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For more information about the GREAT campaign and the information found in these scripts, please contact Annette Craze: annette.craze@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

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  • $21.3 billion was invested in tech in the UK in 2023 (Source: Dealroom UK dashboard, correct as of 13 January 2024).

  • The UK has produced a quarter of the world’s top prescription drugs (Source: NHS England) and we’ve founded the most biotechnology companies in Europe (Source: McKinsey).

  • Google DeepMind and OpenAI both have offices in the UK (Department “Grow the Economy” proof points, cleared and circulated in December 2023).

  • The UK has the most quantum companies in Europe (Source: Quantum Insider, article 15 March 2023).

  • The UK had a $1 trillion tech sector valuation in 2022 (Source: Dealroom UK dashboard, correct as of 13 January 2024).

  • We have four of the world’s top research universities (Source: INSEAD).

  • In the UK, life science equity financing grew by over 510% from 2012 to 2022 (cleared on 11 January 2024 by the DSIT Office of Life Sciences team for use in the GREAT Talent campaign).

  • The UK employs over 50,000 people in AI (Department “Grow the Economy” proof points, cleared and circulated in December 2023, source: AI Sector Study 2022).

GREAT Talent

The GREAT Talent campaign aims to promote the UK as a top destination to work and live among highly skilled prospective migrants in science, research and technology.

The campaign is designed to persuade individuals to relocate in order to support the UK Government’s strategic objective of being a science and technology superpower through to 2030 and beyond.

The UK is a leader in international collaboration and has a proud history of scientific discovery and technology innovation. We are open to the most talented minds in the world to come here to live, work and be successful.