A NEW £4m research centre, to help create drugs which will combat an array of diseases, has been opened in Liverpool.
The Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Centre holds the largest superconduct-ing magnet in the North West, which will help scientists to design drugs for conditions such as Alzheimer's, arthritis and cardiovascular disease.
The University of Liverpool’s new facility, on Brownlow Hill, was officially opened by its world renowned professor, Ole Petersen, yesterday.
It enables researchers to build a three-dimensional picture of what particular molecules look like and how they fit together.
Professor Lu-Yun Lian, Director of the Centre, said: “We are very proud to have this equipment at the university and it will help us to achieve important results.
“NMR is an analytical technique which allows molecules to be studied in microscopic detail.Š
“We can see how molecules work and how they fit together with each other and this technique will be used in the process of drug design.”
