In 2018, approximately 50 percent of the total health research expenditure in the United Kingdom (UK) came from the business sector, the highest of the research sectors despite the share slightly dropping since 2014. The university sector increased its share of health research expenditure in the UK from 34.2 percent in 2014 to 36.4 percent in 2018.
Distribution of health research expenditure in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014 and 2018, by research sector
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In this report “Public” refers to mainly UK Government funding provided via UK Government departments (e.g. Department of Health and Social Care) and
non-departmental public bodies (such as UK Research and Innovation).
Total expenditure within the business sector is categorized as pharmaceuticals
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