Cambridge Biomedical Campus
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The Cambridge Biomedical Campus is the largest centre of
Over 20,000 people work at the site, which is home to Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, AstraZeneca's headquarters, Abcam, the Wellcome Trust, Cancer Research UK, the University of Cambridge's medical school, and the United Kingdom's governmental Medical Research Council, which has National Institute for Health and Care Research-designated biomedical research centre status.[3] Cambridge Biomedical Campus is an accredited UK academic health and science centre.
Constituent institutions
The Cambridge Biomedical Campus is home to the following institutions.[4]
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Addenbrooke's hospital
Addenbrooke's Hospital is a large teaching hospital, and the central focus of the campus.
Rosie maternity hospital
The Rosie Hospital is Cambridge's first purpose-built maternity hospital, opened in October 1983. A multimillion-pound extension of the Rosie Hospital was completed in 2012.
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
The Royal Papworth Hospital moved to new premises on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus in Spring 2019.[5][6]
AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca's global
University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine
The
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
The LMB is a
The laboratory has won twelve
Wellcome Trust - Medical Research Council Cambridge Stem Cell Institute
The Wellcome Trust-
The aims of the SCI are:
- To make fundamental discoveries that provide new insights into stem cell function and potency;
- To understand the role of stem and progenitor cells in disease and thereby to improve diagnosis and treatment;
- To harness the capacity of endogenous stem and progenitor cells for repair and regeneration;
- To exploit stem cells as tools for studying the molecular pathogenesis of human diseases and discovery of therapeutic agents;
- To nurture future generations of stem cell scientists and clinical investigators in an intellectually invigorating mix of basic and translational research.
The SCI was formed in 2012 following an £8m investment by the Wellcome Trust and the Medical Research Council.[10] The SCI will eventually be housed in a purpose-built 8000m2 facility to be constructed on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus site.
Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute
The Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute is one of four core funded
Research in the Institute focuses primarily on Tumour Ecology and Evolution, with investigations across four main areas:[12]
- Basic research, which involves looking into the molecularbiology of cancer.
- Research into biomolecularmodeling.
- Research that focuses on specific cancer sites, forming a bridge between the clinical and laboratory areas.
- Clinical investigations and trials, including population based studies into screening and prevention.
The centre was officially opened by
Senior Group Leader at the institute, Professor Richard Gilbertson, is the Director of the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Centre, a network that encourages local collaborations between universities, NHS hospitals, and other research organisations.[14]
Cambridge Institute for Medical Research
The CIMR is a cross-departmental institute in the
Wolfson Brain Imaging Centre
The Wolfson Brain Imaging Centre was created in 1995 to develop and apply advanced imaging methods to patients with traumatic brain injury. It is unique in being co-located with the Neurosciences Critical Care Unit of
Hutchison/MRC Research Centre
The Hutchison/MRC Research Centre is a cancer research centre housing researchers from the
MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit
The MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit is a department of the
Institute of Metabolic Science
The Institute of Metabolic Science (IMS) is dedicated to research, education, prevention and clinical care in the areas of diabetes, obesity and related metabolic and endocrine diseases.
Brain Repair Centre
Adjacent to the Institute of Public Health, Cambridge Centre for Brain Repair is a subsidiary of the University of Cambridge Department of Clinical Neurosciences. It is a research institute aiming to "understand, and eventually to alleviate and repair damage to the brain and spinal cord which results from injury or
Institute for Public Health
The Institute for Public Health is a partnership between the University of Cambridge, the Medical Research Council and the National Health Service. It was created in 1993 to study disease in the population and to identify, evaluate and monitor public healthcare interventions.[22]
Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology
The
Others
Other entities located on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus include:
- Institute for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism
- GlaxoSmithKline Clinical Research Unit
- MRC Centre for Protein Engineering
- National Blood Service
- Strangeways Research Laboratory
Future developments
Within the next decade, there are scheduled to be 3 new hospitals (including one rebuild) on the Biomedical Campus, bringing the total number of hospitals on the Campus to 5:[23]
- A rebuild of the existing Addenbrooke's Hospital (referred to as Addenbrooke's 3)
- Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital
- Cambridge Children's Hospital (referred to as Cambridge Children's)
A new railway station, Cambridge South railway station, is due to be built adjacent to the Campus, as part of the construction of the East West Rail project between the university towns of Cambridge and Oxford. [24][25]
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- ^ "Campus Occupiers". Cambridge Biomedical Campus. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
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- ^ "Papworth Hospital building work set to start at Addenbrooke's site - BBC News". BBC News. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "Papworth buys land ready for Cambridge move - BBC News". BBC News. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ AstraZeneca announces new Cambridge Biomedical Campus HQ, BBC News 2013-06-18
- ^ "Her Majesty the Queen opens the new MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology". Cambridge University. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ The History of the Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB), University of Cambridge
- ^ Wellcome Trust and MRC invest in world-class Stem Cell Institute, Wellcome Trust Press release 2012-08-09
- ^ "Cancer Research UK Institutes". Archived from the original on 29 January 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
- ^ "The Institute". Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ "New Director of Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute announced". University of Cambridge. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ "Our Research Centres". Cancer Research UK. 11 March 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ Cambridge Institute for Medical Research (CIMR), University of Cambridge
- ^ "About Us". Archived from the original on 2 August 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
- ^ "Introduction from the Director | MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit". Mrc-mbu.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ Partners. "Home - Institute of Metabolic Science". Ims.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "Home". Institute of Metabolic Science. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ "Our Lead Researchers". Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ "About the Cambridge Centre for Brain Repair". Archived from the original on 13 October 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
- ^ "Institute of Public Health» Aims of the Institute". Archived from the original on 11 September 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
- ^ Brackley, Paul (11 August 2020). "Three new hospitals on Cambridge Biomedical Campus coming 'in the next decade'". cambridgeindependent.co.uk. Cambridge Independent. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ Josh Thomas. "An Addenbrooke's train station has got the thumbs-up from the Transport Secretary". Cambridge News. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ Josh Thomas. "Cambridge looks ahead to another new train station at Addenbrooke's Hospital". Cambridge News. Retrieved 12 August 2017.