A facility for food and health research and endoscopy.
The Quadram Institute: Scientific and clinical excellence to deliver better patient care and innovation in food and health.
23/02/2026
You could contribute to important food research, all from the comfort of your own home.
The GlyCarb study is fully remote with virtual support of the Quadram and Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust study research team.
Find out more and register your interest
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The GlyCarb Remote study aims to understand how different carbohydrate-rich meals affect blood sugar levels
22/02/2026
Would you like to have your own kitchen garden? 🌿
If you’re a vegan or vegetarian, with regular periods, living within 70 miles of Norwich you can take part in our HARVEST study growing biofortified greens in a kitchen garden🌱
Check out the Out thinkers event happening later today 🌈
Hosted by Dr Sam Rowe, Project Manager based at the Quadram Institute and Dr Alfredo Carpineti, Out Thinkers serves to showcase the incredible talent of LGBTQ+ individuals in STEM, providing a welcoming platform where people can talk about their work while truly being themselves. Speakers include our PhD student Josh Horton.
🆕 AI for safe and sustainable agri-food supply chains workshop
Join the Food Safety Research Network, Leeds Institute for Data Analytics and AI for the Biosciences in the UK Network this summer ☀️
📅 9 July 2026
📍 Cloth Hall Court, Leeds
Register by 16 June ⤵️
Join us for the AI for safe and sustainable agri-food supply chains workshop, co-organised by the Leeds Institute for Data Analytics, AI for the Biosciences in the UK Network and the Food Safety Research Network. The purpose…
19/02/2026
"It’s great to see Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust clinicians working with scientists at the Quadram to understand more about some of the clinical challenges they face daily, and how we can understand and then tackle them for the benefit of patients.”
💬 Quadram Institute Director Prof Daniel Figeys
The Quadram Institute Clinical Seedcorn Fund was first established in 2021/2022 to help clinicians develop research ideas with scientists at the Quadram Institute. The fund supports secondments of NHS staff to Quadram Institute laboratories and associated research costs. Quadram Institute Bioscience...
19/02/2026
The ViTaL-D study team is looking for 76 people at least 18 years old, who live within 70 miles of Norwich and think they might be low in vitamin D to take part in the research study 🌞
A clinical innovation fund which benefits patients through research between NNUH and the Quadram Institue has selected five new projects for funding.
The Quadram Institute Clinical Seedcorn Fund was set up to help clinicians develop research ideas with scientists at QI. The fund supports secondments of NHS staff to QI laboratories and associated research costs.
Quadram Institute Bioscience (QIB) and the N&N Hospitals Charity have provided £100,000 each to jointly fund £200,000 of new collaborative clinical research projects:
- REMISSION Study: Gut Microbiome, Antimicrobial Resistance and Micronutrient Status in Childhood Cancer Survivors - Dr Emma Webb (QI/NNUH) and Dr Chris Thoroughgood (NNUH)
- VALET study: Vaginal virome AnaLysis in Endometriosis and Termination of pregnancy patients - Dr Revathy Krishnamurthy (QI) and Mr Thomas Gray (NNUH)
- Development of novel therapies for chronic kidney disease patients - Prof Rob Kingsley (QI) and Dr Mahzuz Karim (NNUH)
- Retinal Biomarkers of Visual Disturbances in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - Dr Katharine Seton (QI) and Mr Colin Jones (NNUH)
- Effect of diet in Microbiota and Host immune profile in Colorectal Cancer - Dr Dimitra Lamprinaki (QI and Mr James Hernon (NNUH).
Applications were assessed by a panel drawn from across NNUH, QIB and UEA and considered for potential patient benefit, quality, feasibility, extent of collaboration, innovation and value for money.
Rachel Backshall, Director of the N&N Hospitals Charity, said: “The hospital is one of the four partners in the Quadram Institute and working together the partnership is serving to increase knowledge and deliver benefits for our patients. This is important work and the Charity is delighted to support the research and innovation of NNUH clinicians working alongside scientists from the Quadram Institute.”
Quadram Institute Director Prof Daniel Figeys said: “It’s great to see NNUH clinicians working with scientists at the Quadram to understand more about some of the clinical challenges they face daily, and how we can understand and then tackle them for the benefit of patients.”
18/02/2026
🆕 Severe acute malnutrition affects the microbiome of children, impacting their carbohydrate fermentation
Children undergoing treatment for severe acute malnutrition lack an effective gut microbiome, which impairs their ability to use dietary fibre, hindering their recovery, according to a new study led by the Quadram Institute. By studying the microbiomes of children hospitalised with severe acute maln...
18/02/2026
"As Microbe Zookeepers, we will guide the audience through different habitats, letting them discover what bacteria, fungi, viruses, and algae are involved in various aspects of life."
💬 Haider Al-Khanaq
This year at Norwich Science Festival there will be a “Microbe Zoo”. In the Microbe Zoo visitors will be transported into a world usually invisible to the naked eye, one inhabited by bacteria, fungi, viruses and algae. The activity has been developed by the Centre for Microbial Interactions and ...
17/02/2026
🆕 Check out the current opportunities at the including:
💡 Proof of Concept awards
💼 Business Interaction Vouchers
For those working on biofortification in the UK in industry, organisations or academia
We're having a fantastic time taking part in the Norwich Science Festival including being part of the Microbe Zoo 🦠 Yesterday our researchers ran the Evolve, Survive, Thrive activity all about bacteria evolution and spoke about hidden hunger too.
The Microbe Zoo is open until Saturday, plus you can find the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Research Facility team in the Forum Explorium tomorrow and on Saturday our researchers are taking part in the Out thinkers event 🌈
Great to hear Terry Jermy MP - South West Norfolk mention in Parliament the research and innovation taking place on the Norwich Research Park, at the John Innes Centre, and the Quadram Institute, and the important lead England has taken in adopting precision breeding to help make our food healthier and more environmentally sustainable in a changing climate 🌍️
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The Quadram Institute is a pioneering new facility for food and health research and endoscopy. We are at the forefront of a new era of food science, gut biology and health. Developong innovation in food and clinical solutions to worldwide challenges in disease and human health, whilst delivering clinical excellence in the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal conditions.
In December 2018, the Norfolk and N0rwich University Hospital opened its new state-of-the-art endoscopy centre in the Quadram Institute and welcomed its first patients. The multi-million pound facility on Norwich Research Park will be home to a range of endoscopy and bowel cancer screening services. The NNUH Gastroenterology department at Quadram Institute will be able to conduct at least 40,000 procedures a year in the facility, making it one of the largest endoscopy centres in Europe, as part of its expansion of services.
The Clinical Research Facility at the Quadram Institute opened in September 2018.
The CRF at the Quadram Institute is an exciting partnership run by the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH) and brings together researchers and scientists from the hospital, Quadram Institute Bioscience (QIB), University of East Anglia (UEA) and across the Norwich Research Park.
The development is a major boost for the Trust’s ambition to enhance research at the hospital. The CRF will be the hospital’s primary facility for clinical trials that do not need to be located within the main hospital building. The CRF will be home to a host of research studies into a range of health conditions, involving patients and volunteers. Because of its close association with the NNUH Endoscopy Centre and links with QIB and UEA, the CRF is perfectly placed for research into food and nutrition. The results of these trials will lead to new strategies and treatments for improving health and preventing related disease.
