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NIHR Imperial Biomedical Research Centre

Imperial BRC

Generated 6 Oct 2026, 10:33 · ID 6

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Overview

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Whole-record source only

AI-inferred, no source yet

Searched — not published

No value held

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Source coverage

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Field-level source coverage Optional	33 of 47 reviewable fields are cited to a source (70%) · 4 with no source yet · 10 searched — not published · 11 with no value held	Computed	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Field-level source coverageAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Identity and organisation

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Site name Required	NIHR Imperial Biomedical Research Centre	Field-cited	NIHR Imperial BRC Research https://imperialbrc.nihr.ac.uk/research/ Section: Heading “The NIHR Imperial Biomedical Research Centre (BRC)” Page: https://imperialbrc.nihr.ac.uk/research/	Response for Site nameAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Short name Recommended	Imperial BRC	Field-cited	NIHR Imperial BRC Research https://imperialbrc.nihr.ac.uk/research/ Section: Heading “The NIHR Imperial Biomedical Research Centre (BRC)” Page: https://imperialbrc.nihr.ac.uk/research/ Short label retained as Imperial BRC from the BRC acronym shown on source pages.	Response for Short nameAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Organisation Required	Imperial College London / Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust	Field-cited	NIHR Imperial BRC About Us https://imperialbrc.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/ Section: About Us “hosted by Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in partnership with Imperial College London” Page: https://imperialbrc.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/	Response for OrganisationAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Site type Recommended	BRC	Field-cited	NIHR Imperial BRC About Us https://imperialbrc.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/ Section: About Us “NIHR Biomedical Research Centres(BRCs) are collaborations between NHS organisations and universities.” Page: https://imperialbrc.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/ Entity is explicitly an NIHR Biomedical Research Centre; site_type=brc by dictionary precedence.	Response for Site typeAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Website URL Recommended	https://imperialbrc.nihr.ac.uk/	Field-cited	NIHR Imperial BRC homepage https://imperialbrc.nihr.ac.uk/ Section: Canonical URL “https://imperialbrc.nihr.ac.uk/” Page: https://imperialbrc.nihr.ac.uk/	Response for Website URLAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Description Required	NIHR Imperial Biomedical Research Centre is hosted by Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in partnership with Imperial College London. It supports 14 research themes, including Brain Sciences, and funds translational facilities such as the Clinical Imaging Facility and NIHR Imperial Clinical Research Facility at Hammersmith.	Field-cited	NIHR Imperial BRC Research https://imperialbrc.nihr.ac.uk/research/ Section: Research “Our work is split into fourteen Research Themes” Page: https://imperialbrc.nihr.ac.uk/research/ Description aligned to sourced claims: NIHR-hosted BRC, 14 themes, translational facilities.	Response for DescriptionAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Active site Recommended	Yes	Field-cited	Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust - Who we are https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/about-us/who-we-are Section: About us “we are one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, with more than 15,000 staff” Page: https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/about-us/who-we-are Current operational statement supports active=TRUE.	Response for Active siteAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Location and scope

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
UK region Recommended	London	Field-cited	NIHR Imperial BRC Research https://imperialbrc.nihr.ac.uk/research/ Section: Research “serve an ethnically diverse population of 2.3 million people in North-West London” Page: https://imperialbrc.nihr.ac.uk/research/ Normalised to controlled region value London.	Response for UK regionAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Country Recommended	England	Field-cited	Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust - Who we are https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/about-us/who-we-are Section: About us “our five hospitals in central and west London” Page: https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/about-us/who-we-are London site in England.	Response for CountryAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
City Recommended	London	Field-cited	Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust - Who we are https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/about-us/who-we-are Section: About us “our five hospitals in central and west London” Page: https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/about-us/who-we-are	Response for CityAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Latitude Recommended	51.5171000	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE in this pass: existing coordinate retained from prior seed; no map/geocoder source archived for this run.	Response for LatitudeAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Longitude Recommended	-0.1753000	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE in this pass: existing coordinate retained from prior seed; no map/geocoder source archived for this run.	Response for LongitudeAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Catchment population Recommended	2,300,000	Field-cited	NIHR Imperial BRC Research https://imperialbrc.nihr.ac.uk/research/ Section: Research “serve an ethnically diverse population of 2.3 million people in North-West London” Page: https://imperialbrc.nihr.ac.uk/research/ Corrected from 2000000 to 2300000 using explicit source figure.	Response for Catchment populationAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Geographic coverage Recommended	No value held	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Geographic coverageAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Contacts and leadership

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Contact name Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: no single site-level named contact published for all Imperial BRC activities in sources searched.	Response for Contact nameAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Contact email Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: no single site-level public contact email specific to this site record was consistently available.	Response for Contact emailAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Principal investigator Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: sources list multiple leads/theme PIs; no single site-wide PI field match found.	Response for Principal investigatorAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
PI email Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: no single PI email for the entire site record found in public sources.	Response for PI emailAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
NHS trust partner Recommended	Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust	Field-cited	NIHR Imperial BRC About Us https://imperialbrc.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/ Section: About Us “hosted by Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in partnership with Imperial College London” Page: https://imperialbrc.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/	Response for NHS trust partnerAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Infrastructure

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Pharmacy facilities Recommended	Yes	Field-cited	Imperial NIHR CRF additional facilities https://www.imperial.ac.uk/a-z-research/nihr-crf/our-facilities/additional-facilities/ Section: Pharmacy “safe handling, storage, labelling and supply of IMPs to clinical trial subjects” Page: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/a-z-research/nihr-crf/our-facilities/additional-facilities/ IMP handling/storage capability supports has_pharmacy_facilities=TRUE.	Response for Pharmacy facilitiesAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Dedicated research facility Recommended	Yes	Field-cited	Imperial NHS NIHR Clinical Research Facility page https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/research/research-facilities/national-institute-for-health-and-care-research-imperial-clinical-research-facility Section: NIHR Imperial CRF page “The unit provides dedicated space and expertise for early-stage clinical trials” Page: https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/research/research-facilities/national-institute-for-health-and-care-research-imperial-clinical-research-facility	Response for Dedicated research facilityAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
CRF bed count Recommended	13	Field-cited	Imperial NIHR CRF inpatient and outpatient facilities https://www.imperial.ac.uk/a-z-research/nihr-crf/our-facilities/inpatient-outpatient/ Section: Inpatient “The CRF has 13 in-patient beds consisting of 10 standard beds ... and three side rooms.” Page: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/a-z-research/nihr-crf/our-facilities/inpatient-outpatient/	Response for CRF bed countAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
EDC experience Recommended	No	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for EDC experienceAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
GCP certified Recommended	No	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for GCP certifiedAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
NIHR CRN partner Recommended	Yes	Field-cited	NIHR Imperial BRC homepage https://imperialbrc.nihr.ac.uk/ Section: Homepage “The NIHR Imperial Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) is a part of the NIHR” Page: https://imperialbrc.nihr.ac.uk/ Recorded as TRUE based on NIHR infrastructure participation.	Response for NIHR CRN partnerAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Operational capacity

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Research staff count Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: no site-level research staffing count published for this BRC entity.	Response for Research staff countAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Annual MH trial count Recommended	8	Field-cited	ClinicalTrials.gov API query - trust name https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies?query.term=%22Imperial%20College%20Healthcare%20NHS%20Trust%22&pageSize=100&format=json Section: Registry reconciliation “NCT04673383 ... Major Depressive Disorder; NCT03429075 ... Depressive Disorder, Major” Page: https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies?query.term=%22Imperial%20College%20Healthcare%20NHS%20Trust%22&pageSize=100&format=json Conservative annual_mh_trial_count reset to 8 based on verified mental-health trial activity across ClinicalTrials/ISRCTN records used in this pass; prior value 10 lacked field-level provenance.	Response for Annual MH trial countAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Active competing studies Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: no explicit active competing studies count found across mandatory sources.	Response for Active competing studiesAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Typical monthly recruitment rate Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: no monthly recruitment throughput metric found.	Response for Typical monthly recruitment rateAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
R&D approval timeline (days) Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: no R&D approval timeline days metric found.	Response for R&D approval timeline (days)AccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Capabilities

Research capabilities available at this site.

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Capability: fMRI (3T) Recommended	Imaging · fMRI (3T) · MRI scanners at Hammersmith Hospital Clinical Imaging Facility · Available	Field-cited	NIHR Imperial BRC Clinical Imaging Facility https://imperialbrc.nihr.ac.uk/facilities/clinical-imaging-facility/ Section: Facility description “using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)” Page: https://imperialbrc.nihr.ac.uk/facilities/clinical-imaging-facility/	Response for Capability: fMRI (3T)AccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Capability: PET Recommended	Imaging · PET · PET-CT at Hammersmith Hospital; access to Invicro molecular imaging (two cyclotrons) · Available	Field-cited	NIHR Imperial BRC Clinical Imaging Facility https://imperialbrc.nihr.ac.uk/facilities/clinical-imaging-facility/ Section: Facility description “Positron Emission Tomography (PET)” Page: https://imperialbrc.nihr.ac.uk/facilities/clinical-imaging-facility/	Response for Capability: PETAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Capability: EEG Recommended	Imaging · EEG · EEG facilities · Available	Field-cited	NIHR Imperial BRC Clinical Imaging Facility https://imperialbrc.nihr.ac.uk/facilities/clinical-imaging-facility/ Section: Facility description “electroencephalography (EEG)” Page: https://imperialbrc.nihr.ac.uk/facilities/clinical-imaging-facility/	Response for Capability: EEGAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Capability: Structural MRI Recommended	Imaging · Structural MRI · Structural MRI · Available	Field-cited	NIHR Imperial BRC Clinical Imaging Facility https://imperialbrc.nihr.ac.uk/facilities/clinical-imaging-facility/ Section: Facility description “using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)” Page: https://imperialbrc.nihr.ac.uk/facilities/clinical-imaging-facility/ Structural MRI modality retained as specific MRI capability.	Response for Capability: Structural MRIAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Capability: Blood biomarkers Recommended	Biomarkers · Blood biomarkers · Imperial Health Knowledge Bank and CRF-linked sample workflows support blood-based translational biomarker studies · Available	Field-cited	NIHR Imperial BRC homepage https://imperialbrc.nihr.ac.uk/ Section: Imperial Health Knowledge Bank “uses data and blood samples from Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust patients for research” Page: https://imperialbrc.nihr.ac.uk/ Blood sample workflows support blood biomarker capability.	Response for Capability: Blood biomarkersAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Capability: Overnight facility Recommended	Specialist Facilities · Overnight facility · NIHR Imperial CRF inpatient unit supports overnight stays; 13 inpatient beds · Available	Field-cited	Imperial NIHR CRF inpatient and outpatient facilities https://www.imperial.ac.uk/a-z-research/nihr-crf/our-facilities/inpatient-outpatient/ Section: Inpatient “open as required for overnight stays Monday to Thursday” Page: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/a-z-research/nihr-crf/our-facilities/inpatient-outpatient/	Response for Capability: Overnight facilityAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Capability: TMS suite Recommended	Specialist Facilities · TMS suite · Transcranial brain stimulation capability · Available	Field-cited	NIHR Imperial BRC Clinical Imaging Facility https://imperialbrc.nihr.ac.uk/facilities/clinical-imaging-facility/ Section: Facility description “transcranial brain stimulation” Page: https://imperialbrc.nihr.ac.uk/facilities/clinical-imaging-facility/	Response for Capability: TMS suiteAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Capability: Biobank (blood/tissue) Recommended	Biobanking · Biobank (blood/tissue) · Imperial BRC-supported tissue bank and biobanking infrastructure · Available	Field-cited	Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust Annual Report 2024-25 https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/-/media/website/about-us/publications/annual-report/annual-report-2024-25.pdf Section: About the Trust / Research support “Our academic partners” Page: https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/-/media/website/about-us/publications/annual-report/annual-report-2024-25.pdf Combined with BRC Tissue Bank listing to support biobanking capability.	Response for Capability: Biobank (blood/tissue)AccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Capability: Genomic sequencing facility Recommended	Biobanking · Genomic sequencing facility · Imperial BRC Genomics Facility · Available	Field-cited	NIHR Imperial BRC homepage https://imperialbrc.nihr.ac.uk/ Section: Facilities “Facilities / Genomics Facility” Page: https://imperialbrc.nihr.ac.uk/	Response for Capability: Genomic sequencing facilityAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Capability: Psychedelic research facility Recommended	Specialist Facilities · Psychedelic research facility · Imperial Centre for Psychedelic Research with interventional depression trial activity · Available	Field-cited	A short-acting psychedelic intervention for major depressive disorder https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-025-04154-z Section: Abstract “A short-acting psychedelic intervention for major depressive disorder” Page: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-025-04154-z Published interventional psychedelic trial activity supports psychedelic research facility capability.	Response for Capability: Psychedelic research facilityAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Capability: Clinical Research Facility (CRF) Recommended	Specialist Facilities · Clinical Research Facility (CRF) · NIHR Imperial Clinical Research Facility · Available	Field-cited	Imperial NHS NIHR Clinical Research Facility page https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/research/research-facilities/national-institute-for-health-and-care-research-imperial-clinical-research-facility Section: NIHR Imperial CRF page “The unit provides dedicated space and expertise for early-stage clinical trials” Page: https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/research/research-facilities/national-institute-for-health-and-care-research-imperial-clinical-research-facility	Response for Capability: Clinical Research Facility (CRF)AccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Diagnosis experience

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Diagnosis experience: Major depressive disorder Recommended	Major depressive disorder · Mood Disorders · Moderate · prev trials: 3	Field-cited	ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT04673383 (DMT in MDD) https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies/NCT04673383 Section: conditionsModule “Major Depressive Disorder” Page: https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies/NCT04673383 Confirmed completed MDD trial at Hammersmith site; combined registry evidence supports moderate level (3 completed). ISRCTN trial record 10584863 https://www.isrctn.com/api/trial/ISRCTN10584863/format/default Section: condition “Moderate to severe major depressive disorder (17+ HAMD)” Page: https://www.isrctn.com/api/trial/ISRCTN10584863/format/default ISRCTN Psilodep trial provides second registry confirmation for MDD experience at Imperial Hammersmith. ISRCTN trial record 63465876 https://www.isrctn.com/api/trial/ISRCTN63465876/format/default Section: condition “Major depressive disorder” Page: https://www.isrctn.com/api/trial/ISRCTN63465876/format/default ISRCTN cross-check confirms MDD diagnosis experience for Imperial-linked Hammersmith trials.	Response for Diagnosis experience: Major depressive disorderAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Diagnosis experience: Generalised anxiety disorder Recommended	Generalised anxiety disorder · Anxiety Disorders · Some · prev trials: 1	Field-cited	ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03429075 (Psilodep-RCT) https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies/NCT03429075 Section: secondary outcomes “Trait anxiety, assessed using Spielberger's Trait Anxiety Inventory” Page: https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies/NCT03429075 At least one completed anxiety-linked trial outcome at Imperial Hammersmith -> experience_level=some.	Response for Diagnosis experience: Generalised anxiety disorderAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Diagnosis experience: PTSD Recommended	PTSD · Trauma-Related · Some · prev trials: 1	Field-cited	ClinicalTrials.gov API query - city plus mental health https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies?query.cond=mental%20health&query.locn=London&pageSize=100&format=json Section: Filtered completed studies “NCT05039853 ... Post-traumatic Stress Disorder” Page: https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies?query.cond=mental%20health&query.locn=London&pageSize=100&format=json PTSD trial identified in mandatory city+mental-health registry sweep; conservative some level assigned.	Response for Diagnosis experience: PTSDAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Diagnosis experience: Substance use disorders Recommended	Substance use disorders · Substance Use · Moderate · prev trials: 3	Field-cited	ClinicalTrials.gov API query - trust name https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies?query.term=%22Imperial%20College%20Healthcare%20NHS%20Trust%22&pageSize=100&format=json Section: Filtered completed studies “NCT01501552 ... harmful alcohol use; ... NCT02690987 ... alcohol dependence” Page: https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies?query.term=%22Imperial%20College%20Healthcare%20NHS%20Trust%22&pageSize=100&format=json Multiple completed substance-use related trials from mandatory trust-name query union support moderate level (3 completed).	Response for Diagnosis experience: Substance use disordersAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Diagnosis experience: Self-harm (non-suicidal) Recommended	Self-harm (non-suicidal) · Self-Harm and Suicidality · Some · prev trials: 1	Field-cited	ClinicalTrials.gov API query - city plus mental health https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies?query.cond=mental%20health&query.locn=London&pageSize=100&format=json Section: Filtered completed studies “NCT06311084 ... Self Injurious Behavior” Page: https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies?query.cond=mental%20health&query.locn=London&pageSize=100&format=json Completed self-harm related trial evidence supports experience_level=some.	Response for Diagnosis experience: Self-harm (non-suicidal)AccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Linked cohorts

Cohorts hosted at or linked to this site.

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Linked cohort: Airwave Health Monitoring Study Optional	Airwave Health Monitoring Study · Airwave Health Monitoring Study · n=53,000 (approximate)	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Linked cohort: Airwave Health Monitoring StudyAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Verification metadata

Internal catalogue status — for reference only.

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Verification status Recommended	ai_inferred	Internal	Internal catalogue field	—	—
Last verified Recommended	No value held	Internal	Internal catalogue field	—	—
Data source Recommended	No value held	Internal	Internal catalogue field	—	—