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EVIS study We are delighted to report that the Early Vasopressor in Sepsis (EVIS) study supported by Sepsis Research FEAT since its inception is about to be submitted to the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) for funding. Globally[1], 27 million people – of all ages and from all socio-economic groups – develop sepsis every […]
GenOMICC Study Update On 11th December we were delighted to see publication in the journal Nature and widespread coverage on the BBC of the latest findings of the University of Edinburgh GenOMICC project which Sepsis Research financially supports. The research has identified a number of genes – amongst them TYK2, DPP9, OAS, and IFNAR2 – […]
Route to Roslin Are you looking for a COVID-compliant virtual sporting challenge this January? Would you like to connect with family, friends, or colleagues to raise money for Sepsis Research – the UK’s only sepsis research charity? This New Year between 4th January and 4th February you can run, walk, cycle or swim the virtual […]
September is Sepsis Awareness Month, with World Sepsis Day taking place on the 13th. Every year, this event unites all of us in the fight against the condition, helping us to raise awareness as well as much needed funds for vital research. In addition, Sepsis Research is delighted to be partnering with My Favourite Voucher […]
Chief Operating Officer In my last update in late March I shared the difficult news that due to the extraordinarily challenging outlook, we were estimating that Sepsis Research FEAT was potentially facing a large financial shortfall. Prior to COVID-19, Sepsis Research was on course to increase the level of charitable activitiesagain in 2020/21. However, between […]
Scottish Government Campaign Postponed We’re disappointed to share the news that our third public awareness campaign, due to be launched in April 2020 in partnership with the Scottish Government, has been postponed until March 2021 because of the COVID-19 outbreak. We hope that the campaign will be rescheduled for March 2021, and will continue to […]
You may have read recently in the press that Blackbaud a supplier of customer relationship management software services was affected by cybercriminals who were able to hack their systems requesting a ransom. We want to assure Sepsis Research FEAT supporters and donors that we have not been affected by this as we are not a […]
VITAL research part-funded by Scottish-based charity Sepsis Research (FEAT) is at the forefront of a major new UK initiative in the fight against Covid-19. Dr Kenneth Baillie, who leads a team of experts at Edinburgh University’s world-renowned Roslin Institute, has been named Chief Investigator by Genomics England in a partnership studying the genetic blueprints of […]
We’ve got some really excited news we’re delighted to share with you all. We have recently been awarded a grant from the National Lottery Community Fund! We want to say a massive thank you to the organization. This money will go a long way in helping support our activity so, from everyone here at Sepsis […]
The research team at the world-leading The Roslin Institute led by Dr. Kenny Baillie is to receive a much-needed injection of government funding to track the spread of the coronavirus by using clues in its genetic code. We are hugely excited that our existing research partnership with the Institute, co-funded by Sepsis Research (FEAT), is jump-starting […]
