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UK MHRA · UK · 29 Sep 2026 · Guidance

Guidance: The Centres of Excellence for Regulatory Science and Innovation programme (CERSIs)

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The UK MHRA is launching the Centres of Excellence for Regulatory Science and Innovation (CERSI) programme in early 2025, a network of centres addressing priority themes to strengthen regulatory science capability and keep regulation aligned with healthcare advances. The programme fosters collaboration between the MHRA, academia, industry, healthcare organisations and patients to accelerate safe innovation delivery. Applications for CERSI programme funding are now open.

From UK MHRA

Each CERSI aims to address a priority programme theme and strengthen regulatory science capability in the UK to help ensure regulation keeps pace with advances in healthcare and life sciences.

By establishing a network of centres, launched in early 2025, the CERSI programme represents a landmark initiative in regulatory science. The CERSI programme drives collaboration between the MHRA and academia, industry, healthcare organisations and patients to accelerate the delivery of safe innovation in human health.

Updated page to reflect the CERSI programme funding opportunity is now open for applications with additonal information on the next stage of the programme.

Excerpt from the official page. The original is authoritative.