What's in the box?

Can you imagine a wonder pill that gives you the correct dosage at the correct time?
Or having a personalised 3D printed nose for reconstructive surgery?

Our research is testing new horizons to help our current pharmacy and medical sectors perform the best it can. Find out more about what we are doing to improve patient care.

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Polypills

The ability to create a pill using a 3D printer for personalised 'wonder pills'.

Lead academics: Dr Laura Ruiz-Cantu and Dr He YinFeng

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3D bioprinting

Printing patient-specific tissue replacements from tissuelike material and mechanical properties, such as a nose.

Lead academics: Dr Jing Yang

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Vaccines

Looking at patient choices on whether to buy a private or NHS funded vaccine with data from Boots pharmacies.

Lead academics: Professor Claire Anderson

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Bacteria-resistant material

Discovery of an excellent material resistant to bacteria. That has the potential to be coated onto any medical device, such as a catheter.