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Professor Jane Eddleston, Group Medical Director for Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, said: “Delivering earlier and more accurate detection, diagnosis, and prognosis, through collaboration, is key to tackling the health inequalities across Greater Manchester. Through our clinical research excellence and joint working with our city-region health innovation accelerator colleagues and strategic global corporate partners we will be able to identify the most prevalent issues affecting our communities and develop targeted patient-centred care and treatment.”
Professor Graham Lord, Vice-President and Dean of the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health at the University of Manchester, said: “We are delighted that our city region has been recognised as a powerhouse for healthcare and life sciences innovation and proud of The University of Manchester’s part in this success. The innovation accelerator programme has great potential to transform healthcare for the better in our region and more generally.”
In addition, a programme to develop a pipeline of new genomic technologies will be established, in collaboration with the University of Manchester. The Development and Validation of Technology for Time Critical Genomic Testing (DEVOTE) Programme will bring together academic, industry and clinical partners from across the region to deliver enhanced genomic diagnostics to prevent stroke; rapid genetic point of care devices to detect genetic changes; and the development of ‘pharmacogenetic passport’ to optimise precision medicines for patients.
Bill Newman, Professor of Translational Genomic Medicine at UoM, Consultant in Genomic Medicine at MFT, and a researcher with the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Manchester BRC, said: “This is a great opportunity to enhance GM’s status as a world leader in creating genetic tests that can give rapid results in minutes. We expect that the DEVOTE projects will lead to the adoption of new tests by the NHS to make drug prescription safer and more effective. This will be good for patients and good for GM by creating jobs and a centre for investment in this cutting-edge science.”