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Funded projects
Find out more about the projects we’re funding to propel us towards better treatments and cures for type 1 diabetes
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ground-breaking research projects underway
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brilliant researchers and collaborators teaming up to tackle type 1
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institutes supporting cutting-edge science
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countries around the world where research is taking place
Beta Cell Therapy Programme Grant
18 December 2025
Building a trans-Atlantic pipeline of beta cells to speed up research
Four research teams across the UK are testing if beta cells produced in the US by the Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute can survive being shipped to the UK and still work properly in re…
22 October 2024
Tiny molecules with big potential for type 1
This project aims to investigate how tiny molecules called microRNAs change the function of insulin-making beta cells.
22 October 2024
How do beta cells tick?
This project will take inspiration from tick saliva to develop a defence mechanism for beta cells transplanted into people with type 1 diabetes.
Root Causes Programme Grant
22 October 2024
Could an existing medicine reverse the steps that lead to type 1 diabetes?
Professor Eoin McKinney and his team at University of Cambridge have discovered ‘signatures’ of immune cell changes seen only in people who later develop type 1 diabetes. In this Type 1 Diabetes Gr…
7 December 2023
Combination therapy could help protect insulin-producing beta cells
Dr Danijela Tatovic’s project aims to test a combination of two therapies, both already licensed to treat other autoimmune conditions, to see if together, they can help protect surviving beta cells…
7 December 2023
Does timing matter for therapies to prevent beta cell destruction?
Dr James Pearson’s project aims to test whether a new medicine, that slows the destruction of beta cells in people with type 1 diabetes, is more effective if administered at a particular time of day.
Novel Insulins Innovation Incubator
12 August 2024
Small Nano Sugar: a new glucose-responsive insulin delivery system
The team’s project will will work to bring a new insulin delivery system. based on advanced nanotechnology, closer to clinical trials.
12 August 2024
‘Smarter’ insulin to manage blood glucose levels
The team’s project aims to develop an even smarter insulin that can precisely manage blood glucose like a healthy pancreas.
12 August 2024
A stable pool of insulin released in response to glucose
The team are designing novel insulins that respond immediately to rising blood glucose levels. In this project they will test a new kind of insulin that can be used either daily or weekly. Once inj…
Senior Research Fellowships
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Breathing new life into beta cells
Dr James Cantley’s project aims to identify, develop and test new treatments to grow new beta cells, and encourage surviving beta cells to replicate directly in the pancreases of people with type 1…
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‘Printing’ a safe haven for beta cells
Dr Victoria Salem’s project aims to develop a device that can be implanted into people with type 1 diabetes to deliver a new supply of beta cells.
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Protecting the pancreas
Professor Sarah Richardson’s project aims to investigate how and why the immune system destroys beta cells in type 1 diabetes, and how the process may differ between people with the condition.
Putting people affected by type 1 diabetes at the heart of research.
The Type 1 Diabetes Grand Challenge brings together scientists and the type 1 community to drive forward progress in areas that matter most to people with type 1.
