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NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre

A new face mask designed by Manchester researchers is promising to end the stress and anxiety talkers and listeners experience when they cover up.

A leading MFT cancer professor MFT features in a documentary following TV presenter Julia Bradbury’s personal breast cancer journey.

A world-first genetic test, developed in Manchester, that could save the hearing of hundreds of babies each year has been successfully piloted in the NHS.

Three budding MFT entrepreneurs have been awarded places on the prestigious NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme.

The results of the world’s first Phase 3 trials, of a new drug Gefapixant, show that it can ease the often distressing symptoms of chronic cough, with minimal side effects.

The NIHR Immune Mediated Inflammatory Disease (IMID) BioResource recently hit a major recruitment milestone of 2000 volunteers, thanks to the collaborative effort of centres across England.

The first participants have been involved in a study onboard Greater Manchester’s new state-of-the-art Research Van. 

Participation in research studies is about to become easier than ever for residents across Greater Manchester thanks to the arrival of our state-of-the-art Research Van.