16 October 2013 Last updated at 09:34 ET

An 11.5m centre that will research personalised treatment for the chronically ill is to be established in Altnagelvin Hospital in Londonderry.

It is the first of its kind on the island of Ireland.

The centre, which will research heart disease, diabetes and cancer, was announced on Wednesday.

The facility will be a collaborative project between the University of Ulster and the Western Health and Social Care Trust.

Personalised medicine is an emerging practice, according to the University of Ulster, that examines genetic make-up along with clinical data.

Rapid growth in the prevalence of chronic disease, particularly in our elderly, has highlighted the need for a personalised approach to treatment

The aim of the research is to prevent, diagnose and treat disease at an individual patient level.

Professor Tony Bjourson, head of the new centre, said: "A personalised approach to patient care holds huge potential for developing new diagnostic and treatment pathways for human diseases.

"This is one of the most important concepts to emerge from the sequencing of the human genome and Northern Ireland is emerging as an important region within stratified medicine research."

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