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Liverpool Wins Bid for National Research Base
The Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen Hospitals NHS Trust and the University of Liverpool partnership has been awarded up to 15 million pounds to create the UK’s centre of excellence in Microbial Diseases. The centre is a significant development for the North West and the healthcare sector as a whole.
Peter Winstanley, Professor of Clinical Pharmacology at the University of Liverpool and Consultant Physician at Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen, explains that “the pioneering research into the detection and treatment of infectious disease will provide benefits to millions of people in the UK and untold numbers throughout the rest of the World.”
The North West is already home to a strong biomedical research base and a wealth of healthcare-related industries. TrusTECH – the NHS organisation that helps the NHS across the North West develop and commercialise innovative technologies and services – fully supported the Liverpool bid.
“With its leading research base in microbiology and pharmacology, Liverpool is an excellent choice for the BRC specialising in Microbial Diseases. This ground-breaking initiative will present exciting opportunities for innovation in healthcare and TrusTECH looks forward to working with its team in the future ”, Dr Richard Deed (TrusTECH Innovation Unit Manager).
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Notes to Editors
- Set up in 2001, TrusTECH is an NHS organisation that provides NHS staff in the North West with advice on identifying, protecting, sharing and commercialising healthcare innovations.
- TrusTECH is a partnership between between Central Manchester and Manchester Children's University Hospitals NHS Trust, the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust and the University of Central Lancashire. It is based at Manchester Royal Infirmary (with offices in Liverpool and Preston) and is part of the NHS Innovations network.
- It receives its core funding from the Department of Trade & Industry and the Department of Health.
- The BRCs were introduced by the Department of Health to drive innovation in healthcare and translate advances in biomedical research into patient care.