Case studies

PRCs achieve an average 95% patient retention rate in Moderna vaccine trial

Take a look at how our Patient Recruitment Centres prioritise the participants’ experience to support excellent patient retention rates.

Published: 09 August 2023

Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

Explore the timeline of our research to help develop the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine and its impact to reduce transmission and save lives.

Published: 28 October 2022

New ways of supporting clinical studies in North West London to improve efficiency

Learn how the NIHR enabled NHS Trusts in North West London to collaborate to deliver vital vaccine studies.

Published: 01 December 2021

UK leads rapid delivery of Novavax Phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine trial

Learn how the UK’s Urgent Public Health prioritisation process enabled rapid delivery of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine trial, recruiting over 15,000 participants in two months.

Published: 17 March 2021

Pneumococcal vaccination of children

The pneumococcal vaccine schedule changed after a NIHR-funded trial demonstrated that fewer injections can deliver immunity in the UK.

Published: 04 August 2020

Delivering commercial respiratory research in care homes

Find out how NIHR support gave global pharmaceutical company, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), the confidence to bring care home research to the UK.

Published: 04 February 2020