Institution:

OCDEM Oxford

Recipient:

Islet Transplantation Programme

Project:

Human Islet Isolation Facility

Summary:

Diabetes Research & Wellness Foundation recently granted an unprecedented ?1.2million to islet transplantation research. The award, the largest of its kind in the UK, was made to the Oxford Consortium for Islet Transplantation (OXCIT), whose highly regarded team of researchers is spearheading the search for a cure.
Housed in the new state-of-the-art Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism (OCDEM), a new islet isolation facility will be built with the donation from DRWF. The OCDEM project, brainchild of the late Professor Robert Turner and Professor David Matthews, heralds a new concept in research and care.The development was only possible thanks to the unique partnership formed by the University of Oxford, the NHS and leaders in diabetes care from private industry. At the official launch of the OCDEM on 11 September 2003, the grant from DRWF was described as the "jewel in the crown."

Amount:

£1,200,000