Biological engineering

Cook Medical continues to support STEM in local schools, using augmented reality technology to showcase their latest product innovations

Irish Tech NewsMarch 8, 2019

To mark Engineers Week 2019, global medical devices company Cook Medical is educating students in local schools on medtech engineering by using augmented realit...

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NUI Galway to Lead European BioImplant Innovate Training Network

Irish Tech NewsDecember 5, 2018

BioImplant Innovative Training Network (ITN) is an ambitious European Industrial Doctorate programme coordinated by NUI Galway, that will provide multidisciplin...

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World Congress of Biomechanics 2018 takes place at the Convention Centre Dublin 8th – 12th July

Alison McGuireJuly 5, 2018

Event is significant boost for Ireland’s growing international reputation for bioengineering research Over 4,000 delegates from nearly 70 countries from across the globe will congregate in Dublin this month for the 8th World Congress of Bi...

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NUI Galway collaborative international study develops novel minimally-invasive device that can increase heart function after a heart attack

Cal O DonnabhainJune 12, 2018

Imagine being able to deliver therapy directly to the heart multiple times from a port under the skin to heal the heart? A new study led by researchers from NUI...

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CÚRAM Graduates Win European Doctorate Awards for Third Consecutive Year

Cal O DonnabhainMay 31, 2018

CÚRAM PhD graduates, Dr Dilip Thomas and Dr Isma Liza Mohd Isa have both been awarded the 2018 Julia Polak European Doctorate Award, as part of the 29th Annual ...

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CÚRAM Director’s Contribution to Science Recognised by International Institute

Alison McGuireApril 12, 2018

Professor Abhay Pandit, Scientific Director of CÚRAM, the Science Foundation Ireland Centre for Research in Medical Devices based at NUI Galway, has been elected to the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fello...

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CÚRAM Signs Agreement with South Korean Biomedical Manufacturing Technology Centre

JohnJanuary 25, 2018

CÚRAM, the Science Foundation Ireland Centre for Research in Medical Devices based at NUI Galway, has formalised an agreement for academic collaboration with re...

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Robohub podcast: Learning prosthesis control parameters, with Helen Huang

Arthur VelkerJanuary 1, 2018

In this interview, Helen Huang, Joint Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State, talks about a method of tuning powe...

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Robohub podcast: Semiactive Prostheses, with Peter Adamczyk

Arthur VelkerDecember 31, 2017

Peter Adamczyk is Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Here he talks about semiactive foot and ankle prosthesis. The difference is that active below-knee prostheses work to move the person’s weight, emulating the calf muscle, w...

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