Biomedical Research Centre news

GOSH and ICH to tackle antibiotic resistance in children

27 Jun 2019, 1:43 p.m.

A new initiative set to tackle the global threat of antibiotic resistance (also known as antimicrobial resistance or AMR) has been awarded £3.3 million in government funding.

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European clinical trial for Kawasaki disease to be led by GOSH and ICH researchers

27 Jun 2019, 1:42 p.m.

Researchers at the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (ICH) and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) are to lead a new clinical trial for Kawasaki syndrome (KD-CAAP), a rare immune system condition that causes swelling of the blood vessels o

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Gene therapy treatment manufactured at GOSH and ICH used to treat world's first patient with life limiting genetic condition, MPSIIIA

28 May 2019, noon

A two-year old patient at the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital (RMCH) is the first in the world to receive a pioneering new gene therapy treatment for the rare and life-limiting genetic condition, Mucopolysaccharidosis IIIA (MPSIIIA). The treatment wa

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Quick and efficient new method for generating naïve stem cells in the lab

30 Apr 2019, 12:22 p.m.

An advanced new method for generating stem cells quickly and efficiently has been developed by an international team of researchers.

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Young people shaping healthcare technology research

29 Apr 2019, 3:19 p.m.

Twenty five young people came to Great Ormond Street Hospital’s (GOSH) new digital hub DRIVE last week as part of an event to help digital researchers and industry engage with a diverse group of young people and hear how their products could be improved t

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