{"id":157326,"date":"2025-04-28T15:57:15","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T14:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/?page_id=157326"},"modified":"2026-06-15T16:57:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T15:57:59","slug":"industry-collaboration-for-patient-impact","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/research\/industry-collaboration-for-patient-impact\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry collaboration for patient impact"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<h2>Why collaborate with us?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Translation, innovation and enterprise<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We accelerate the translation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/research\/\">research<\/a> and driving innovation in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of kidney disease, so that patients can benefit sooner.<\/p>\n<p>We work with researchers and life science companies of all sizes with the one aim; research that will benefit people living with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/kidney-health-information\/about-kidney-disease\/\">kidney disease<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/about-us\/position-statements\/statement-on-working-with-the-pharmaceutical-industry\/\">We collaborate with organisations<\/a> across the life science sector; pharma, biopharma, biotech and medtech to facilitate and drive new research\u00a0projects.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re members of the ABPI Patient Organisation Forum and adhere to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abpi.org.uk\/reputation\/abpi-2021-code-of-practice\/\">ABPI Code of Practice.<\/a><\/p>\n\t<h2>Ways we can support you<\/h2>\n<p>How we can work together to make research happen, faster.<\/p>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/cdc-CfS6A4U5g8M-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"antibody testing\" height=\"1707\" width=\"2560\" title=\"cdc-CfS6A4U5g8M-unsplash\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/cdc-CfS6A4U5g8M-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"antibody testing\" height=\"1707\" width=\"2560\" title=\"cdc-CfS6A4U5g8M-unsplash\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/noscript>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t<h3>An open door for ideas<\/h3>\n<p>We want to hear about new ideas and innovations that could make a difference to patients.<\/p>\n<p>Tell us about your idea through our &#8216;open door&#8217;.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/research\/open-door\/\"  target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHow to submit an idea\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/220906_Kidney_Research_UK_10361-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Researchers in the lab\" height=\"1707\" width=\"2560\" title=\"John Stone lab shoot\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/220906_Kidney_Research_UK_10361-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Researchers in the lab\" height=\"1707\" width=\"2560\" title=\"John Stone lab shoot\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/noscript>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t<h3>Industry Partnership Programme<\/h3>\n<p>A programme for businesses who want to collaborate to support the development of products, treatments, therapies and diagnostics for kidney disease.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/industry-partnership-programme\/\"  target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBusiness Programme\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/sme-programme\/\"  target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSME and Start-ups Programme\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/190-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A work bench in a research lab with a microscope on top of it\" height=\"1707\" width=\"2560\" title=\"Microscope\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/190-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A work bench in a research lab with a microscope on top of it\" height=\"1707\" width=\"2560\" title=\"Microscope\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/noscript>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t<h3>Supporting early innovation<\/h3>\n<p>We invest in early-stage startup propositions and companies to bridge the gap between innovative ideas and outcomes for kidney patients.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/supporting-innovations\/\"  target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHow we can support\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/nurturebiobank.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n          <h2>NURTuRE &#8211; a unique resource<\/h2>\n          <p>A resource for the kidney disease research community, accelerating the discovery of new treatments and diagnostic approaches through secure provision of a rich resource of samples and data.<\/p>\n<\/a>\n\t<h2>Research news highlights<\/h2>\n<p>Read about the latest life-saving research we&#8217;re funding.<\/p>\n\t<h2>Got a question? 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