British genetic database expects $320 million investment


U.K. Biobank, a huge collection of patients' health and genetic information, is expected to attract as much as $320 million in investment as Britain tries to bolster its life-sciences sector with Brexit looming. The money is set to come from government, nonprofit and business sources, said John Bell, an Oxford University geneticist tapped by the government to oversee the industry strategy.



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