Research and innovation news

Five blind Manchester patients will be among the first in the country to receive revolutionary bionic eye implants funded by the NHS.

The University of Manchester has announced a strategic collaboration with U.S. company Singulex, Inc., a leader in the use of single molecule counting technology as a diagnostic tool.

Congratulations to the research team at the Kellgren Centre who recently recruited their 200th patient to the LEAP study.

A Question of Taste is a school workshop, established in 2009, where post-16 biology students investigate how humans and chimpanzees evolved to taste a particular chemical.

The NIHR has recently announced the next call for Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) applications (Competition 32). MAHSC will be reviewing applications for the Wednesday 22nd March 2017 deadline.

A new app which rewards children with asthma for using inhalers correctly by blowing away cartoon baddies could help them overcome their fear of breathing devices.

Congratulations to the ENT research team, led by Professor Simon Lloyd, who have successfully recruited five patients to the QuicKfire study, which is just over 41% of the UK target.

Congratulations to Janette Dunkerley who has been appointed as Lead Nurse for the Research and Innovation (R&I) Division at Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CMFT).