Plan to nurture homegrown investors focused on ensuring UK innovations have commercial payoff
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Jeremy Hunt will use his autumn statement to announce a US-inspired scheme aimed at developing homegrown science and technology investors focused on ensuring UK innovations have a commercial payoff.
Amid concern in government that Britain too often fails to exploit scientific breakthroughs, the chancellor is expected to announce plans for a fellowship programme that will train a new generation of science and technology venture capitalists.
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