The Children and Young Adults’ Research Unit opened in October 2017 at the Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital for Wales in Cardiff.
It is the first protected research space for those under 16 years old in Wales.
The unit was granted paediatric Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC) status in April 2023 which permits us greater access to novel (new) therapies for children with cancer and allows young people to be treated closer to home. Cardiff Paediatric ECMC | ECMC (ecmcnetwork.org.uk)
Our unit provides a child friendly environment to carry out the procedures required for different research studies, including type 1 diabetes, cystic fibrosis and a number of rare diseases.