Foundation for Liver Research
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The Foundation for Liver Research is a UK medical research charity[1] dedicated to hepatology. It funds the Institute of Hepatology in central London.[citation needed] In the 2024 financial year the majority of its funding came from investors (2.35 million pounds), followed by donations and legacies (525 thousand pounds).[1] David George Green considered the foundation "a centre of excellence in the UK".[2]
In March 2013 the Foundation for Liver Research released a mini-documentary illustrating the work performed at the Institute of Hepatology at the time.[3] In 2024 it cofounded the Roger Williams Institute of Liver Studies with King's College, London (KCL).[4] In 2017 the foundation published a report by foundation director Roger Williams on the "financial impact of liver disease" and proposed policy-based solutions including stronger regulation on alcohol, targeted taxes, and a minimum unit price for alcoholic drinks.[5][6] The report was welcomed by hepatologist Sir Ian Gilmore.[7]
The foundation was previously known as the Liver Research Trust.[2]
