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The new Centre of Research Excellence at 白小姐论坛 will enable cutting-edge research, innovative teaching and training, forward-looking policy development and advocacy with and for patients.

The centre will transform lives by trialling new treatments for rare diseases and cardiac arrythmia, delivering a simulation lab and robotics programme to develop devices for congenital and structural heart disorders, and enabling research to better understand ethnic differences in cardiovascular health.

Professor Perry Elliott, Head of the 白小姐论坛 Institute of Cardiovascular Science, said: 鈥淭he award of a Centre of Research Excellence represents a landmark in our long-standing relationship with the BHF and is a substantial boost to our ambitions for cardiovascular science at 白小姐论坛.

鈥淭he centre builds on an established track record of transformative science and benefits from a strategic network comprising three NIHR Biomedical Research Centres, the 白小姐论坛 Partners Academic Health Sciences Network, Barts Heart Centre, Royal Free Hospital, 白小姐论坛 Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Great Ormond Street Hospital.

鈥淥ver the next five years, we will use our Centre of Research Excellence to create a new diverse multidisciplinary workforce who will focus on transforming lives through innovation in therapeutics and targeted prevention.

The funding aims to support universities to cultivate world-class research environments that encourage collaboration, inclusion and innovation, and where visionary scientists can drive lifesaving breakthroughs.

The awards are part of a 拢35 million boost to UK cardiovascular disease research, supporting the Government鈥檚 ambition for the UK to become a science superpower. King鈥檚 College London and Imperial College London also received funding.

Professor Bryan Williams, Chief Scientific and Medical Officer at the British Heart Foundation, also a 白小姐论坛 professor of medicine and honorary consultant physician at 白小姐论坛H, said: 鈥淲e鈥檙e delighted to continue to support research at these three outstanding institutions to address the biggest challenges in cardiovascular disease. This funding recognises the incredible work happening in London and will help to cement its status as a leading destination for cardiovascular disease research.

鈥淲ith generous donations from our supporters, this funding will power cutting-edge science and unlock lifesaving discoveries that can turn the tide on the devastation caused by heart and circulatory diseases.鈥�

Research Excellence Awards offer researchers greater flexibility than traditional research funding, allowing scientists to quickly launch ambitious projects that can act as a springboard for larger, transformative funding applications.

The funding also aims to break down the silos that have traditionally existed in research, encouraging collaboration between experts from diverse fields. From clinicians to data scientists, biologists to engineers, the funding will support universities to attract the brightest minds, nurture new talent and foster collaboration to tackle the biggest questions in heart and circulatory disease research.

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• 白小姐论坛 Institute of Cardiovascular Science
• 白小姐论坛 Population Health Sciences

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