The team will aim to improve diagnosis, treatment and care, in the South West.
New funding has been announced for the South West's first biomedical research centre.
Sallie Lamb, pro-vice chancellor of the University of Exeter's Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, said: "The region is home to a greater proportion of older adults than anywhere else in the UK, providing a snapshot of the major challenges the NHS will face in the future. The centre does not have a physical headquarters, but much of the work will be based at the Research, Innovation, Learning and Development Centre on the Royal Devon Hospital site in Exeter.'A real difference'
Suzanne Tracey, chief executive officer at RDU said: "Working in collaboration with our patients and clinical teams, this funding will enable our medical research leaders to rapidly bring programmes of scientific discovery to life, better benefitting our local communities through delivering the innovations that will make a real difference to our patients."