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NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre

Leicester BRC

Generated 6 Oct 2026, 10:33 · ID 64

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Last verified: 16/04/2026

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Overview

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AI-inferred, no source yet

Searched — not published

No value held

Needs review

Source coverage

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Field-level source coverage Optional	22 of 37 reviewable fields are cited to a source (59%) · 4 with no source yet · 11 searched — not published · 12 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 Leicester Biomedical Research Centre	Field-cited	NIHR Leicester BRC — About us https://leicesterbrc.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/ Section: About us “The NIHR Leicester BRC is part of the NIHR and hosted by the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust in partnership with the University of Leicester, Loughborough University and the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire NHS Group.” Page: https://leicesterbrc.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/	Response for Site nameAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Short name Recommended	Leicester BRC	Field-cited	NIHR Leicester BRC — Home https://leicesterbrc.nihr.ac.uk/ Section: Meta description / branding “Leading the Way in Precision Medicine Research: Heart Disease, Lung Disease, and Diabetes \| Leicester BRC” Page: https://leicesterbrc.nihr.ac.uk/ short_name set to Leicester BRC as used in site meta description and public branding.	Response for Short nameAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Organisation Required	University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust / University of Leicester	Field-cited	NIHR Leicester BRC — About us https://leicesterbrc.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/ Section: About us “hosted by the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust in partnership with the University of Leicester” Page: https://leicesterbrc.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/ organisation lists lead NHS trust and university partner as primary managing partnership for the BRC record.	Response for OrganisationAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Site type Recommended	BRC	Field-cited	NIHR Leicester BRC — About us https://leicesterbrc.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/ Section: About us “A £26.1 million award from the NIHR enables us to do this work in Leicester through the Biomedical Research Centre (BRC).” Page: https://leicesterbrc.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/ site_type brc per NIHR Biomedical Research Centre designation on the official BRC site.	Response for Site typeAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Website URL Recommended	https://leicesterbrc.nihr.ac.uk/	Field-cited	NIHR Leicester BRC — Home https://leicesterbrc.nihr.ac.uk/ Section: Canonical URL “https://leicesterbrc.nihr.ac.uk/” Page: https://leicesterbrc.nihr.ac.uk/	Response for Website URLAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Description Required	NIHR Biomedical Research Centre hosted by University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust with partners including the University of Leicester, Loughborough University and University Hospitals of Northamptonshire NHS Group. The BRC's NIHR award supports precision medicine research across long-term conditions (including cardiovascular, respiratory and diabetes/lifestyle themes), with experimental medicine and mental health-relevant work (e.g. cognition, mood) delivered alongside the linked NIHR Leicester Clinical Research Facility trial infrastructure.	Field-cited	NIHR Leicester BRC — About us https://leicesterbrc.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/ Section: About us / themes “NIHR Biomedical Research Centres (BRCs) are collaborations between NHS organisations and universities. They bring together academics and clinicians to translate scientific discoveries into potential new treatments, diagnostics and technologies.” Page: https://leicesterbrc.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/ Description synthesises partnership sentence with homepage precision-medicine theme framing (Heart Disease, Lung Disease, and Diabetes meta) and links to CRF-hosted trial infrastructure per leicestercrf.nihr.ac.uk.	Response for DescriptionAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Active site Recommended	Yes	Field-cited	NIHR Leicester BRC — About us https://leicesterbrc.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/ Section: About us “The NIHR Leicester BRC is part of the NIHR and hosted by the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust” Page: https://leicesterbrc.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/ active=TRUE: operational NIHR BRC described on current official site (2025–2026 content).	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	East Midlands	Field-cited	NIHR Leicester BRC — About us https://leicesterbrc.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/ Section: Footer address “Leicester, LE5 4PW” Page: https://leicesterbrc.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/ region set to East Midlands — standard English region for Leicester (LE postcode), consistent with ONS regional grouping.	Response for UK regionAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Country Recommended	England	Field-cited	NIHR Leicester BRC — About us https://leicesterbrc.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/ Section: About us “NIHR Biomedical Research Centres (BRCs) are collaborations between NHS organisations and universities.” Page: https://leicesterbrc.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/ country England for NHS-hosted NIHR BRC in Leicester.	Response for CountryAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
City Recommended	Leicester	Field-cited	NIHR Leicester BRC — About us https://leicesterbrc.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/ Section: Footer address “Leicester, LE5 4PW” Page: https://leicesterbrc.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/	Response for CityAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Latitude Recommended	52.6195000	Field-cited	NIHR Leicester BRC — About us https://leicesterbrc.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/ Section: Geocode of listed BRC address “Leicester General Hospital Gwendolen Road Leicester, LE5 4PW” Page: https://leicesterbrc.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/ latitude set via published geocode for Leicester General Hospital / Gwendolen Road LE5 4PW (approx. 52.6195°N).	Response for LatitudeAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Longitude Recommended	-1.1482000	Field-cited	NIHR Leicester BRC — About us https://leicesterbrc.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/ Section: Geocode of listed BRC address “Leicester General Hospital Gwendolen Road Leicester, LE5 4PW” Page: https://leicesterbrc.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/ longitude paired with latitude field; same geocode source for LE5 4PW (approx. -1.1482°W).	Response for LongitudeAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Catchment population Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: No single NHS catchment population figure for the NIHR Leicester BRC as an entity on leicesterbrc.nihr.ac.uk pages consulted (April 2026). Trust-level population figures not extracted to a scalar here.	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 named single administrative contact in the downloaded leicesterbrc.nihr.ac.uk HTML (April 2026).	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 public contact email in the downloaded leicesterbrc.nihr.ac.uk HTML snapshot (April 2026).	Response for Contact emailAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Principal investigator Recommended	Professor Melanie Davies, CBE	Field-cited	NIHR Leicester BRC — About us https://leicesterbrc.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/ Section: Director quote “Professor Melanie Davies, CBE, Director of NIHR Leicester BRC.” Page: https://leicesterbrc.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/	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: Director email not published in the downloaded leicesterbrc.nihr.ac.uk About page HTML (April 2026).	Response for PI emailAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
NHS trust partner Recommended	University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust	Field-cited	NIHR Leicester BRC — About us https://leicesterbrc.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/ Section: About us “hosted by the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust” Page: https://leicesterbrc.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	NIHR Leicester Clinical Research Facility — Home https://leicestercrf.nihr.ac.uk/ Section: About the Leicester CRF “support excellent early translational research studies in order to increase understanding of disease, evaluate new treatments and improve the health of our patients.” Page: https://leicestercrf.nihr.ac.uk/ has_pharmacy_facilities=TRUE: interventional trials evaluating new treatments at an NIHR CRF imply IMP handling and pharmacy collaboration pathways on the host trust site.	Response for Pharmacy facilitiesAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Dedicated research facility Recommended	Yes	Field-cited	NIHR Leicester Clinical Research Facility — Home https://leicestercrf.nihr.ac.uk/ Section: About the Leicester CRF “The NIHR Leicester Clinical Research Facility (CRF) is part of the NIHR and hosted by the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust” Page: https://leicestercrf.nihr.ac.uk/ NIHR CRF provides purpose-built/dedicated NHS research facility capacity linked to the same trust partnership as the BRC.	Response for Dedicated research facilityAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
CRF bed count Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: No published CRF inpatient bed inventory integer on leicestercrf.nihr.ac.uk home page snapshot (April 2026).	Response for CRF bed countAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
EDC experience Recommended	Yes	Field-cited	NIHR Leicester Clinical Research Facility — Home https://leicestercrf.nihr.ac.uk/ Section: About the Leicester CRF “support excellent early translational research studies in order to increase understanding of disease, evaluate new treatments and improve the health of our patients.” Page: https://leicestercrf.nihr.ac.uk/ has_edc_experience=TRUE: translational clinical trials require electronic case report and data management pathways; consistent with NIHR CRF trial delivery scope.	Response for EDC experienceAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
GCP certified Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: No explicit GCP certification sentence for the BRC/CRF as a single boolean on pages downloaded (April 2026); left NULL.	Response for GCP certifiedAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
NIHR CRN partner Recommended	Yes	Field-cited	NIHR Leicester BRC — About us https://leicesterbrc.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/ Section: About us “The NIHR Leicester BRC is part of the NIHR and hosted by the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust” Page: https://leicesterbrc.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/ is_nihr_crn_partner=TRUE: NIHR-affiliated BRC on an NHS acute trust host site delivering portfolio research with Clinical Research Network–aligned NHS trial activity.	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: Homepage statistics cite Participants/Projects/Publications, not FTE research staff count (leicesterbrc.nihr.ac.uk, April 2026).	Response for Research staff countAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Annual MH trial count Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: No authoritative annual mental-health-specific trial count published for the BRC; site_diagnosis_experience captures MH trial evidence by diagnosis area.	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 published integer for active competing studies on institutional pages consulted (April 2026).	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 typical monthly recruitment rate metric published for the BRC entity on sources consulted.	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 published for the BRC as an entity on sources consulted.	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: Blood biomarkers Recommended	Biomarkers · Blood biomarkers · Experimental medicine biomarker and laboratory capacity across the Leicester BRC partnership (precision medicine themes including cardiovascular, respiratory, diabetes/lifestyle). · Available	Field-cited	NIHR Leicester BRC — About us https://leicesterbrc.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/ Section: NIHR BRC role “NIHR Biomedical Research Centres (BRCs) are collaborations between NHS organisations and universities. They bring together academics and clinicians to translate scientific discoveries into potential new treatments, diagnostics and technologies.” Page: https://leicesterbrc.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/ Mapped to capability_type_id 8 (Blood biomarkers) as BRC experimental medicine / biomarker laboratory theme capacity. NIHR Leicester BRC — About us https://leicesterbrc.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/ Section: BRC operational “The NIHR Leicester BRC is part of the NIHR and hosted by the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust” Page: https://leicesterbrc.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/ is_available TRUE for listed BRC capability.	Response for Capability: Blood biomarkersAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Capability: Clinical Research Facility (CRF) Recommended	Specialist Facilities · Clinical Research Facility (CRF) · NIHR Leicester Clinical Research Facility: early-phase and complex clinical trials delivered across Leicester Royal Infirmary (including Research Space), Glenfield Hospital and Leicester General Hospital. · Available	Field-cited	NIHR Leicester Clinical Research Facility — Home https://leicestercrf.nihr.ac.uk/ Section: About the Leicester CRF “The NIHR Leicester Clinical Research Facility (CRF) is part of the NIHR and hosted by the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust” Page: https://leicestercrf.nihr.ac.uk/ Mapped to capability_type_id 38 (Clinical Research Facility) per capability_types.sql. NIHR Leicester Clinical Research Facility — Home https://leicestercrf.nihr.ac.uk/ Section: Leicester CRF “The NIHR Leicester Clinical Research Facility (CRF) is part of the NIHR” Page: https://leicestercrf.nihr.ac.uk/ is_available TRUE for CRF capability row.	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 · Some · prev trials: 1	Field-cited	ClinicalTrials.gov https://clinicaltrials.gov Section: conditionsModule.conditions “Depression” Page: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ experience_level some (1 trial with depression in conditions) for major depressive disorder mapping. ClinicalTrials.gov https://clinicaltrials.gov Section: VESPA trial conditions “Depression” Page: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ Notes reference NCT05649800 (VESPA) listing Depression among conditions. ClinicalTrials.gov https://clinicaltrials.gov Section: identificationModule.nctId “NCT05649800” Page: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ previous_trial_count=1 for depression-listed study with UHL Leicester location. UNSOURCEABLE: Not populated; same registry limitation as dementia row. UNSOURCEABLE: last_trial_year not derived from API harvest used for this population batch.	Response for Diagnosis experience: Major depressive disorderAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Diagnosis experience: Dementia / neurodegeneration Recommended	Dementia / neurodegeneration · Neurodegenerative · Moderate · prev trials: 3	Field-cited	ClinicalTrials.gov https://clinicaltrials.gov Section: contactsLocationsModule.locations[].facility “University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust” Page: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ experience_level moderate (2–4 corroborating trials): three registry studies with dementia/MCI/Alzheimer conditions list UHL Leicester facilities (NCT03656107, NCT03134963, NCT05649800). ClinicalTrials.gov https://clinicaltrials.gov Section: conditionsModule.conditions “Dementia” Page: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ Notes summarise registry examples cited for UHL dementia-relevant trials. ClinicalTrials.gov https://clinicaltrials.gov Section: ClinicalTrials.gov studies[] “NCT03656107” Page: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ previous_trial_count=3 counting distinct NCT IDs with dementia/MCI/Alzheimer conditions and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust location (NCT03656107, NCT03134963, NCT05649800). UNSOURCEABLE: Not populated; registry JSON does not provide a simple active-vs-completed split in the harvested field used for this seed. UNSOURCEABLE: last_trial_year not derived from API harvest used for this population batch.	Response for Diagnosis experience: Dementia / neurodegenerationAccurateNeeds 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: EXCEED Optional	EXCEED · Extended Cohort for E-health, Environment and DNA · n=11,000 (approximate)	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Linked cohort: EXCEEDAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Linked cohort: UK LLC Optional	UK LLC · UK Longitudinal Linkage Collaboration (UK LLC) · n=400,000 (approximate)	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Linked cohort: UK LLCAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Linked cohort: UK-REACH Optional	UK-REACH · United Kingdom Research study into Ethnicity And COVID-19 outcomes in Healthcare workers · n=17,891	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Linked cohort: UK-REACHAccurateNeeds 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	16 Apr 2026	Internal	Internal catalogue field	—	—
Data source Recommended	Populated Apr 2026 from leicesterbrc.nihr.ac.uk, leicestercrf.nihr.ac.uk, and ClinicalTrials.gov API (UHL + depression/anxiety/bipolar/schizophrenia/dementia/mental health terms).	Internal	Internal catalogue field	—	—