Welcome to the OATech Network+ website
OATech is a multidisciplinary, technology-driven Research Network+ comprised of world leading institutions and osteoarthritis (OA) researchers around the UK.
Osteoarthritis (OA) affects 8.75 million people in the UK (Mobasheri & Batt 2016), places a considerable burden upon the economy (Woolf et al. 2012) and seriously impairs the quality of life of its sufferers (Hiligsmann et al. 2013).
Identify challenges and knowledge gaps.
Support and drive multidisciplinary collaborations in UK OA research.
Form the basis for high-level grant funding and publications.
Improve diagnosis, treatment and bring novel therapies to market.
Theme Leader: Prof Jim Richards
Theme Leader: Prof Martin Knight
Theme Lead: Prof Sally Roberts and Dr Karina Wright
Directed by a working group
Theme Leader: Prof Debbie Mason
Theme Leader: Prof Alison McGregor
Theme Leader: Dr Mark Elliott
Theme Leader: Prof Richard Jones
Directed by a working group
Clinical Liaison: Prof Nidhi Sofat