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UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £1m to work with partners in China on innovative approaches to dealing with antimicrobial resistance.

Failure to tackle growing drug-resistant infections could lead to an extra 10m deaths a year worldwide and cost the global economy $100 trillion by 2050.

China has brought together 14 ministries, including health, food & drugs, and agriculture in a national effort to tackle antimicrobial resistance. The Chinese Ministry of Science & Technology will invest up to 60m RMB to fund the Chinese partners in this competition.

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