Projects

(opens in a new window)Celtic Advanced Life Science Innovation Network (CALIN) is a cross-border Ireland Wales 2014-2020 programme part funded by the European Regional Development Fund through the Welsh Government.

CALIN supports Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the life sciences sectors across Ireland and Wales in their product development activities by offering access to research expertise and facilities in six world-class higher educational institutions. The higher educational institutions are involved are University College Dublin, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Tyndall National Institute in Ireland and Bangor University, Cardiff University and Swansea University in Wales.

(opens in a new window)SFI ERC : HYBRID

The project aims to build scientific foundations to support the fabrication of new hybrid nano-constructs that possess complex intra- and inter-cellular communications and involves ideas from many different fields across materials sciences, bionanoscience, biotechnology, chemical, physical and biological sciences. The aim is to extend the potential of nanotechnologies in therapeutics and diagnostics, including personalised medicine. 

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(opens in a new window)SFI - NSFC Partnership : Precision Engineering of Nanostructure Surface Architecture for Biological and Biomedical Applications

Ensuring that nanomaterials work in co-operation with our bodies has been a challenging issue for many decades. There is now a strong global interest in enhancing the level at which biological functionality is engineered into nanomaterials. This could lead to better medical implants, coupled to tissue regeneration, as well as therapeutics that target specific places within the body, leaving the rest unharmed. This research programme aims to develop precision in construction and to provide new tools, easily and widely implementable, which will be able to monitor whether the manufactured surface has the correct properties.