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Enhancing Care for people with bone & joint disorders and injuries: Inspiring the Next Generation

December 12, 2024 9:56 am Published by Leave your thoughts

In the rapidly evolving field of orthopaedic care, Professor Xavier Griffin stands at the forefront of innovation and research. As the inaugural Chair of Bone and Joint Health at Queen Mary University London and Barts Health NHS Trust, he is dedicated to providing evidence of the effectiveness of orthopaedic treatments and training the next generation of clinician scientists. With a...


Transforming Healthy Ageing: Insights from the Pioneers Leading the Academic Centre for Healthy Ageing

December 5, 2024 9:46 am Published by Leave your thoughts

Welcome to this special interview with two of the three distinguished professors who have been appointed as Professorial Chairs for the newly established Academic Centre for Healthy Ageing (ACHA) at Barts Health NHS Trust and Queen Mary University of London. Professor Adam Gordon, MBE, is an academic geriatrician and President of the British Geriatrics Society, whose work has significantly influenced...


Unlocking the Power of Big Data to Transform the Lives of People with Rare Disorders

November 25, 2024 9:57 am Published by Leave your thoughts

Rare diseases can feel like a puzzle—complex, often elusive, and challenging to diagnose. For many patients, the journey to understanding their condition can be long and frustrating, given that these disorders affect relatively small populations. Yet, the emergence of big data is changing the game, offering us new and exciting ways to revolutionise how we identify and treat these conditions....


**NEWS RELEASE** Barts Life Sciences and Waltham Forest College sign partnership to establish a new Health and Life Sciences Skills and Training Hub

November 21, 2024 10:00 am Published by Leave your thoughts

            Barts Life Sciences, a partnership between Barts Health NHS Trust and Queen Mary University of London, has partnered with Waltham Forest College to launch a new Health and Life Sciences Hub, designed to expand education, skills and career opportunities across North East London. The partnership, celebrated at a recent signing event, will introduce new...


Progressing Precision Healthcare

November 12, 2024 9:54 am Published by Leave your thoughts

We are delighted to welcome Professor Claudia Langenberg, Director of the Precision Healthcare University Research Institute (PHURI) at Queen Mary University of London, to discuss the future of precision medicine. With an impressive background as Professor of Computational Medicine at the Berlin Institute of Health at Charité Universitätsmedizin, Germany, and former Programme Leader at the MRC Epidemiology Unit at the...


Barts Life Sciences features in the UK Science Park Association’s magazine

October 23, 2024 10:07 am Published by Leave your thoughts

The UK Science Park Association (UKSPA) is a not-for-profit Membership organisation representing Science Parks and innovation locations across the UK. Their Members span Science Park owners, investors and developers, as well as supporting professional service firms. UKSPA Members are linked to strategic innovation sectors for the UK, including Life Sciences. UKSPA’s purpose is to share best practice amongst their Members...


Unlocking innovation from within the University base: How Queen Mary University of London is embedding innovation into the research culture

October 14, 2024 8:57 am Published by Leave your thoughts

Queen Mary Innovation (QMI) is dedicated to maximising the economic and social impact of Queen Mary’s research using commercial tools. They protect and license intellectual property while building sustainable enterprises and social ventures to bring Queen Mary’s cutting-edge research to a global audience. QMI currently has a portfolio of nearly 30 companies across diverse industries. They create three new spinouts...


Barts Life Sciences, Barts Health NHS Trust and Capital City College Group partner to establish a new Health and Life Sciences Skills and Training Hub

October 11, 2024 8:36 am Published by Leave your thoughts

Barts Health NHS Trust and Barts Life Sciences have joined forces with Capital City College Group (CCCG) to establish Barts Health Futures, a pioneering Health and Life Sciences Skills Hub. The partnership, marked by a signing ceremony at CCCG’s Angel centre, will offer diverse education and qualification pathways to students across London, equipping them with essential skills for the healthcare...


Ground-breaking AI innovation for emergency care assessment

September 18, 2024 9:59 am Published by Leave your thoughts

A pioneering AI technology designed to speed up patient care through improved assessment in the emergency department is currently being trialled at the Royal London Hospital (RLH) as part of a groundbreaking collaboration between Bingli, Barts Health and Barts Life Sciences (BLS). Emergency Departments (ED) are under significant pressure, with the four-hour wait time target consistently missed. BLS is at...


Putting East London at the forefront of clinical research

September 16, 2024 7:38 am Published by Leave your thoughts

Clinical trials are important for helping to improve health outcomes for our community.  A Clinical Research Facility (CRF) is both a physical place and importantly a team of skilled healthcare professionals who help to deliver research studies.  Barts Health is a highly research-active organisation, and last year recruited more people into clinical trials than ever before. Next year, we will...