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Improving Outcomes of fragility fractures in North East London’s ageing population through data-driven rehabilitation
As North East London’s population ages, the region faces a growing challenge: fragility fractures. A ‘fragility’ fracture is a broken bone caused by a fall from a standing height or less. These fractures often affect older adults and are rising sharply, with over half a million cases annually across the UK. These injuries, often resulting from osteoporosis,
Saving limbs with AI: How smart systems spot diabetic foot risks before it’s too late
Every year in England, more than 9,000 leg amputations are carried out due to complications from diabetes. Patients who undergo amputation face significant physical challenges, such as substantially reduced mobility and the need for prosthetic adaptation. Emotionally, many experience grief, anxiety, or depression as they adjust to life after limb loss and na
2025 Highlights: Accelerating Innovation into Healthcare
Barts Health partners with H.I.G. Realty to deliver first Barts Life Sciences Cluster project
Barts Life Sciences is pleased to welcome a major milestone in the development of the new Cluster, as H.I.G. Realty and Barts Health NHS Trust announce a strategic partnership to deliver the first applied healthcare innovation building at Cavell Street, Whitechapel. The new 170,000 sq ft facility will be the first development to come forward following the...
Barts Life Sciences Cluster reaches next milestone
Our partners BGO have submitted their planning application for their 1 million sqft integrated healthcare and research campus addressing needs for NHS, housing, green space and community facilities. The project, part of the new Barts Life Sciences Cluster, supports our efforts to create a world-class centre for life sciences research and innovation next to T
Professor Rakesh Uppal appointed Chief Executive Officer of Barts Life Sciences
Barts Health NHS Trust is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Rakesh Uppal as Chief Executive Officer of Barts Life Sciences. In this role, he will lead the programme that strengthens collaboration between industry and Barts Health NHS Trust and oversees the development of the Barts Life Sciences Cluster in East London, focused on... The post Pr
Barts Life Sciences Cluster highlighted at Prime Minister’s Questions
King Charles visits Pharos AI project
Barts Life Sciences welcome the visit of His Majesty The King to the Innovation Hub at Guy’s Cancer Centre, where we and partners are advancing cancer research through collaboration. At the Hub, scientists are working across disciplines, from data science to genomics, to integrate cutting-edge research directly into patient pathways, enabling more precise an
Barts Life Sciences supporting real-world evaluation of new AI heart failure screening tool
Barts Life Sciences is playing a central role in bringing a pioneering new AI screening tool closer to routine NHS use. Developed by clinicians and researchers at Barts Health and Queen Mary University of London, the Intelligent Heart Evaluation Framework (iHeF) uses a simple electrocardiogram (ECG) to detect subtle changes in heart function that currently r
Rakesh Uppal comments on London Life Sciences Strategy
Writing for Healthcare Today, Rakesh Uppal, chief executive of Barts Life Sciences, says that an ambitious life sciences strategy for London demands equally ambitious partnerships. I welcome the publication of London’s Life Sciences Strategy, ambitious, but grounded in where London has fallen short. The strategy rightly identifies the challenge: creating the