Research support and infrastructure

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Research support and infrastructure

Cystic Fibrosis Trust supports and enables delivery of a broad and dynamic portfolio of world-class innovative research that ensures every person with CF in the UK can live a long and full life.

If you are an innovator or a Sponsor, Cystic Fibrosis Trust can support you at every stage of your research pipeline, streamlining and simplifying planning, set-up and delivery. You can watch our animation and read more about our different support services below. Interested in learning more? Email [email protected] to arrange an introductory chat.

In this video, discover how we can support you at every stage of your research.

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Patient and Public Engagement and Involvement (PPIE)

Our involvement and engagement service can support collaborators to ensure appropriate and timely insight and activity is planned and facilitated, within the remit of any relevant codes of conduct, utilising the breadth of expertise that is held by our engaged network of CF PPIE contributors. 

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Research funding

Our Venture and Innovation Awards offer companies, academic and clinical researchers flexible, leverage funding for transformational and innovative proof-of-concept studies.

Learn more about our funding

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CF AMR Syndicate partnership

The Syndicate aims to support innovators developing antimicrobials and infection diagnostics to tackle antimicrobial resistance in CF lung infections.

Accelerate your AMR research

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Clinical trials

Our Clinical Trials Accelerator Platform offers a bespoke service to support sponsors with all stages of CF study execution, from planning and design through to delivery and follow-up, ensuring CF studies opening in the UK have the best chance of success as possible.

Improve the success of your clinical trials

UK CF Registry

UK CF Registry

The UK CF Registry can provide researchers with valuable long-term observational data, supporting feasibility and site selection for all phases of your clinical trials, including early phase trials. We can also take on real world evidence studies, pharmacovigilance and technology appraisal to support your regulatory submissions.

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CF Accelerate

Read more on how we can support you in your clinical research development