Translational Funding Seminar

Representatives from the Medical Research Council and the NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies Co-ordinating Centre will be giving a seminar on Tuesday 25th January 2011.

Edinburgh BioQuarter

Dr Tom Foulkes from the MRC and Prof. Ian Cree from NETSCC will be presenting the three different funding programmes that are available for clinical research: Developmental Clinical Studies; Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation; Health Technology Assessment.

There will be an opportunity to learn about particular Case Studies that have been funded by each programme.

The event will start with a sandwich lunch which will provide the opportunity for Principal Investigators to meet Dr Foulkes and Prof Cree.

This event is open to participants from all the Scottish Universities and the NHS Scotland Health Boards that are interested in applying for these funding programmes.

Running order for the day:

• 12.45pm: Lunch, Fyffe Room
• 1.30pm: Dr Tom Foulkes, MRC, MRC DCS Funding Programme
• 2pm: Prof. Ian Cree, NETSCC, EME Funding Programme
• 2.30pm: Prof. Ian Cree, NETSCC, HTA Funding Programme

Please let Lorraine Dobbs know if you will be attending by:

• call 0131 242 9444