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The event provided an overview of the research plans supported by the NIHR’s £41m BRC/CRF investment (2017–2022), in the context of the wider Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership.

Diagnoses of a group of rare genetic disorders in children could be transformed by a new test developed by University of Manchester researchers.

The GM AHSN has developed a suite of Innovation Funds to support and stimulate the development of innovative technologies.

Orchard Therapeutics Ltd. Receives Orphan Drug Designation for OTL-201, ex-vivo lentiviral gene therapy treatment for Mucopolysaccharidosis type IIIA

Results from a national research awareness survey, supported by the NIHR Manchester Clinical Research Facility (CRF), have been recently completed by the UK CRF Network.

A wearable medical device that monitors kidney function and could reduce the time spent by transplant patients in hospital has won a prestigious innovation award.

Around 200 staff attended events held at CMFT, The Christie and UHSM on and around 15 May to celebrate ICTD and learn more about the CRF’s five-year strategy and how to access its services.