Major Centres and Initiatives

Leeds BRC is an international leader in translational musculoskeletal research hosted within Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust (LTHT), bringing together two leading University of Leeds research institutes: the Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine (LIRMM) and the Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (iMBE). Both have the delivery of patient focussed research driven by scientific evidence as the core of their activities. The University of Leeds and LTHT are now the most highly cited English Higher Education Institute and NHS organisation respectively in the area of musculoskeletal diseases.

http://leedsbrc.nihr.ac.uk/

HealthTech Leeds is a joint research initiative between the University of Leeds and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust to accelerate the development and adoption of new health technologies.

It draws on the expertise of a community of around 150 scientists and clinical academics from across the University and the Trust and is part of a wide network of industrial, academic and clinical partners from the Leeds City Region.

HealthTech Leeds | University of Leeds

Innovating Medical Technologies Across the Yorkshire Region

The Place Based Impact Acceleration Account (PBIAA) is an EPSRC scheme providing funding to support a programme of impact activities within a research and innovation cluster. This PBIAA is based on the medical technologies (MedTech) cluster in the Yorkshire region and will support the translation of university research into new clinical products and services. It is one of ten PBIAAs awarded in the first round of the scheme and is led by the Universities of Leeds and Sheffield (‘the consortium’). The funding will support projects that accelerate impact from university research.