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06 Sept 2025

Exeter scientists battled spread of COVID-19

Exeter scientists battled spread of COVID-19

March 23, 2020 - Scientists and clinicians in Exeter were part of a £20 million investment to unlock the secrets of COVID-19. They were using the university’s state of the art equipment to ensure samples from Devon patients helped to combat the disease.

Scientists at the University of Exeter and the Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust (RD&E) were part of a group of the country’s leading institutions who joined together to sequence the virus from patients throughout the UK.

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