North East England Stem Cell Institute

North East England Stem Cell InstituteNESCI has arisen out of a long-standing collaboration between Newcastle and Durham Universities in the area of stem cell research and regenerative medicine more broadly. It has particularly close links with the hospitals in the region, especially the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the major tertiary reference centre in the region and a centre of excellence in transplant surgery and the clinical use of bone marrow and cord blood derived treatments.

The Institute now draws together the North-East’s Universities and NHS Trusts, the Centre for Life and the Regional Development Agency (ONE NorthEast) in a unique interdisciplinary collaboration to convert stem cell research and technologies into cost effective, ethically robust 21st century health solutions to ameliorate degenerative diseases, the effects of ageing and serious injury. To achieve this goal, the Institute will train a new generation of basic science and health professionals, host stem cell researchers from outside the UK as part of an international consortium for stem cell research, foster the emergence of new healthcare companies in the North East of England and provide transparent access for public engagement in the ethical debate surrounding the use of human stem cell technologies

North East England Stem Cell Institute Management Office:
NESCI at Life
Bioscience Centre
International Centre for Life
Central Parkway
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE1 4EP

Telephone: + 44 (0)191 241 8698

Web Site: http://www.nesci.ac.uk
Email: gmp@nesci.ac.uk