Santen Establishes its First External Research Laboratory in Europe at the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology in London

Santen, in partnership with UCL Institute of Ophthalmology (IoO), has announced the company’s first external research laboratory in Europe. This development comes following ongoing and committed investment from Santen in PhD studentships at UCL IoO over the past few years, managed by the Global Alliances and External Research (GAER) department at Santen. The aim of this research laboratory is to investigate how to prevent and reverse damage that glaucoma causes to the optic nerve and retina and to support some of the brightest minds in the field to find solutions to ophthalmology’s most pressing challenges. 

“Having completed my PhD with sponsorship from Santen at UCL, continuing to work collaboratively with the research leaders at the world-renowned UCL IoO is an exciting next step,” said Will Lamb, PhD, Research Scientist, Santen-UCL Research Lab.

“This is an exciting new development in our strategic partnership with Santen which has been going from strength to strength since the original memorandum-of-understanding in 2016,” said Professor Andrew Dick, Director, UCL IoO. “I’m grateful to everyone involved for their enthusiasm and dedication to foster the research potential of this partnership; and to UCL Translational Research Office (TRO) for supporting the IoO’s vision to expand our translational research to generate better therapies, diagnostics, and knowledge of eye care.”