healthcare of the future - ruth mckernan - new scientist live 2016
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HealthcareoftheFutureDrRuthMcKernanCBE-ChiefExecu5ve@RuthMcKernan
Theworld’spopula4onisprojectedtoreach9.7billionby2050
DatacourtesyoftheOfficeforNa5onalSta5s5csandtheUnitedNa5ons
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Lifeexpectancyatbirth UKfemales
UKmales
Liverdisease6% Respiratory
disease9%
Otherdiseases21%
Cardiovasculardisease22%
Cancer42%
LeadcausesofprematuredeathinEngland
DatacourtesyofNHSEngland
DatacourtesyoftheDepartmentofHealthandtheKing’sFund
30%
ofthepopula5onofEnglandhaveatleast
onelong-termcondi5on
30%
ofthatgrouphaveamentalhealth
condi5on
Harvest T cells from patient
Anti-tumour activity T cell
receptor therapy
Genetically engineer cells
Infuse back into patient
Trea4ngcancerwithnewadvancedtherapies
Advancedtherapiesarebeingdevelopedusinggene-modifiedTcellstarge5ngtheWT1genethatisexpressedin
bloodcancerssuchasacutemyeloidleukaemia(AML).
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Age-relatedMacularDegenera4on
ImagescourtesyoftheLondonProjecttoCureBlindness,UCL,Neusen5s/Pfizer,MoorfieldsEyeHospital
§ Majorcauseofvisionlossoverageof65
§ 600,000casesintheUK§ Expectedtoriseto700,000casesby2020
§ Casesmaydoubleby2030
RPEpatchmadefromstemcellsreadyforhumantreatment
ImagescourtesyoftheLondonProjecttoCureBlindness,UCL,Neusen5s/Pfizer,MoorfieldsEyeHospital
WorkingwiththeresearchcommunityandacrossGovernmenttoturnscien5ficexcellenceintoeconomicimpact
Accelera4ngUKeconomicgrowth,nurturingsmall,high-growthcompanies,withstrongproduc5vityandexportsuccess
Buildingoninnova4onexcellencethroughouttheUK,inves5nglocallyinareasofstrength
DevelopingCatapultswithinana4onalinnova4onnetwork
Evolvingourfundingmodels;helpingpublicfundinggofurther
Our5-pointplan
TheCatapultsNetwork
InnovateUKsupportsUKbusinessesacrosssectors
Meettheinnovators
