Research and innovation news

Congratulations to Manchester Heart Centre research staff for leading the way nationally for patient recruitment, by becoming the top recruiting site on the PRE18FFIR in the country for a second time.

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.