Podcasts are now available from the Medical Innovation Lecture Series by the Oxford Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, part sponsored by the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, at the Said Business School, University of Oxford. Hosted by the Oxford Centre for Entrepreneurship and ... READ MORE
BRC Education Working Group reception
Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (OxBRC) funded research fellows attended an evening reception on 30 July in the atrium of the Richard Doll Building, Churchill Hospital. The event hosted by Professor Keith Channon, OxBRC Director and Dr Ken Fleming, Director of OUCAGS & Associate Dean ... READ MORE
Morgan Cole appointed
Law firm Morgan Cole has been appointed by the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (OxBRC) to provide legal services, on a secondment basis, on clinical research contractual issues and providing guidance on intellectual property matters. Morgan Cole was chosen because of their experience working ... READ MORE
BBC Radio 4 ‘Inside the Ethics Committee’
Dr Mark Sheehan, the Oxford BRC Ethics Fellow, was one of a panel of experts on 'Inside the Ethics Committee' on BBC Radio 4 3rd August. In this programme a panel of experts discuss real-life cases to explore the workings of clinical ethics committees. The topic under discussion was 'How ... READ MORE
Sleep Session Sells Out
On Sunday 13 June, top sleep researcher Professor Russell Foster helped to end this year's successful Times Cheltenham Science Festival with a sold out session. More than 650 people turned out for a lively debate, sponsored by the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre (OxBRC), and chaired by BBC Radio ... READ MORE
International Data Sharing Conference 2010
New ways of using vast amounts of data could transform scientific practice for the better. It is vital that decisions about the use of individual medical data are as well-informed as possible. The International Data Sharing Conference 2010 will provide a venue in which debates about these ... READ MORE
Preventing strokes research
Two projects led by Professor Peter Rothwell, from the Department of Clinical Neurology, University of Oxford, are leading to major improvements in the effectiveness of stroke prevention. Results from the study (named EXPRESS) indicated that urgent use of existing treatments (including ... READ MORE
Swine flu clinical trial results published
Last autumn the Oxford Vaccine Group was the lead site on a novel influenza H1N1 (‘Swine Flu’) vaccine study that enrolled over 900 children in 5 weeks. This rapid recruitment enabled us to provide data to the Department of Health in time to directly inform the national ‘Swine Flu’ immunisation ... READ MORE
NIHR call for proposals
This section of the NIHR website is dedicated to calls for proposals and funding opportunities. www.nihr.ac.uk/proposals/pages/default.aspx ... READ MORE
The Times Cheltenham Science Festival
Described by Professor Lord Robert Winston as “unquestionably the leading science festival in the country”, The Times Cheltenham Science Festival is a five-day celebration of science – and with intimate venues and a unique format it’s a rare opportunity for policy makers, research funders, the media ... READ MORE
Two Oxford professors win international medical award
Professors Peter Ratcliffe and Nick White of Oxford University have been named winners of Canada Gairdner Awards for 2010, one of the most prestigious prizes for medical research. The $100,000 awards have a track record of identifying significant and groundbreaking work early on. Since the Canada ... READ MORE
Patient-centred research on display at open day
A busy and successful open day was held in the West Wing atrium at the John Radcliffe Hospital on 18 March. The event was hosted by the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (OxBRC) which funds and supports patient-centred research. There were short talks, posters and interactive displays by 14 research ... READ MORE
Scientists look for examples of people’s writing for new Alzheimer’s study
Scientists at the Universities of Oxford, Southampton and St George’s, University of London are asking people with and without Alzheimer’s disease to come forward with examples of their writing as part of a study to identify changes in language use that occur with the condition. ‘We’re ... READ MORE
Variable blood pressure a new stroke risk factor?
Three recent papers recently published in The Lancet, and a further study in The Lancet Neurology, show that it is variability in patients’ blood pressure that is more likely to predict the risk of a stroke than a high average or usual blood pressure level. The results of the studies, led by ... READ MORE
Clinical Research Accolades for Oxford
Leading medical researchers in Oxford have been recognised for their outstanding contribution to healthcare research by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). Seven Oxford researchers from the University of Oxford and Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust have been awarded NIHR Senior ... READ MORE
mHealth: mobile technology for 21st century healthcare
Professor Lionel Tarassenko is the theme leader for the Bioengineering, Innovation & Technology research theme at the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre. On Feb 22 he gave a talk hosted by the Royal Academy of Engineering on how mobile technology is being used in modern healthcare ... READ MORE
BioTuesday at Oxfordshire Bioscience Network
Dr Mark A Taylor, General Manager of the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre is one of three speakers at an event hosted by Oxfordshire Bioscience Network on 16 March at Milton Park Innovation Centre, Abingdon. OBN is a not-for-profit biobusiness network which provides comprehensive support for UK ... READ MORE
New method makes vaccines stable at tropical temperatures
A simple and cheap way of making vaccines stable – even at tropical temperatures – has been developed by scientists at Oxford University and Nova Bio-Pharma Technologies. The British technology has the potential to revolutionise vaccination efforts, particularly in the developing world where ... READ MORE
Tumour mapping for novel cancer treatment in Oxford
Professor Mark Middleton, Professor John Bell, Dr Jenny Taylor and research colleagues from Oxford were interviewed on BBC Radio 4 on 17 February about new generations of cancer drugs. Discussions centred around advances in tumour mapping, patients' experiences, advances in genetic testing and ... READ MORE
Medical Innovation Event at Said Business School
The Oxford Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation are delighted to announce that registration for Medical Innovation 2010 on 17th and 18th March at the Saïd Business School is now open. Innovation is fast becoming the driving force for the achievement of high quality healthcare globally. ... READ MORE