New NIHR Biomedical Research Centre opens in Birmingham
The NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) opened on 1 April 2017 with the aim of using cutting edge experimental medicine to accelerate access to, and adoption of, drugs, devices and diagnostics tests for patients living with chronic inflammatory diseases.
The NIHR Birmingham BRC brings together the expertise of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) and the University of Birmingham, both members of Birmingham Health Partners (BHP), and is one of 20 NHS and University partnerships across England that have been awarded funding through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).
Dame Julie Moore, Chief Executive, UHB, said: “We are delighted to have a Biomedical Research Centre based here in Birmingham to explore new treatments for inflammatory diseases. These conditions affect so many of our patients who present to many of our specialties in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham.
