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<p>My Department funds medical research in universities via the Medical Research Council
(MRC). The MRC supports and encourages collaboration between UK universities across
all of its funding programmes, and also supports collaboration through targeted initiatives
such as:</p><ul><li>The Farr Institute, which is jointly funded by the MRC, Government
and research charities and brings together 19 university partners to create a UK-wide
platform for health informatics research. The Institute provides the physical and
electronic infrastructure to facilitate collaboration across the partner universities,
and support their safe use of patient and research data for medical research.</li><li>MRC
support for 13 stratified medicine research consortia, addressing conditions such
as arthritis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, schizophrenia and dementia. The
initiative involves 32 UK universities, with each consortia involving around 7 universities.</li></ul><p>
</p><p>Working together, the Research Councils have developed an RCUK framework for
principles in funding multi-institutional collaborations in research. Further details
on the framework can be found here: <a href="http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/funding/principles/"
target="_blank">http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/funding/principles/</a>.</p><p>Innovate UK also
works with universities to drive translation of university-based research and innovation
into commercial applications which tackle disease and life-threatening illnesses.
Additionally, Innovate UK, through the Catapult network, provides access to leading-edge
technology, facilities and expertise in Cell and Gene Therapy, Precision Medicine
and Medicines Technologies.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
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