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Thomas Saddington, a post graduate student from the University Of Sheffield, has recently joined RAFT’s research team for an internship. Thomas has completed a BEng with honours in Bioengineering and will work at RAFT prior to starting an MSc in Biological and Bio-process Engineering in September 2018. “Having the chance to get an insight into […]

A scientific paper, written by Alexandra Levin in relation to research she conducted during an internship at RAFT, has been published in the Journal of Tissue Engineering. The paper is titled “The importance of factorial design in tissue engineering and biomaterials science: Optimisation of cell seeding efficiency on dermal scaffolds as a case study” and

Dr Elena Garcia, RAFT’s Director of Research, has accepted an invitation to become part of an External Advisory group for the NIHR (National Institute for Health Research) Trauma Management MedTech Co-operative. The remit of the Trauma Management MedTech Co-operative is to develop and deliver a programme of work that could improve clinical outcomes and quality

Evan Davison-Kotler, who worked as an intern at RAFT during the previous two summers, has returned to the laboratories to complete his BSc project- part of his BSc(Hons) degree with Saint Francis Xavier University in Canada. Evan will spend 4 months at RAFT working on novel research which will allow patients to regenerate lost tissue

RAFT runners Nicola Seed, Sarah Ellis, Jamie Adams, Sophie Mason, Christian Dahlskog, Steven Hiltermann, Iwan Fesnoux, Bob Jenkins and Rob Jenkins successfully completed yesterdays London Marathon, which was officially the hottest on record. Temperatures of 24.1C (75.3F) which were recorded in St James’s Park but runners were warned it could be even hotter on the

If you are interested in becoming a Trustee of RAFT then please read the information below, which also includes a link to an information pack. Who we are RAFT is an award-winning medical research charity with an outstanding track record over 30 years of quickly delivering benefits to patients. Our aim is to ensure that

With less than four weeks to go until the London marathon on 22 April 2018, many runners will now be at a key stage in their preparation for the event. For Nicola Seed and Sarah Ellis, two of RAFT’s marathon runners, their most important training milestone was reached in style yesterday (Sunday, 25th March) when

Leonor Stjepic, who recently announced that she will be stepping down from her position as RAFT’s Chief Executive, was a speaker at the 2018 Patients First Conference, which was organised by the Association of Medical Research Charities and the Association of British Pharmaceutical Industry and took place yesterday (20th March 2018). Her presentation focused on

Niccolò Caderni, the chairman of RAFT, wrote a letter this month to communicate some important news to supporters and friends of the charity. This letter can be read below.   “I am writing to you to let you know that, after 10 very successful years as Chief Executive of RAFT, Leonor Stjepic is leaving our

This month, RAFT began work on developing new treatments for keloid scars, which occur in genetically susceptible people. Keloids appear after damage to the skin, when a wounded site forms a persistent scar which aggressively outgrows the original boundaries of the wound, invading surrounding skin. Although not life threatening, keloid scars are unsightly and can