Tullamore Library hosted screeningsof 2 science on screen documentaries as part of the Midlands Science Festival, 'A Tiny Spark' and 'Counter Attack' Read more at www.westmeathindependent.ie/2025/11/26/a...

Celebrating 3-years of ELR-SCAR with a short animation that captures the essence of our work. With €4.46 million in EU funding and 8 partners across 7 countries, we are progressing steadily toward first-in-human trials by 2027, offering renewed hope for future cardiac care. More @ elr-scar.eu

Delighted to have been part of @curamdevices.bsky.social's Teachers in Residence Programme again this year! Our Investigator, @chrisgreene.bsky.social, shared his research on how the barriers of the CNS regulate brain function in health & disease, & the role of the BBB in sport-related concussion.

💚 Highlighting a special award in recognition of the tireless efforts of Dr Una FitzGerald & colleagues-CÚRAM has received the 2025 Lab Programs and Initiatives Award for Pioneering Green Labs in Ireland from the International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories - More @ tinyurl.com/cap4k5as

Together with colleagues at the University of Malaysia, CÚRAM PI, Dr. Isma Lisa Mohd Isa @uniofgalwaymag.bsky.social has established a new protocol for obtaining intervertebral disc tissue for research in degenerative disc disease, a major cause of lower back pain. Read more @ tinyurl.com/msnrytet

Listen back to CÚRAM Investigator Prof Aideen E Ryan as she describes how her research into bowel cancer at @universityofgalway.bsky.social has identified ways to reactivate the immune system, to help tackle the spread of the condition ..

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 @uniofgalwaymag.bsky.social

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 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

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 @uniofgalwaymag.bsky.social

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 @curamdevices.bsky.social

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.

‘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 @uniofgalwaymag.bsky.social

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

Congrats to the NO-CANCER-NETWORK led by CÚRAM PI Prof Sharon Glynn, on a hugely successful Spring School @universityofgalway.bsky.social The Horizon Europe MSCA Doctoral Network Training programme is addressing unmet medical need for Triple Negative Breast Cancer.. Read more at nocancernetwork.eu

Fantastic day delivering our STE(A)M Workshop 4 teachers -'Rewiring the Brain' in collab w/ Óide Creativity & the amazing Explorium, Ireland's National Sport & Science Centre. Engaging new strategies are coming to a classroom near you! @researchireland.bsky.social @irishsciteach.bsky.social

Sincere thanks to Prof. Lorenzo Moroni from @maastrichtu.bsky.social for his excellent talk on biofabrication technologies last week at CÚRAM. Prof Moroni is Director of the MERLN Institute & was hosted by Dr Andrew Daly @uniofgalway.bsky.social @researchireland.bsky.social

Excited to release the trailer for COUNTER ATTACK, prod by Cluster Fox Films 4 the CÚRAM / Ardán Science on Screen prog. W/ Niamh Hynes, Frankie Lane, Pat McCarthy & @abhaypandit.bsky.social. Dir:Tiernan Williams, Prod:Maria O'Neill. Watch at vimeo.com/1056471460?s... @researchireland.bsky.social

We are delighted to be partnering with Oide Creativity & the Explorium, Ireland's National Sports and Science Centre, to give a STE(A)M workshop for all teachers on the 22nd of March! To register, please visit: creativity.oide.ie @researchireland.bsky.social

For International Day of Women & Girls in Science we’d like to congratulate PhD candidate Ankita Pramanick awarded the Engineers Ireland Medal for her outstanding contribution to biomedical research - Read more at tinyurl.com/db6e4vtb @researchireland.bsky.social @uniofgalwaymag.bsky.social

Celebrating Dr Amir Alsharabasy who is the 11th CÚRAM researcher to receive the Julia Polak European Doctoral Award from the European Society for Biomaterials ! Read more about Amir's work at tinyurl.com/bderphbp @researchireland.bsky.social @universityofgalway.bsky.social

Congratulation to Dr. Sergio Martin Saldaña winner of the 2025 Molecular Pharmaceutics Early Career Best Paper Award, selected for its potential high impact toward the quest of mitigating the devastating consequences of ischemic strokes. Read more at curamdevices.ie/news-events/

Congratulations to PhD candidate Ankita Pramanick & CÚRAM FI Dr Andrew Daly on their fascinating paper published in Advanced Functional Materials on bioprinting more functional heart tissue models. Read more at tinyurl.com/ydsnyv4k @uniofgalwaymag.bsky.social @researchireland.bsky.social

Spotlight On: Dr Catalina Vallejo Giraldo. "[M]y own research is at the intersection of biomaterials, brain mechanobiology, and medicine [. . .]" @curamdevices.bsky.social 👉 Discover Dr Catalina's story here: shorturl.at/5t5ng #coiscoiribe #universityofgalway #innovatetogether

Great article by @abhaypandit.bsky.social in the winter edition of University of Galway's Cois Coirbe magazine on Finding Ways to Live Well as we age.. @researchireland.bsky.social

Looking for more brilliant filmmakers to work with us on our tenth Science on Screen story, in collab w/ partners Ardán, the Diabetes Collaborative Clinical Trials Network & funded by the Health Research Board @uniofgalway.bsky.social @researchireland.bsky.social More @ ardan.ie/funding/scie...

"Offering an innovative virtual solution to a real global healthcare problem”..a new research initiative with @cisco.com that will lead to the launch of the world’s first ‘virtual hospital’. read more at www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/w...

Great article w/ CÚRAM FI Sharon Glynn at Universityof Galway in TechCentral this week explaining her work on breast cancer and triple negative breast cancer in particular.. Read more at techcentral.ie/focus-on-res... #breastcancerresearch #NOCANCERNETWORK @researchireland.bsky.social