The NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre opened in 2008. In 2017 it was upgraded to Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) status. The NIHR Leeds BRC is an international centre of excellence which exists to provide infrastructure to support translational research across musculoskeletal disease.

Hosted within the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and in partnership with the University of Leeds, research within the NIHR Leeds BRC is focused on providing individually targeted, cost-effective therapies that improve the lives of those living with musculoskeletal disease.