Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility, Cambridge

These facilities have been established with the aim of providing purpose-built, dedicated clinical research facilities for use by the local research community, where patients/volunteers can participate in research programmes safely and effectively according to robust, ethically approved trial protocols.

The Cambridge Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility is one of five centres across the UK established using the Wellcome Trust Millennial Grant for Clinical Research Facilities.

The other centres are in Birmingham, Manchester, Edinburgh and Southampton. The five centres work collaboratively at all levels to develop the facilities.

The Cambridge Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility is a joint venture between Addenbrooke’s Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge University and the Wellcome Trust.

The aim of the facility is to support and encourage high-calibre research and ensure that it is conducted to the highest possible standards. To facilitate this aim, procedures are in place to enable clinical researchers to have access to assistance throughout the research process from trial design to data collection and management.