Groundbreaking scientific collaboration gives UK academia access to compounds to advance medical research
Monday, 5 December 2011
A wide range of compounds will be made available free of charge to UK medical researchers next year, following a landmark agreement between the Medical Research Council (MRC) and AstraZeneca. In a new type of collaboration, academia will be granted access to 22 compounds, developed by AstraZeneca. Through MRC funding, UK academia will conduct studies to better understand what drives a range of diseases with a view to exploring new treatment opportunities.
David Brennan, AstraZeneca’s Chief Executive Officer said:
Innovative collaborations are playing a crucial role in finding ways to unlock the potential of new treatments. The UK has a strong heritage of research excellence in life sciences. We hope that in sharing these valuable compounds with academic scientists through the MRC, new discoveries will be made by exploring additional uses of these compounds.