Facilities

The NIHR Imperial BRC provides funding to underpin a wide variety of experimental medicine facilities, technology platforms and core supporting services

Themes

The NIHR Imperial BRC focuses on 14 Research Themes to facilitate the flow of research from laboratory bench to patient bedside

PPIE

Patients and the public are central to our work within the NIHR Imperial BRC, supporting our aims to transform health outcomes locally and internationally through translational research

Harnessing world-leading discovery science and clinical expertise to develop innovative therapeutics, devices and diagnostics for healthcare

The NIHR Imperial Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) is a part of the NIHR and hosted by Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in partnership with Imperial College London.

Our themes

Research / Biomedical Engineering

Research / Brain Sciences

Research / Cardiovascular

Research / Digestive Diseases

Research / Digital Health

Research / Immunology

Research / Infection & Antimicrobial Resistance

Research / Metabolic & Endocrine

Research / Molecular Phenotyping

Research / Multiple Long-Term Conditions

Research / Pregnancy & Prematurity

Research / Respiratory

Research / Social Genetic & Environmental Determinants of Health

Research / Surgery & Cancer

Our Facilities & Services

Facilities / Clinical Imaging Facility

Facilities / Clinical Phenotyping Centre

Facilities / Flow Cytometry

Facilities / Genomics Faciltiy

Facilities / iCARE

Facilities / IHKB

Facilities / Imperial Clinical Trials Unit

Facilities / Organoid Facility

Facilities / PERC

Facilities / Tissue Bank

Facilities / Translational Research Collaboration

First-in-Human Research

Examples of research projects testing out new drugs, devices and diagnostics in humans for the first time. The BRC is specifically aimed at supporting these kinds of experimental medicine studies.

First in Human First womb transplant operation performed in the UK

Published on 23^rd August 2023

First in Human Further analysis of the COVID-19 human challenge study reveals insights into how the virus spreads

Published on 12^th June 2023

First in HumanPartnershipVideo COVID-19 human challenge study – first results

Published on 5^th April 2022

Devices

The NIHR Imperial BRC has developed a range of innovative device technologies, in collaboration with scientists in our Faculties of Natural Sciences and Engineering. Some of the most recent are highlighted here.

DeviceInnovation Non-invasive brain stimulation could provide a new treatment for dementia

Published on 23^rd October 2023

AwardDevice New bronchiolitis trial launched to seek the best breathing support for babies

Published on 20^th October 2023

DeviceDiagnostic Imperial partners in UK’s first total-body PET platform for drug discovery

Published on 6^th October 2023

Partnerships

The NIHR Imperial BRC has a strong, successful track record of collaborating with life sciences and other related industries, academic institutions, charities and research organisations. Most recent examples can be found here.