman has suggested reforms could “unlock a golden era” of UK-based science and technology companies.

If the government can “get the right regime in place…I think we’re poised to unlock a sort of new golden era of science and technology companies floating in London” at the capital’s stock exchange, he said.