Translational Technology Platforms

The Translational Technology Platforms (TTPs) provide scientific infrastructure for cutting edge basic, translational and clinical cancer services to support cancer researchers at UCL.

The platforms are underpinned by funding from the CRUK City of London Centre infrastructure grant and the Cancer Institute. Consequently, the CRUK CoL Centre is responsible for the governance for all CI TTPs. The TTPs are open to CRUK CoL Centre members to support the Centre’s research programme. Funding also comes from the Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC), National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) UCL Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), and the Medical Research Council (MRC).

If you have any comments or queries, please contact us at: ci.ttpfeedback@ucl.ac.uk.

Bill Lyons Informatics Centre

Bioinformatics Translational Technology Platform

The Bioinformatics Translational Technology Platform focuses mainly on genomics projects, but is expanding to support other data types.

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ECMC GCLP Facility

The Good Clinical Laboratory Practice Facility (GCLP) provides support for the analysis of clinical trial samples, in partnership with the UCL Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC).

Flow Cytometry Core Facility

Flow Cytometry Translational Technology Platform

The Flow Cytometry Translational Technology Platform provides equipment and expertise in flow analysis, cell sorting and mass cytometry to cancer researchers.

Genomics and Genome Engineering Core Facility

Genomics Translational Technology Platform

This platform provides access to state-of-the-art genomics equipment, next-generation sequencing (NGS) library preparation, and affordable genome engineering services.

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Microscopy and Imaging Translational Technology Platform

The UCL Cancer Institute Microscopy and Imaging Translational Technology Platform provides cutting edge imaging techniques to cancer researchers at the UCL.

Clinical Trials Day

NIHR UCLH Clinical Research Facility

This clinical facility facilitates the translation of basic science knowledge into improved patient care by providing support for developing and testing new diagnostics and therapies.

Cell Culture

Organoid Platform

The Organoid Platform provides support to researchers using organoid models across the Cancer Institute and CRUK UCL Centre.

Pathology Core Facility

Pathology Services

Our Pathology Services include a range of pathology-based services, from processing to access to tissue samples.

Preclinical Radiotherapy Core Facility

Preclinical Radiotherapy Facility

The Preclinical Radiotherapy platform, with rotating X-ray gantry, combines cone beam CT imaging and x-ray microbeam targeting.

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Proteomics Research Translational Technology Platform

This platform offers collaborative proteomics research support for projects at the Cancer Institute and within the CRUK UCL Centre.