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Minister stresses importance of physics research for the UK economy
IOP
27 November 2007
‘The new science and innovation agenda’ was the topic of lively discussion last night, Monday, November 26, at the Institute of Physics (IOP) Key Insight Business Briefing. Representatives from businesses across the UK attended the event to hear both the Minister of State for Science and Innovation and Sir John Chisholm, Executive Chairman of Qinetiq, set out their vision for science in the coming decades.
IOP used the opportunity to highlight their recent research which demonstrates the important contribution that the physics-based sector has been making to the UK economy since 2000.
Minister for Science and Innovation, Ian Pearson, speaking at the event, said:
“Physics makes a key contribution to the UK economy through the one million jobs where the use of physics based technologies or expertise is critical to the existence of the sector, concentrated in 32,000 businesses.
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