CÚRAM Research Ireland Centre for Medical Devices

Research Ireland and HSE fund world-class cardiovascular research lab in Galway Project includes state-of-the-art CT scanner and cath lab, enabling groundbreaking clinical trials and AI-driven cardiac diagnostics

Research Ireland and HSE have funded a world-class cardiovascular research lab in Galway. Led by Prof Faisal Sharif, the project has established @uniofgalway.bsky.social as a global leader for cardiovascular CT scanner-based research. Read on @irishtimes.com: www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/20...

CÚRAM has been involved in the EU STE(A)M Learning Ecologies project since 2023, developing engaging science learning paths in formal and informal education settings, focusing on inclusiveness. Join this session on October 23rd to hear key insights from the pilot initiatives. @researchireland.ie

A great experience with colleagues at Galway Atlantaquaria on a #MarineMeetsMedtech seashore scavenger hunt, discovering animals that make their own glue & shoot stinging cells as part of the Baboro International Arts Festival for Children - see exhibit @ tinyurl.com/4z47xs7z @researchireland.ie

Two of CÚRAM's Investigators Prof Madeleine Lowery and Prof Garry P. Duffy recently joined the @fortechssakepod.bsky.social to explain their work on sensors and soft robotics..
@researchireland.ie @universityofgalway.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social Listen at shows.acast.com/for-techs-sake

📚A new review from CÚRAM researchers explores how tweaking naturally occurring molecules in our bodies, called Glycosaminoglycans, could hold the key to better wound healing, joint health & even cancer treatments. Read more at tinyurl.com/5n8dhws7 @researchireland.ie
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Delighted to post our new animation from Chris Tierney @EarthboundFilm.co, explaining what we do and why we do it at CÚRAM @researchireland.ie Centre for Medical Devices @uniofgalway.bsky.social - now featured on our website at curamdevices.ie
#medtech #innovation #ppi #engagedresearch

👏Congrats to CÚRAM Investigator Dr Andrew Daly, recipient of the Jean Leray 2025 ESB Award! Speaking @ ESB Conference last week, Dr Daly showcased his research and provided a glimpse into the future of biomaterials and regenerative medicine. Read more @ tinyurl.com/4f2mmxtp @researchireland.ie

👏Congrats to CÚRAM Investigator Dr Mihai Lomora, 1 of 4 @universityofgalway.bsky.social awardees under the European Commission’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions-Doctoral Network programme, who will lead a €4.2m project called ‘CerebroMachinesTrain’. More at tinyurl.com/4nvs5jxz @researchireland.ie

Dr Catalina Vallejo Giraldo

Dr Catalina Vallejo-Giraldo came to @uniofgalway.bsky.social from Columbia in 2013 to begin her PhD. Today, Catalina holds a joint role at the University of Galway, and her work focuses on how physical variables such as forces & space affect brain cells. Read: www.researchireland.ie/news/associa...

CÚRAM supports underrepresented UG students each year through the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme (UROP) at @universityofgalway.bsky.social. Read about the programme and this years UROP graduates at curamdevices.ie/urop-graduat... @researchireland.ie

Delighted to announce the recipients of the 2025 Science on Screen Animation Commission in association with our partners at @ardan-ie.bsky.social ! Looking forward to another great collaboration between researchers and animators 🙌 @researchireland.ie

Research Ireland, on behalf of @deptoffhed.bsky.social, have today launched Global Talent Ireland - a new initiative to attract exceptional mid-career and established researchers from across the globe to Ireland.

For more information visit:
www.researchireland.ie/funding/glob...

🙌 Congratulations to all of the labs certified through this programme! Great to see the enormous impact of the MyGreenLab initiative, spearheaded by Dr @unafitzg-unigalway.bsky.social @universityofgalway.bsky.social who led the 1st lab in Europe to certification at CÚRAM in 2019.

About 10% of implanted medical devices are rejected by the body. Amrutha Hariharan 2nd yr CÚRAM PhD candidate @uniofgalwaymag.bsky.social funded thru CDTLifETIME is developing biomaterial coatings for devices to make them more readily acceptable. Read more @ tinyurl.com/bpxjaccw @researchireland.ie

Biomaterials and ‘brains in a dish’ for future treatments Research Lives: Associate professor Catalina Vallejo Giraldo, University of Galway

Read all about the work of CÚRAM Investigator Dr Catalina Vallejo Giraldo to enhance biomaterial design and functionalization to improve neurooncology therapies in @irishtimes.com w/ @claireoconnell.bsky.social. Read more at tinyurl.com/3hknmv8y. @researchireland.ie
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We're delighted to announce the launch of a new 10-week micro-credential course 'Green Labs Principles and Practices' to encourage sustainability in the medtech, pharma and public sector in Ireland.

#UniversityofGalway #Microcreds #MedTech #MyGreenLabs
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New research on how electrical signals travel in Deep Brain Stimulation has been published in the Journal of Neural Engineering, by CÚRAM PI Prof Madeleine Lowery & team at @ucddublin.bsky.social - a critical step to inform the next gen of neuromodulation technologies. More at tinyurl.com/2craecym

@curamdevices.bsky.social gave me and every other MedTrain+ fellow the opportunity to attend a two-days Grant Writing Training held by Catalyze Group and it was eye opening! I am looking forward to put all I have learnt into practice.

Cast and crew of the 'Counter Attack' documentary are pictured with MC Dr Claire O'Connell, at the Lighthouse Cinema, Dublin,

‘Counter Attack’, the latest documentary from the Science on Screen Programme by @curamdevices.bsky.social and Ardán, premiered at Dublin's Lighthouse Cinema. It follows Dr Niamh Hynes’ research on the body’s largest artery - the aorta. Read more: researchireland.ie/news/counter-attack-premiere/

On Friday for #WorldMSDay we highlighted the work of Dr Una FitzGerald at CÚRAM, who for over 25 years has researched the disease & how lab discoveries could help people living with the chronic condition. Read her conversation with @claireoconnell.bsky.social here lnkd.in/eXGverk5

Delighted to highlinght a new collaboration w/ B Braun, which will uses cutting-edge simulation technologies to redefine best practices training and innovation for vascular access. Read more at tinyurl.com/mrx3myhz @researchireland.ie @universityofgalway.bsky.social

Congratulations to @abhaypandit.bsky.social on his election to the @ria.ie An Established Professor of Biomaterials @universityofgalway.bsky.social & founding director of CÚRAM, a multi-disciplinary medical device research centre funded through @researchireland.ie See tinyurl.com/3rdfsae8

Great public engagement training session w/ researchers @ SUPERHUMAN exhibit in Galway City Museum yesterday, now open on Sundays for the summer season.Take a virtual tour of SUPERHUMAN @ tinyurl.com/y2vuay39 @researchireland.ie @universityofgalway.bsky.social @galwaycitycouncil.bsky.social

Ardán & CÚRAM invite you to join us on June 9th at the Lighthouse Cinema, Dublin for the premiere of Counter Attack, a new Science On Screen film about heart disease. The free screening will be followed by a Q&A with participants from the film.
Register here: www.tickettailor.com/events/ardn1...

What if a fizzy foam could help treat gut inflammation? Led by Prof David Brayden @ucddublin.bsky.social the team investigated how this foam could enhance drug delivery across gut tissue for IBD conditions like ulcerative colitis & Crohn’s. #WorldIBDDay See tinyurl.com/5n6b6nek @researchireland.ie

Delighted to have had the opportunity to present at @eusea.bsky.social 2025 on our 'Empathy Detectives' project, a collaboration between CÚRAM, The PPI Ignite Network, the @ideaslabgalway.bsky.social and a wonderful PPI panel. Great discussions on how public engagment increases research excellence.

Can we turn no NO into a YES for breast cancer treatment? CÚRAM researchers have developed a way to trap nitric oxide (NO), which can drive aggressive breast cancers, that could lead to safer, more targeted therapies - more at tinyurl.com/3fbkhrtb @researchireland.ie @uniofgalwaymag.bsky.social

Calling all animators! A new opportunity to create an engaging one minute story about CÚRAM's research! See below for details! @researchireland.bsky.social
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Thrilled to represent Irish biomedical research at @expo2025japan.bsky.social! Celebrating the theme Creativity Connects People, the stunning exhibit showcases how creativity across disciplines is a defining human trait that unites us all @researchireland.bsky.social @uniofgalway.bsky.social

Highlighting the need for clinical trial expertise in device development, a new review paper 'Worldwide Trends in The Quality and Breadth of Clinical Investigations of Medical Devices Over The Past Decade' available at tinyurl.com/yrcthbch @researchireland.bsky.social @uniofgalwaymag.bsky.social