MRC
Cambridge University gains stem cell centre funding
August 9, 2012Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cambridge, MRC, Wellcome Trust, stem cell
The Wellcome Trust and the Medical Research Council are investing £8 million into a new stem cell research centre. The …
UK government to create four new ‘eHealth’ centres
August 9, 2012Sales and Marketing MRC, NHS, data, eHealth, investment, patient records
A consortium of ten UK government and charity groups has invested £19 million to create a series of eHealth research …
Government healthcare fund pays up
August 3, 2012Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, MRC, SMEs, government
A £180 million government fund to help small businesses and academics come up with healthcare solutions has made its first …
Pharma funds drug discovery partnership
May 16, 2012Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Dundee, MRC, drug discovery, funding, partnerships, pharma
Half a dozen pharma firms are contributing £14.4 million to work by Dundee University and the Medical Research Council (MRC) on …
New agreement seeks to speed up UK research
February 25, 2011Research and Development BIA, Industry Collaborative Research Agreement, MRC, Medical Research Council, National Institute for Health Research, Office for Clinical Research Infrastructure, UK research, clinical research, mICRA
The government has revised the research contracting process in a bid to streamline research between pharma and biotech companies, universities …
Sir John Savill to head up MRC
August 11, 2010Research and Development MRC, appointment, research and development
The Medical Research Council has appointed Sir John Savill as chief executive and deputy chair with effect from 1 October. …
NICE’s methods to be put under the spotlight
July 19, 2010Sales and Marketing MRC, NICE, cost-effectiveness
The Medical Research Council has awarded £2.3 million for new research into the academic methods underpinning advice given by NICE …
Milestone for UK Biobank
July 8, 2010Research and Development DNA, MRC, UK Biobank, Wellcome
Medical research initiative the UK Biobank has collected DNA samples from its 500,000th volunteer, marking a major milestone in its …
AstraZeneca collaborates on compound library
July 5, 2010Research and Development AstraZeneca, MRC
AstraZeneca and the UK’s Medical Research Council are to share access to their compounds to improve their efforts to find …
Plans for UK’s research hub unveiled
June 23, 2010Research and Development Cancer Research UK, MRC, UCL, UKCMRI, Wellcome, biomedical
The vision for a new UK biomedical research and innovation centre which will be the biggest in Europe has been …
Funding boost for UK research
March 29, 2010Research and Development Cancer Research UK, MRC, UCL, UKCMRI, Wellcome
Prime minister Gordon Brown has pledged £250 million for the planned UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation (UKCMRI). The …
Sir Leszek Borysiewicz to step down from the MRC
January 19, 2010MRC, UK, appointment
The Medical Research Council’s chief executive Sir Leszek Borysiewicz is stepping down later this year to become vice chancellor of …
World’s biggest DNA project launched
March 16, 2006Research and Development DNA, MRC, UK Biobank, Wellcome
UK Biobank, the world’s largest and most detailed study of how genes, lifestyle and environment affect risks of developing disease, …
