Our CDT collaborates with a variety of partners across industry, academia, third sector and the NHS. The input of our partners has informed our research training approach, ensuring that the CDT produces graduates with the skills expected by our partners and the industry in general. Adaptyv Bio Biophoundry FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies NEC NICE PrecisionLife Sibel Health UCB AstraZeneca Canon Medical Research Europe GlaxoSmithKline NHS Lothian Optos Public Health Scotland Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain BioAscent Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Mental Health Platform NHS Newcastle Oxford Drug Design Roche South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundational Trust This article was published on Wednesday 26 August 2026