Blond McIndoe Research Foundation

“Specialises in innovative research into skin wound repair. The Foundation seeks to play an essential role in translating practical research into results that advance patient care generally with particular emphasis on the treatment of burns.

The Blond McIndoe Research Foundation has been at the forefront of wound repair research for over 40 years. Their special relationship with surgeons in the Burns Unit at Queen Victoria Hospital in West Sussex and other clinical centres allows direct translation of research to the clinic. In recent years a GMP suite has been established at the Centre which allows us to culture skin cells for application onto burns patients with large surface area full thickness burns.

In addition to this clinical research the Blond McIndoe Research Foundation has a long history of innovative scientific research. Their primary objective is to improve clinical care, particularly, but not exclusively, in burns patients.

Research at the centre primarily focuses on the processes involved in wound repair and the development of novel techniques and materials to improve wound healing. By furthering their understanding of these processes they can improve the quality of treatment that patients receive. Ultimately such improvements will reduce the degree of scarring in burns patients and reduce the number of those who die as a result of their injuries.”