British government ends support for four new ventilator designs

Designs from Dyson and BAE Systems, who are among those who offered to create devices, currently have support but are to be reassessed by a clinical panel next week.

Britian's Health Secretary Matt Hancock

Four teams who have been working on ventilators in response to the Government’s urgent call for more machines for the NHS have been told their designs will not go ahead.

The British government has announced it will continue to support 11 of 15 projects as part of the Ventilator Challenge to help drive up supplies of the machines.