Guidance

The Centres of Excellence for Regulatory Science and Innovation programme (CERSIs)

A national programme to help drive advancements in healthcare, to ensure patients benefit from innovation and new treatments sooner.

• From: Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
• Published: 2 December 2025
• Last updated: 29 September 2026
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  1. 29 September 2026

     Updated page to reflect the CERSI programme funding opportunity is now open for applications with additonal information on the next stage of the programme.

  2. 2 December 2025

     First published.

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Centres of Excellence for Regulatory Science and Innovation (CERSIs)

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Each CERSI aims to address a priority programme theme and strengthen regulatory science capability in the UK to help ensure regulation keeps pace with advances in healthcare and life sciences.

By establishing a network of centres, launched in early 2025, the CERSI programme represents a landmark initiative in regulatory science. The CERSI programme drives collaboration between the MHRA and academia, industry, healthcare organisations and patients to accelerate the delivery of safe innovation in human health.