{"type":"doc","content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"NIHR Biomedical Research Centres (BRCs) are collaborations between world-leading universities and NHS organisations, that bring together academics and clinicians to translate lab-based scientific breakthroughs into potential new treatments, diagnostics and medical technologies for patients. BRCs are funded by the research arm of the NHS, the "},{"type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https://www.nihr.ac.uk/","target":"_blank","rel":"noopener noreferrer nofollow","class":null}}],"text":"National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)"},{"type":"text","text":"."}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"We are hosted by the "},{"type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https://royaldevon.nhs.uk/","target":"_blank","rel":"noopener noreferrer nofollow","class":null}}],"text":"Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust"},{"type":"text","text":" (Royal Devon) in partnership with the "},{"type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https://www.exeter.ac.uk/","target":"_blank","rel":"noopener noreferrer nofollow","class":null}}],"text":"University of Exeter"},{"type":"text","text":" and in collaboration with other NHS organisations, public and patients. Our partnership brings together world-class medical research leaders from across the region, including clinical and laboratory scientists, doctors, nurses, and data experts. Their technical knowledge is partnered with expertise from patients, carers, and families to identify and drive forward important new research. "}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https://www.exeterbrc.nihr.ac.uk/","target":"_blank","rel":"noopener noreferrer nofollow","class":null}}],"text":"https://www.exeterbrc.nihr.ac.uk/"}]}]}