Funders
Our research groups are generously supported by the following funding bodies:
- Arthritis Research UK
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
- Bloodwise
- Britain Israel Research and Academic Exchange Partnership
- Cancer Research UK
- CRUK UCL Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre
- Diabetes UK
- Dunhill Medical Trust
- European Union
- Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity
- Innovate UK
- Jeffrey Modell Foundation
- Kidney Research UK
- Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions European Fellowship
- Medical Research Council
- National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
- National Institute for Health Research
- Rosetrees Trust
- Royal College of Surgeons of England
- Royal Free Charity
- Scleroderma & Raynaud's UK
- Sparks Children's Charity (GOSH)
- St Peters Trust
- Type One Mission
- UCLH Biomedical Research Centre
- UK Regenerative Medicine Platform
- UK Stem Cell Foundation
- Wellcome Trust
Partnerships
The Institute has formed partnerships with the following organisations:
- The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Development of the Institute is a key component of the Trust's 5-year plan - UCL Partners
The IIT is an integral part of the UCLP Academic Health Science Centre (AHSC) strategy to accelerate the translation of research discoveries into therapies for patients. Infection, Immunity and Inflammation is one of six programmes of the UCLP-AHSC - UCL Personalised Medicine Domain
At the IIT we will combine genetic data with phenotypic and functional data to inform the design and implementation of personalised treatment for individual patients. - UCL Institute of Hepatology and Digestive Health
Professor Massimo Pinzani is Chair in Hepatology. Joint appointments have been created through his interest in the immune mechanisms leading to bowel and liver inflammation. - UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health
Research and clinical services at the Royal Free Campus are closely linked with Great Ormond Street, particularly through the development of gene theapy programmes, and the sharing of expertise and production facilities. - UCL Cancer Institute
Cancer immunotherapy research is a key focus of the Institute. UCL has the opportunity to lead immune-based therapy approaches for cancer, a rapidly expanding area of translational research which is likely to have major clinical impact in the next 5 to 10 years. - Crick Institute
Serving as translational outlet for the Crick, we aim to develop joint research, training and exchange programmes. We have set up a 0.2FTE appointment for Dr Stockinger (NIMR/Crick), a world leader in T cell biology. - Yale
The Institute is building up key interactions with Yale. A UCL Grand Challenge PhD student is now jointly supervised by Professors Shlomchik at Yale and Stauss, and Dr Pule. - Catapult
This is a government initiative to accelerate industry-led implementation of cell and gene therapy as a generic treatment option. The Institute assists Catapult in developing production technologies required to implement cell and gene therapy as a commercial product. The estimated value of cell and gene therapy in 2014 is 3.1 billion worldwide.