The Placenta project

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  The Placenta Project

• IRAS ID

  355132

• Contact name

  Paola Campagnolo

• Contact email

  p.campagnolo@surrey.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  University of Surrey

• Duration of Study in the UK

  1 years, 2 months, 30 days

• Research summary

  Many medical studies rely on animals for research, both to understand diseases and to produce essential laboratory reagents. Our work aims to replace this by collecting human placentas, providing a more ethical and potentially more accurate alternative for both analysis and reagent development.

• REC name

  London - Fulham Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  25/LO/0466

• Date of REC Opinion

  25 Jul 2025

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion