Research At VCH
The VCH Research Institute, though an extensive partnership with the University of British Columbia, focuses on translational research: enabling the best in patient care by rapidly turning research discoveries into new therapies, surgical techniques or treatment practices. To achieve this goal, the VCH Research Institute co-hosts to two National Centres of Excellence for Commercialization Research and one National Centre of Excellence as well as partnership with national clinical trials, research networks and industry.
The VCH Research Institute has 400 principal investigators and 200 trainees located in 350,000 square feet (33,000 m2) of dedicated research space based at VGH, UBC Hospital and GF Strong. The VCH Research Institute is one of Canada’s top funded health science research centres with 136 million in total research funding in 2007/2008.
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