About Cobalt
Cobalt is a medical charity established in 1964 with the key goal to deliver improvements in clinical diagnosis and treatments and help people affected by cancer, dementia and other conditions.
Cobalt imaging centres house the latest technology designed to deliver superior image quality, improve patient comfort, and enable shorter scanning times.
By working with leading experts in the field, Cobalt invest in cutting-edge technology with the aim of supporting and participating in local, national and international research. They also work closely with the member hospitals and universities of Birmingham Health Partners to deliver specialist research imaging for the Institute of Translational Medicine.
Current research activity
- Over 40 active trials across multiple specialties, including neuro/oncology/liver/cardiac/haematology.
- From April 23 to March 24 a total of 578 hours of research scanning.
- Currently 25% of our work during available hours.
- Huge potential and capacity to grow this number.
- Multiple papers published from work undertaken at our imaging centre.
