Using our facilities
The development of first-class infrastructure has increased our interactions with industry partners:
- The NIHR / Wellcome Trust Children’s Clinical Research Facility is running trials with a large number of companies including BioMarin Pharmaceuticals, GlaxoSmithKline, Shire and Takeda.
- The Biobank has a supply agreement with Biopta Ltd, a contract research organisation specialising in ex vivo human tissue services.
- The Minor Procedures Suite, located within the NIHR / Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility, is working with Renovo Ltd on their Phase III trials using the scar prevention treatment Juvista.
- The Centre for Advanced Discovery and Experimental Therapeutics (CADET) is working with Johnson & Johnson to investigate potential indicators of heart failure.
Our facilities are open to a variety of partners, from universities and NHS organisations, to commercial companies. For further information and to enquire about potential collaborations, please email keith.chantler@cmft.nhs.uk
A new offering for biomedical businesses
The former Manchester Royal Eye Hospital is being redeveloped into Citylabs, a world-leading centre for companies working on healthcare research.
The new centre will attract many businesses who want to work with our top-class researchers and access facilities for clinical trials. This will speed up the pace of innovation in the NHS and lead to improved care and treatment for patients.
Developed by Bruntwood and Manchester Science Parks, and located at the heart of Europe's largest clinical academic campus, the purpose-built facility is due for completion in 2014.
“The centre will bring together university researchers, hospital clinicians and industry professionals under the same roof. This will provide an ideal setting for greater research collaborations into disease areas that affect our community and will increase investment in healthcare businesses.”
Mr Bob Pearson, Medical Director at Central Manchester University Hospitals
For more information and to enquire about available space, please visit www.citylabs.co.uk or email colin.sinclair@bruntwood.co.uk.
