Argentina and the United Kingdom signed an accord on Wednesday marking the commitment to carrying out studies jointly and encouraging an exchange of experts. These deals are included in a joint statement signed previously by both countries in September, as stated by Science and Technology minister José Lino Barañao, who is currently visiting London.

The minister said his side is promoting some of Argentine's reputable researchers to be parts of the prestigious Royal Society, In addition, his visit aims to boost a cooperation between the Royal Society and Argentine's CONICET, as reported by Mercopress.

Barañao met with British Science minister Jo Johnson to talk about the anticipated research and innovation projects stated in the accords signed Wednesday.

Moreover, Barañao visited GlaxoSmithKline laboratory Paul Nurse during his London visit. The laboratory has already disbursed USD 5 million in research projects in Argentina with satisfactory results. In addition, Glaxo helped connect the Science Ministry and recently-opened Crick biomedical institute. Barañao met with the director of the institute Paul Nurse.

GlaxoSmithKline is a British pharmaceutical company headquartered in Brentford, England. It is the sixth biggest pharmaceutical firm worldwide as of 2015. The company produces a wide range of products, from prescribed medicine, vaccines, to consumer healthcare products. Some of the most familiar healthcare products available at drugstores are toothpaste Aquafresh and Sensodyne. While among the medicine they produce are Panadol, Daraprim, and Amoxil, as listed on their website.

Barañao also visited the genetics research Wellcome Trust Sanger institute, and agreed to work together in advancing genomics and bioinformatics, considering these disciplines have a significant prospect not only in the process of diagnosing a disease but also in a biological process. Another field the Latin nation aims to develop is biotechnology development in the agriculture sector.Europe and UK have a sophisticated technology in modifying organism genetically.

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