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The Translational Research & Innovation Group (TRIG) at UCL's School of Pharmacy is dedicated to advancing pharmaceutical sciences by fostering cross-disciplinary collaborations, securing research funding, and promoting innovative drug discovery and development approaches. Our work aims to bridge the gap between laboratory research and clinical application, ultimately benefiting patient care.
Our Mission
Our mission is to be world-leading in the science and practice of discovering, producing, preparing, supplying, reviewing, and monitoring medications.
Key Research Challenges
TRIG focuses on addressing major challenges in pharmaceutical sciences, including:
Improving drug discovery and development efficiency
Understanding the molecular basis of diseases
Utilizing big data to improve patient outcomes
Developing advanced drug delivery technologies
Creating new curative drugs for high unmet medical needs
Personalized diagnostics and medicine
Research Strategy
Our research strategy is built around three core themes:
1. Celebrating and Promoting Diversity in Research
Encouraging a broad range of perspectives to drive innovation in pharmaceutical sciences.
2. Championing Cross-Disciplinarity
Increasing engagement with research at the School of Pharmacy.
Building networks across UCL, healthcare providers, industry, and global academic institutions.
Supporting partnerships with PharmAlliance, ULLA, CMORE, HKU, and other leading organisations.
Translating discoveries from the lab to the clinic.
3. Connecting with the Community
Engaging with postgraduate students to support research and teaching visibility.
Strengthening links with external stakeholders, funders, and healthcare professionals.
Our Committee’s Role
The TRIG Committee plays a vital role in:
Enhancing teaching visibility and signposting opportunities for postgraduate students.
Facilitating joint grant applications for research programmes within UCL and CDT initiatives.
Increasing visibility to funders and stakeholders to strengthen research collaborations.
Current Initiatives
Short-Term Objectives:
Define the objectives and aims of the TRIG steering group.
Develop this webpage to promote TRIG's activities and attract collaborators.
Work with TRO (Translational Research Office) to establish TRIG’s place in UCL’s research landscape.
Identify networking and innovation funding opportunities available at UCL.
Contribute to the development of a 7th TIN (Therapeutic Innovation Network) focused on computational and AI-driven drug research.
Long-Term Goals:
Secure a large multidisciplinary grant on drug repurposing.
Develop programme grant proposals targeting specific drug categories.
Explore the potential for an MRC CDT bid in Computational Drug Development.
Join Us
We invite researchers, students, and industry partners to collaborate with us in shaping the future of pharmaceutical sciences. Get involved in our initiatives and help drive impactful innovation in drug discovery and development.
For further inquiries, contact
Arnaud Ruiz PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Pharmacology | UCL School of Pharmacy