A pioneering partnership between private sector companies and the health service to develop groundbreaking Irish healthcare products and research and use them to benefit of Irish patients has been set
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The Instruments Division of Stryker Corporation officially opened its new Surgical Innovation Centre in Cork. The centre, which features unique design and collaboration workspaces, state-of-the-art prototyping and test facilities, and
CyberColloids was set up in 2002 by four founding members with a vision to provide outsourcing of every aspect of the hydrocolloids world. With many years of experience in the
In a wonderful bout of nominative determinism, Cyrus Doctor has won the Clinical Innovation Award for his “Seamless Stitches” device, which offers “rapid postoperative closure” of patients’ wounds. Doctor, a
It was nearly a total victory for Irish researchers at this year’s Marie Sklodowska-Curie Awards (MSCA), held in Luxembourg City last Thursday (10 December), with two out of the three award winners
A new national clinical research network has been launched yesterday by Minister for Skills, Research & Innovation, which will bring fresh hope for blood cancer patients in Ireland. The newly
US company Vaccinogen has signed an agreement with Dublin City University giving the firm a two-year option on acquiring a biotechnology analysis platform called DiCast, under undisclosed terms. The company
University College Dublin (UCD) and IBM have struck a deal that will see the pair collaborate on developing the latest technologies for future sustainable smart cities. Based at UCD’s O’Brien
Pfizer is bringing 130 new jobs to sites across Dublin and Cork, which will bring its total employee base in the country to well over 3,300. With manufacturing sites at
Grifols is investing around €90m in a new operations facility in Dublin, bringing 140 jobs to the region. The facility, situated in Grange Castle Business Park, will ‘come on stream’
Researchers at the APC Microbiome Institute in University College Cork and University of Naples Federico II have shown that a Mediterranean diet rich in fruit and vegetables is linked to
Tullamore, Ireland – September 16th 2015. Minister for Skills, Research and Innovation Damien English today announced that Nexvet Biopharma (Nasdaq: NVET), a veterinary biologics developer, has secured a dedicated biologics
Healthcare services in Ireland could be transformed as a result of research conducted at the new Connected Health Technology Centrelaunched recently by Richard Bruton T.D. Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and
It is being heralded as one of the biggest shake-ups to science and innovation in our time, and this week nine biotech start-ups taking part in the IndieBio accelerator will
The Wellcome Trust awards Centre status to programmes that they expect to catalyse and enable world-leading research and innovation in fields that are central to the Trust’s mission. The Trust
Service provides assistance for people undergoing cancer treatment Community-based charity Cancer Care West is to extend support for cancer patients and their families across four western counties from next
Health body to maintain current service level with little room for ‘new developments’ The health budget for next year will allow the HSE to maintain current levels of services in 2015
Google has marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of Dr Jonas Salk, an American virologist who discovered and developed the first successful inactivated polio vaccine, with a new doodle.
For the 1,058 remaining Mars hopefuls, worrying news came for their chances of short-term survival after MIT published a detailed scientific report showing how they’ll likely die within two months.
Often used as a treatment for bacterial infections in the intestines, faecal matter, or poo to you and me, is to be frozen and put in pills to make it
A team of researchers from the Harvard Stem Cell Institute have made a giant leap towards establishing effective treatment for type 1 diabetes. The team of stem cell researchers led
Even before he lost his right hand to an industrial accident 4 years ago, Igor Spetic had family open his medicine bottles. Cotton balls give him goose bumps. Now, blindfolded
In a bid to bring astronauts to Mars who could last the months-long journey, US space agency NASA is looking at possible ways of inducing a coma-like state through extreme
In what is reminiscent of an episode of Grey’s Anatomy, surgeons at Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital in New York City
Researchers at the University of Queensland have pulled unlikely inspiration in their ground-breaking work developing advanced new cameras that can
Cancer, while always dangerous, truly becomes life-threatening when cancer cells begin to spread to different areas throughout the body. Now,
Ireland’s Government is to invest €5m over the next five years in a new Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Technology Centre (PMTC) that
Researchers in the UK are attempting to obtain a better understanding of sports-related concussions by developing a detector that could
The best defense is a good offense, especially when it comes to the immune system. The troops that respond to
One shot of an experimental vaccine made from two Ebola virus gene segments incorporated into a chimpanzee cold virus vector
Scientists from University College Cork (UCC) have developed a micro-needle patch that lowers the amount of vaccine needed for the
A Galway couple’s start-up has developed technology that will transform aerial drones from weapons of war into life-saving devices that
Fever is a response to inflammation, and is triggered by an onset of the signaling substance prostaglandin. Researchers at Linköping
Laboratory-grown replacement organs have moved a step closer with the completion of a new study. Scientists have grown a fully
The University College Cork (UCC) Centre for Research in Vascular Biology has developed a medical device that promotes the bypass
Princeton University researchers have developed a way to use a laser to measure people’s blood sugar, and, with more work
The fluorine that is found in products such as toothpaste was likely formed billions of years ago in now dead
Research from ColumbiaUniversityMedicalCenter shows that nerves may play a critical role in stomach cancer growth and that blocking nerve signals
Ordinary rubber bands could be transformed into wearable sensors for monitoring blood pressure, joint movement and blood glucose, as a
Scientists in Northern Ireland claim they have made a significant advance in the fight against hospital superbugs, including those most
Dr Marion McAfee is looking to monitor and improve the manufacture of materials for devices that the body can resorb
The Michael J Fox Foundation and Intel are to work together to develop a wearable sensor that could track the
Siobhán O’Connor is going to TEDMED to spread the word about the Supporting LIFE app being developed through an Irish-led
We didn’t set out to design the world’s most innovative circulating refrigerated bath. We simply set out to solve the
SILBRADE MEDICAL’s construction consists of a core of silicone elastomer, an open polyester braid reinforcing layer, and a cover layer
Leukaemia research may lead to new drugs for difficult-to-treat breast cancers, say scientists. These types of tumours cannot be treated
Adults who watch TV for three hours or more each day may double their risk of premature death compared to
As the number of pacemakers implanted each year reaches into the millions worldwide, improving the lifespan of pacemaker batteries has
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have identified a small molecule that prevents bacteria from forming into bio-films, a
In the Lewis Carroll classic, Through the Looking Glass, Humpty Dumpty states, “When I use a word, it means just what I choose
Disease-causing bacteria can linger on surfaces commonly found in airplane cabins for days, even up to a week, according to
In a major scientific review of research on e-cigarettes, UC San Francisco scientists found that industry claims about the devices
Scientists say they’ve uncovered one reason zebras have stripes: they act like insect repellant, keeping away blood-sucking flies. Experimental work
Researchers from The University of Texas at Dallas and the University of Tokyo have created electronic devices that become soft
With its palm open, the robot is completely motionless. A split second later, it suddenly unwinds and catches all sorts
Frequent arguments with partners, relatives, or neighbours may boost the risk of death from any cause in middle age, suggests
What is the secret to ageing more slowly and living longer? Not antioxidants, apparently. “people believe that free radicals, the
Pfizer has reported quarterly revenue well below Wall Street expectations on falling sales of key brands and generic drugs. The
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