About CSSI

Why CSSI?

The Central Skin Sciences Institute (CSSI) combines skin health research with reliable, innovative testing methods and expert clinical knowledge to provide you with the best support during our clinical investigations. We want to improve the quality of life for people living with skin conditions or medical devices worn on the body by conducting research that will help us develop new adhesive technology.

The Institute

Our in-house facility is purpose built with state-of-the-art reception, clinical nurse and skin testing rooms. The institute is also temperature and humidity controlled, providing the ideal environment for skin analysis. We are centrally located in the UK, close to Birmingham city centre, and easily accessible by road and public transport.

We want to make your experience as effortless as possible, which is why we provide onsite parking with disability bays and electrical charging points.

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CSSI Vision

Making a difference through skin health research.

Meet the team

We are delighted to introduce our team at CSSI:

Dr Amanda Goodby

CSSI Senior Scientific Research Manager

Mireille Hamson

CSSI Clinical Research Manager

Sian Taylor

CSSI Clinical Research Coordinator

Sarah Ashworth

CSSI Clinical Research Nurse

Jamie Mistry

CSSI Skin Health Laboratory Scientist

Joanna Zawalska

CSSI Skin Health Laboratory Scientist

Committed to good clinical practice

Some research studies may need to be approved by regulatory authorities and research ethics committees before they can recruit participants. This is to ensure that the study is safe and people who take part are protected and monitored. At the CSSI, all our studies are in line with the ISO 14155 and Good Clinical Practice (GCP) standard for clinical studies.

Join the CSSI database today

If there’s nothing for you at the moment then why not sign up to our database and we’ll keep you up-to-date with our future studies.

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How to find us

CSSI is situated within the Salts Healthcare Building at Ringway Business Park, Richard Street, Aston, Birmingham B7 4AA.

By car:

CSSI is centrally located, being just outside Birmingham City Centre, just off the A38M and very close to the M6 and wider motorway network.

By bus:

The number 66 bus runs between Birmingham City Centre and Sutton Coldfield, and stops on Great Lister Street which is a short walk to CSSI.

By train:

CSSI is close to Birmingham City Centre with its 3 mainline train stations: Birmingham New Street, Birmingham Snow Hill and Birmingham Moor Street. We are also close to Duddeston station for local trains.