The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 278 No 7448 p448
21 April 2007

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Brain cancer alliance set up to develop research in NW

The School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Central Lancashire is part of a new strategic alliance that will develop research programmes aimed at tackling brain cancers.

The alliance, known as Brain Tumour North West, involves the University of Central Lancashire, the University of Wolverhampton and the Lancashire Teaching Hospital’s NHS Foundation Trust.

The alliance hopes to stimulate research by opening access to rare tumour material and sharing laboratory facilities and techniques, as well as pooling scientific, medical and statistical expertise.

One element of Brain Tumour North West’s work will be establishing a “brain bank” at the Royal Preston Hospital.