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GOSH Charity-funded team engineers first lab-grown oesophagus in breakthrough for children’s surgery

20 Mar 2026, 11:31 a.m.

Scientists from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) and University College London (UCL) have created the first lab-grown oesophagus.

New childhood cancer research collaborations through C-Further

10 Mar 2026, 10:33 a.m.

We're funding two new international cancer research projects. These collaborations are through the C-Further initiative, which is focused on new treatments for childhood cancers.

Little boy sitting on hospital bed, smiling to camera

GOSH Charity funds treatment for ‘incurable’ leukaemia

9 Dec 2025, 7:30 a.m.

A groundbreaking new treatment using gene-edited immune cells, developed by scientists at GOSH and UCL, has shown promising results in helping children and adults fight a rare and aggressive form of blood cancer.

Teenage girl in hospital bed, holding teddy bear. She has a tube in her nose and wears a beanie.

Six years of groundbreaking research and transforming lives at the ZCR

27 Nov 2025, 1:34 p.m.

Our new report shows how groundbreaking science and compassionate care at the ZCR are transforming children’s futures. To mark this milestone, we reflect on some of the centre’s most exciting highlights since 2024.

Little girl with tube in nose smiling to camera

GOSH Charity funds seven new research projects to improve understanding of rare childhood conditions

29 Oct 2025, 5:09 p.m.

This funding is part of the Charity’s Lift Off grant scheme – designed to support early-stage research and get new ideas off the ground.

Winner of the 2025 GOSH research image competition. This floral image shows the colon of a patient with Hirschsprung disease, a rare childhood bowel disease.

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