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David Cameron speech on life sciences; ENGLAND: London: Grosvenor Square: INT David Cameron MP (Prime Minister) speech SOT - We're not here I'm afraid to find a rescue remedy for the euro, but we are here because life sciences, and the UK's role in it, is at a crossroads. Behind us lies a great history. Watson and Crick unravelling DNA, genetic finger-printing, the first CT scan, the first beta blocker, the first test-tube baby. 34 Nobel Prizes in medicine, countless lives changed and saved. We can be proud of our past but we cannot be complacent about our future. The industry is changing; not just year by year, but month by month. There's the pressure on healthcare budgets in the West and our ageing populations, while we have emerging economies in the East and an explosion of knowledge. All these things together create a new paradigm for life sciences. And in this new paradigm, we must ensure that the UK stays ahead. Because, yes, we've got a leading science base. Yes, we've got four of the world's top ten universities. And yes, we have a National Health Service unlike any other. But my argument today is that these strengths alone are not enough, that to keep pace with what's happening we've got to change radically. We've got to change the way we innovate, the way we collaborate, the way we open up the NHS. The two reports we're publishing today are testament to our ambition, not just to hang on in there with a significant foot-hold in the global market, but to take an even bigger share of that market in the years to come. So here I want to set out my view of how the industry is changing and explain how we are responding. First, let me be clear about why this is so important, to me and to this country. Life sciences is a jewel in the crown of our economy. It has consistently shown stronger growth than the UK as a whole, it accounts for 165,000 UK jobs, and it totals over 50 billion pounds in turnover. But the importance of life sciences isn't just about its ...