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News 7 October 2024 Birmingham hospital first in Europe to enrol a patient in new investigational pancreatic cancer vaccine trial

Birmingham’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEHB) has enrolled the first patient in Europe into a new trial investigating a therapeutic mRNA-based “pancreatic cancer vaccine”. Known as autogene cevumeran or BNT122, the “vaccine” is an individualised neoantigen specific…

News 17 June 2024 First patient tests personal cancer vaccine

A research team at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB) has treated the first patient in England with a personalised vaccine for their bowel cancer. As part of the nationwide first, Elliot Pfebve from Walsall, received the…

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News 25 March 2024 Owkin and University Hospitals Birmingham collaborate to use AI diagnostics in a study that may diagnose and help treat colorectal…

Owkin and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) announced today a new five year research partnership to use artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate the screening and diagnosis of a range of diseases, starting with colorectal cancer. …

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News 3 October 2023 The 18th Annual UK Clinical Research Facility Network Conference

The 18th Annual UK Clinical Research Facility Network Conference took place 6-7 July 2023 at Nottingham Trent University. The theme of the conference this year was ‘Leading life-changing research: Realising the Potential of Experimental Medicine’. Staff…

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News 3 October 2023 Congratulations to Anont Hewchaiyaphum

Congratulations to Anont Hewchaiyaphum, who has just achieved Distinction in the academic element (MSc) of the Scientist Training Programme (STP). Anont is the first STP student to work within MD-TEC/Trauma MIC and is due to finish…

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News 3 October 2023 NIHR awards £4 million to the Birmingham NIHR Clinical Research Facility to enhance the delivery of research.

NIHR awards £4 million to the Birmingham NIHR Clinical Research Facility to enhance the delivery of research.

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News 3 October 2023 Congratulations to Sue Fagg

R&D August Winner of the Kind, Connected & Bold Award.

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