About Us

What we do

We undertake research, policy analysis, education and service development related to the application of developments in biomedical science - Find out more about our work: current work programme |  past work

We provide evidence-based analysis and validated knowledge resources for people with interests in health and health policy - Access our online resources

We offer leadership and expertise in public health genomics and promote networking and collaboration - Find out more about our networks and leadership activities

We make grants and provide facilities for activities relevant to our charitable objects - Find out more about current grants and our grant making policy


View our: Published reports , Academic papers , Consultation responses


Work with us

We welcome enquiries about joint working and potential commissions. Our strengths are:

  • Our independence: we work to our objectives and are not governed by any professional, commercial or political interests
  • Our public health grounding: we aim to produce work that is population-focused, equitable, effective, evidence-based and inclusive
  • Our focus on translation beyond 'bench to bedside': on the interventions, programmes and policies that are needed to integrate new technologies into mainstream medicine
  • Our multidisciplinary approach: combining science, medicine and the humanities
  • Our partnerships: working with the best experts - policy makers, health professionals, researchers, industry and patients - to produce authoritative, coherent and influential results
  • Our professional reputation - for quality, integrity and relevance

For more information contact Hilary Burton or Carol Lyon

Last Updated: 26 February 2008