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16 May 2011

GSK and AstraZeneca Announce Inflammation Research Collaboration

The Manchester Collaborative Centre for Inflammation Research will bring together scientists from the pharmaceutical industry and academia to work on inflammation research and translational medicine.

UK-based pharma giant GlaxoSmithKline has formed a collaboration together with AstraZeneca and the University of Manchester to work on inflammation research and translational medicine.

 

The Manchester Collaborative Centre for Inflammation Research (MCCIR), established with an initial investment of £5m, will bring together scientists from the pharmaceutical industry and academia to work collaboratively.

 

The ultimate goal of the centre is to translate findings into new and improved treatments, with such advances potentially benefitting those suffering from diseases associated with chronic inflammation, including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and rheumatoid arthritis.

 

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