Biomedical Research Centre news

BRC researchers part of collaboration to improve efficiency of gene therapy products

26 Jul 2018, 3:56 p.m.

A new collaboration aiming to develop advanced technologies for manufacturing ex vivo gene therapy products has been established between researchers at UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (ICH) and Plasticell, a developer of stem cell techno

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Publication success for four clinical trials

25 Jul 2018, 2:44 p.m.

Four collaborative research trials, which all included GOSH patients treated at the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) GOSH Clinical Research Facility (CRF), have been recently published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine.

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48% increase in clinical research participants at GOSH

20 Jul 2018, 11:34 a.m.

The number of people taking part in research trials at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) has increased by 48 per cent, according to figures released this week by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).

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New funding to support pioneering thymus transplant research at GOSH

11 Jul 2018, 2:19 p.m.

Professors Graham Davies and Adrian Thrasher have been awarded funding from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) Charity to further develop a cutting-edge new treatment for children with the rare immunodeficiency condition complete DiGeorge syndrome (cDGS)

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Precision medicine improves growth for children with a rare form of rickets

6 Jul 2018, 10:39 a.m.

A new, targeted drug has been shown to significantly improve growth and control of rickets in children with X-linked hypophosphataemic rickets (XLH), a serious condition affecting about 300 children in the UK.

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