Bristol CRF
Bristol Clinical Research Facility
Bristol's new Clinical Research Facility
(CRF) run by University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation
Trust has received national funding from the National Institute for
Health and Care Research (NIHR) as part of a £161 million
investment to expand the delivery of early phase clinical research
in NHS hospitals across England The funding
begins in September 2022, when the Bristol CRF will formally become
the NIHR Bristol CRF.
Professor David Wynick, Director of NIHR
Bristol CRF, said: "The establishment of the Bristol CRF and
confirmation of NIHR funding is fantastic news and will enable the
Facility to deliver a major increase in the number of high quality
and safe clinical studies that will directly benefit patients. It
means we can offer more cutting-edge research than we would
otherwise have been able to do, driving forward innovation and
helping to identify new treatments for patients."
The Bristol CRF brings together early
phase translational and experimental medicine research studies at
UHBW and the University of Bristol into a single management and
governance structure, covering research in a variety of areas, with
a focus on cancer and immunity-based treatments and vaccine
development and testing.
If you are a commercial company looking for
local sites for your trials and are interested in finding out more
about our CRF, a prospective researcher considering undertaking a
study in the CRF or an existing researcher, user or sponsor of a
clinical trial currently being undertaken in one of the UHBW CRF
sites, please contact us to discuss your requirements.
MRI scanning
The CRF houses a 3 Tesla Siemens Magnetom
Skyra MRI Scanner. Clinical MRI scanning is currently provided,
booked and managed by the Division of Specialised Services. These
activities are separate from the CRF.
Booking of research MRI scans is currently limited and potential
users wishing to include MRI scan costs in grant applications are
requested to contact us well in advance of the submission date to
discuss timings, availability and costings.
Contact Us
Location:
60 St Michael's Hill
Bristol
BS2 8DX
Enquiries: CRF@uhbw.nhs.uk or telephone
0117 3421502
