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My WorkDr. O'Halloran is director of the Translational Medical Device Lab within the newly established Lambe Translational Research Facility at NUI Galway. Opened in 2015, the facility is an ideal location for medical device development, being a fully-functional engineering lab embedded within a large regional hospital. This give the lab team access to both clinical expertise and to patients. The lab is co-located with the Health Research Board’s Clinical Research Facility (CRF), which is currently running over 100 active clinical trials involving over 2000 patients. Having this facility co-located with the medical device lab is a great asset in terms of medical device translation.
On a broader level, NUI Galway is host to “CURAM”, Science Foundation Ireland’s €50 million centre for medical device development. Through CURAM’s “Spokes” programme, the centre works with national and international medtech companies on innovative biomaterials and devices. NUI Galway is also host to the BioInnovate Programme, a sister programme of Stanford’s BioDesign programme. This reflects NUI Galway’s particular focus on medical devices.