Major national testing centre to become anchor resident at PHTA
The University of Birmingham’s Clinical Immunology Services (CIS) is soon to become the anchor tenant at the forthcoming Precision Health Technology Accelerator (PHTA), after signing up to occupy ~10,000 sq ft of the custom-built flagship research facility. Providing a comprehensive range of accredited lab services to facilitate the diagnosis of autoimmune and neuroimmunological disease, blood […]
Birmingham: The emerging medical technology hotbed
“Before taking this role, I knew that Birmingham and the West Midlands had the largest medtech cluster in the UK – with 1,000 businesses and a workforce of nearly 24,000 – but as an outsider looking in, I didn’t know why. A year into the job and I have the answer: the strengths that Birmingham […]
Watch: IF – the future of precision medicine
KIFFIK Biomedical – our first PHTA resident – has developed a breakthrough technology harnessing the power of interstitial fluid. Our CEO Professor Gino Martini, as well as University of Birmingham cancer genetics expert Professor Andrew Beggs, appear in this short film produced by Advancements TV with Ted Danson, presenting on the clinical impact KIFFIK’s patented […]
Visionary and dynamic: PHTA on the airwaves
Watch above to see Gino discussing the positive impact that science parks have on local communities and economies; how we’re building on the social legacy of the Cadbury family; and sustainability in life sciences innovation.
BHIC and PHTA mark ‘topping out’ following PM visit
The University of Birmingham and Bruntwood SciTech have together marked the topping out of No.1 Birmingham Health Innovation Campus (BHIC) – our forthcoming specialist life sciences hub – with a ceremony celebrating the completion of the exterior envelope of the landmark building and the next stage of development. The ceremony came just days after the team welcomed […]
Ibuprofen inventor honoured through new PHTA research fellowship
A new research fellowship scheme for early-career pharmacists has been named in honour of Dr Stewart Adams OBE, who led the development of the ubiquitous painkiller ibuprofen in the 1960s. The fellowship will be awarded by the Precision Health Technologies Accelerator (PHTA Ltd) – the University of Birmingham’s flagship facility dedicated to translational health research. […]
Mayoral visit for BHIC and PHTA
Today we were joined by Mayor of the West Midlands Andy Street who met with the University of Birmingham’s VC Professor Adam Tickell and Bruntwood SciTech’s Birmingham Director Rob Valentine. They discussed the impact that Birmingham Health Innovation Campus will have on life sciences research and the local community in Selly Oak – including 10,000 […]
Birmingham visit for NHS’ Director of Health Inequalities
This week we were delighted to take part in a visit by Dr Bola Owolabi, Director of Health Inequalities at NHS England and NHS Improvement, who was in the city to deliver a Birmingham Health Partners Seminar (catch up with the key points on this Twitter thread). While here, Bola met with our CEO Gino […]
PHTA welcomes first resident
PHTA – the University of Birmingham’s flagship facility dedicated to translational health research – has reached a major milestone by signing its first agreement with a future resident. Kiffik Biomedical, Inc. is a biotechnology company which has developed a world-first wearable, non-invasive method of extracting interstitial fluid (ISF) for biomarkers in humans and animals. Using […]
Independent advisory board appointed by PHTA
PHTA – the University of Birmingham’s flagship facility dedicated to translational health research – has announced the appointment of three highly experienced life sciences consultants to its board of directors. The new board is chaired by Jo Pisani, a senior strategic advisor of more than 30 years’ experience. Jo has worked with major global brands […]