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UK University collaboration to cure childhood gut disease with stem cell therapy

Researchers from Sheffield, Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health and Queen’s Belfast are developing a revolutionary stem cell therapy for a rare, life-threatening disease in newborns that currently requires invasive surgery.

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Advanced virtual simulations set to reshape care for patients with multiple long-term conditions

Advanced virtual simulation could revolutionise NHS care for those living with multiple long term health conditions thanks to a major new £6.1 million research partnership led by the ±¬ÁÏTV.
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Shaped in Sheffield, improving lives everywhere

A new technique to safely scan children’s lungs, an ambitious project to restore hearing loss and improving the employment rights for unpaid carers are just three projects shaped in Sheffield that are improving lives everywhere.
Stem cell deafness treatment

Pioneering partnership launched to ensure safety and accelerate life-changing stem cell therapies

The iSTAT (Investigating Safety and Toxicity of Advanced Therapies) project aims to accelerate the delivery of life-changing cell therapies by addressing critical safety hurdles.
Professor Ben Morgan

±¬ÁÏTV Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre appoints permanent CEO

Professor Ben Morgan has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the ±¬ÁÏTV Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), following a successful term as Interim CEO.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves visiting AMRC

Chancellor Rachel Reeves praises ±¬ÁÏTV’s sustainable aviation leadership during visit

±¬ÁÏTV welcomed the Chancellor of the Exchequer to its Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) today to showcase how its research and development capabilities are driving the UK’s global leadership in sustainable aviation.
±¬ÁÏTV's Centre for Care Hosts Baroness Casey Commission

±¬ÁÏTV's Centre for Care Hosts Baroness Casey Commission

±¬ÁÏTV's Centre for Care, alongside Sheffield City Council, recently hosted Baroness Louise Casey and her team as part of the independent Casey Commission, which aims to create a better and fairer adult social care system.

John Crane at AMRC Training Centre

Driving innovation and talent: marking one year in partnership with John Crane

Since signing a Memorandum of Understanding in October 2024, the ±¬ÁÏTV's strategic partnership with John Crane has gone from strength to strength.
A panel at the South Yorkshire Innovation Summit

South Yorkshire leaders unite to advance region's £3.3bn life sciences sector

Leaders from government, the NHS, life sciences and both Sheffield universities united for a Summit aimed at unlocking South Yorkshire's potential and positioning the region at the forefront of the UK’s £100 billion life sciences sector.