# Bowel charities merge to launch Bowel Research UK

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/09/29/bowel-charities-merge-to-launch-bowel-research-uk/
- Published: 2020-09-29T09:00:13+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**Bowel Research UK launches today (29 September) following the merger of Bowel 
Disease Research Foundation and Bowel & Cancer Research.**

The two have merged to focus resources and expertise. Between them, the two charities
have more than 50 years’ experience and have invested more than £9 million in research
over the last ten years.

As [Bowel Research UK](http://www.bowelresearchuk.org), the charity has committed
to a £1million funding target for early-stage research into bowel conditions over
the next 12-18 months.

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Most recently, Bowel Research UK has been involved in CovidSurg, an international
collaboration covering 88 countries, 1032 centres, and more than 52,300 patients
to understand the outcomes of Covid-19 infected patients who undergo surgery.

Professor Charles Knowles, Chair of the Grants Committee at Bowel Research UK, commented:

> “Bowel Research UK has committed to a target of £1m for new research and we encourage
> early career researchers specialising in bowel disease to apply for this funding.
> We believe that, by investing in our scientific and medical communities today,
> a cure for bowel cancer and effective treatments to mitigate, or entirely eradicate,
> other bowel diseases are entirely possible in the future.”

Bowel Research UK CEO, Rebecca Porta, added:

> “More than 42,000 people are diagnosed with bowel cancer each year in the UK, 
> and an increasing number are impacted by life-changing bowel conditions, making
> the work of Bowel Research UK more critical than ever. Our patient-driven research
> will help deliver much-needed improvements in diagnosis, treatment and care.”

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