Zayed Centre for Research welcomes VIP visitors
The Zayed Centre for Research into Rare Disease in Children welcomed senior politicians and international dignitaries, who learned about the Centre's lifesaving research. Researchers and clinicians were joined by the Secretary of State for Health, Sajid Javid MP, the Secretary of State for Education, Nadhim Zahawi MP, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi. A partnership between UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (GOS ICH), Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) and Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity, the purpose-built Zayed Centre for Research (ZCR) brings together pioneering research and clinical care under one roof - a world first for paediatric medicine. The ZCR opened to patients and researchers in October 2019 thanks to a transformational £60m gift from Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, wife of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Founder of the United Arab Emirates. Its researchers and clinical staff are helping drive forward new treatments and cures for seriously ill children from across the UK and internationally. Its state of-the-art facilities enable hundreds of researchers and clinicians to work side-by-side, so that patients benefit from the latest developments in the laboratory, accelerating the progress of new diagnoses, treatments, and cures for rare and complex diseases. Representatives from UCL GOS ICH, GOSH and GOSH Charity took the visiting group on a tour of the main laboratory in the Centre, which has 140 dedicated research benches and is home to its genomics team.
