Introducing our vital research

From burns and wounds to skin cancer, we're working hard to develop groundbreaking new treatments, processes and preventions. Here at RAFT we focus our efforts in two specific areas.

Burns, chronic ulcers & wound healing

Victims of major burns urgently require life-saving skin cover; those with smaller wounds, especially patients with chronic non-healing wounds, also present a serious clinical challenge. Even with successful treatment, any injuries involving full-thickness skin loss will leave lifelong defects.

RAFT is working on an innovative skin replacement that could provide an improved solution to this life-threatening problem. To explore this research in more depth, please click here.

Skin cancer - prevention, education & cure

Today's culture of sun worship, combined with the advent of cheap flights abroad, has left us badly exposed to the dangers of the sun. Recent decades have seen a dramatic rise in the incidence of skin cancer - and if action is not taken to turn back this trend, skin cancer may soon become widespread amongst our children's generation.

Research into prevention, education and treatment of skin cancers (particularly the aggressive melanoma) is a major programme at RAFT. To explore this research in more depth, please click here.