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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

A paper written by Evan Davison-Kotler, as part of the work he carried out during an internship at RAFT last year, is to appear in ‘Tissue Engineering’. The paper is entitled ‘A New and Universal Classification System of Skin Substitutes Inspired by Factorial Design’. Dr Elena Garcia and Dr Vaibhav Sharma of RAFT’s research team

Leonor Stjepic, Chief Executive of RAFT will speak at the ‘Patients First: Pioneering partnerships 2018’ conference, which takes place at the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) on 20th March 2018. The event, organised by the ABPI (Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry) and AMRC (Association of Medical Research Charities), will explore case studies highlighting

Crew members Billy Taylor and Robin Buttery were interviewed on Sky News about their rowing challenge which is scheduled for June 2018. Billy and Robin are part of a team who plan on becoming the fastest four-man crew to row the Indian Ocean, while also conducting a research project that has the potential to redefine