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World centre for neuroscience research planned for Sheffield - 04/06/2008
An £18 million research institute planned for Sheffield is set to become a world centre for research into Motor Neurone Disease (MND).
The proposed institute will bring together scientists and medical specialists from around the world who will be dedicated to finding the causes and cure for MND – which is currently an incurable disease, affecting over 5,000 people in the UK alone. It destroys the cells that control movement, causing sufferers to lose their ability to talk, walk, eat and breathe.
The Duke of Devonshire CBE – who is Honorary Patron of the Sheffield Institute Foundation for Motor Neurone Disease – which is raising funds for the centre, visited the University of Sheffield to show his support for the planned institute.
Commenting on the proposed development, the Duke said: “More dedicated research into MND is clearly needed and the proposed institute in Sheffield is a major building block to finding a cure.”
The institute will further strengthen the region’s standing at the forefront of the latest advances in healthcare. Already home to a large number of specialist research units and institutes with world renowned expertise, Yorkshire and Humber offers companies direct links to pioneering healthcare R&D and exceptional access to research collaboration and new product development.
Professor Pamela Shaw, head of neuroscience in the University of Sheffield’s School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, added: “It will be a world leading institute and a real beacon of international excellence for the city and the University of Sheffield.”
