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📢NEWS - Incredible news as @BBSRC and @UKRI_News Infrastructure Fund confirms £317.7 million investment to secure the future of world-leading plant and microbial science @TheSainsburyLab @JohnInnesCentre at the heart of the @NorwichResearch Park.

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@GeorgeFreemanMP “I am delighted as Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation that we are announcing this major investment into @JohnInnesCentre and @TheSainsburyLab (…) investing even more into this vital asset for the Norfolk and UK economies.” @NorwichResearch

Nick Talbot @talbotlabTSL @TheSainsburyLab Executive Director “The investment from @BBSRC @UKRI_News will enable us to harness the collaborative environment on @NorwichResearch Park, catalysing new research initiatives and creating a unique asset for #UK #science #innovation.”

Graham Moore @JohnInnesCentre Director “Securing this funding is a major step forward in realising our vision to improve collaborative working across UK & overseas, helping us to provide a safer, healthier & more sustainable future through the power of plant & microbial science”

@MelanieWelham, Executive Chair @BBSRC @UKRI_News: “Next Generation Infrastructure provides an important opportunity to further improve our local connections with key partners at @NorwichResearch Park, the likes of which include @EarlhamInst and @TheQuadram Institute.”

We are incredibly grateful for the generosity and foresight of The Gatsby Charitable Foundation, @uniofeastanglia, John Innes Foundation, @wolfsonfdn and @WestonFdn who are supporting our ambitious HP3 vision with @JohnInnesCentre alongside @BBSRC @UKRI_News

@jonathandgjones talks to @itvanglia about our exciting plans for a ground-breaking plant & microbial science & innovation hub @NorwichResearch. See if you can spot him & Graham Moore @JohnInnesCentre tonight 6pm / 10:30pm

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