Six executive directors in buyout of biopharma and medical device specialist contracting firm ArdmacAugust 11, 2015
Irish specialist contracting firm Ardmac - family owned since it was established in 1977 - has been acquired by six of its executive directors...
One in four patients with defibrillators experiences boost in heart function over timeJuly 28, 2015
Findings of a recent study highlight dynamic nature of disease and need for ongoing risk assessment...
Donegal medical plant Randox Teoranta to create 300 new jobsJuly 14, 2015
Government approved €5m investment by Údarás na Gaeltachta will see Randox Teoranta create 300 new jobs by 2020...
MGH team develops transplantable bioengineered forelimb in an animal modelJune 30, 2015
Engineers have taken the first step towards the development of bioartificial replacement limbs suitable for transplantation...
De Puy Synthes €53m investment in new manufacturing facility will lead to creation of 80 jobs in CorkJune 30, 2015
State-of-the-art facility will feature a Medical Device Test Methods Centre of Excellence laboratory...
€1.5m funds for researchers in areas of medical devices, drug delivery and acquacultureJune 30, 2015
20 projects announced will be in areas such as medicine and pharmaceuticals, materials science, data management, agriculture and aquaculture...
IDA unveils 185 new jobs including in fields of technology and medical device manufacturingJune 16, 2015
Jobs to be spread across a number of sectors with a range of activities such as technology, FinTech, business analytics and medical devices...
Demand for high-level ICT skills to grow 5% each year until 2018June 16, 2015
In this context, the Atlantic University Alliance provides an innovative modular diploma and degree programme in Science and Technology Studies...
How good design in medical device manufacturing facilities can improve quality and accelerate productionJune 2, 2015
When it comes to medical device manufacturing, two things are paramount: efficiency and quality...
Stanford bound Trinity engineers are Ireland’s innovators of tomorrowJune 2, 2015
Student engineers from TCD will be in Stanford University next week as Ireland’s only representatives at a global design innovation network showcase...
Dr Lee Swanstrom presented with his Engineers Ireland Fellowship parchmentJune 2, 2015
Dr Lee Swanstrom was in Dublin this week to receive his Engineers Ireland Fellowship parchment from Engineers Ireland past president John O’Dea...
Bausch + Lomb is to invest €75m in Waterford adding 125 jobsApril 27, 2015
Bausch+ Lomb is to invest €75m in extra manufacturing capacity at its Waterford facility, creating 125 new full time positions by the end of 2017...
Trial and error: pivotal trial design is key to medical-device successApril 7, 2015
These five keys to clinical-trial design can lead to successful outcomes when testing new medical devices...
‘Google Maps’ for the body: a biomedical revolutionApril 7, 2015
UNSW biomedical engineer Melissa Knothe Tate is using previously top-secret semiconductor technology to zoom through organs of the human body...
Bioengineers put human hearts on a chip to aid drug screeningMarch 24, 2015
Researchers have created a 'heart-on-a-chip' that uses human cardiac muscle cells to model how a human heart reacts to cardiovascular medications...
Wearable near-field technology – life-saving information on tapMarch 10, 2015
Tap2Tag Medical Alert uses near-field technology so that first responders can access a person’s medical information in an emergency on their phone...
3D printing offers innovative method to deliver medicationMarch 10, 2015
Interventional radiologists use 3D printers to develop personalised medical devices that can deliver antibiotics and chemotherapy in a targeted manner...
Bioinspired coating for medical devices repels blood and bacteriaJanuary 27, 2015
Engineers have helped develop a coating for medical devices that repels blood from medically relevant substrates and suppresses biofilm formation...
Galway engineer's software 'predicts' sudden cardiac deathJanuary 14, 2015
An electronic engineer in NUI Galway has developed a device to ‘predict’ cardiac events in people at risk of sudden cardiac death...
€85m venture capital fund for Irish pharma and medical devicesJanuary 9, 2015
An €85m fund to create more job opportunities in life sciences has been announced by Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Minister Richard Bruton...