The purpose-built MMF building was opened in 2011. It was funded largely through the Advantage West Midlands Science City Translational Medicine Programme, with investment from University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, the University of Birmingham, and the MRC.
The two units within the MMF are exceptionally well-equipped and staffed with knowledgeable and experienced teams. Effective working relationships with many NHS Partners enables access to large, ethnically diverse and well-characterised patient cohorts across the West Midlands, as well as to a vast range of clinical and pathology expertise. The close proximity to the NIHR Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility and experienced Clinical Trials Units within the University means the ATF is extremely well placed to facilitate the set up and delivery of clinical trials designed to improve patient treatments.
The MMF works under a common Quality Management System in order to achieve the quality and ethical standards required to maintain compliance with the MHRA and HTA regulatory licences covering the facility, to comply with the regulatory standards surrounding the delivery of clinical trials, and to quality assure the services it delivers.
- MHRA Manufacturer’s “Specials” Licence MS 21761
- MHRA Manufacturer’s Authorisation – Investigational Medicinal Products MIA(IMP) 21761
- HTA application licence 22672
- HTA research licence 12358
- Research Tissue Bank ethical approval 20/NW/0001