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Research to the rescue: Is medical research the new growth area for Britain's Economy?

Medical research is good for patients and good for Britain's economy. This fringe considers the benefits to be gained from sustaining Britain's global position at the forefront of medical research.

Organised by the British Heart Foundation, Diabetes UK and The Stroke Association

EVENT DATES

· Lib Dems (Liverpool)

Monday 20th Sept – 12.45-14.00
Hall 1C, BT Convention Centre

Chair: Dr Julian Huppert MP

Panel:
Baroness Lindsay Northover
Prof Peter Weissberg, Medical Director, British Heart Foundation
Dr Iain Frame, Director of Research, Diabetes UK
Joe Korner, Director of Communications, The Stroke Association

· Labour (Manchester)

Tues 28th Sept - 18.15-19.30
Stanley Livingston Suite, Midland Hotel

Chair: Mark Henderson, Science Editor of The Times

Panel:
Baroness Thornton
Dr Mike Knapton – Associate Medical Director, BHF
Dr Iain Frame, Director of Research, Diabetes UK
Joe Korner, Director of Communications, The Stroke Association

· Conservatives (Birmingham)

Monday 4th Oct - 12.45-14.00
Marquee 2, ICC

Chair: Victoria Macdonald, Channel 4 News

Panel:
Earl Howe
Peter Hollins, Chief Executive, BHF
Dr Iain Frame, Director of Research, Diabetes UK
Joe Korner, Director of Communications, The Stroke Association

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