CÚRAM Research Ireland Centre for Medical Devices
@curamdevices.bsky.social
CÚRAM is a national research centre, hosted by University of Galway, specialising in the creation and translation of clinic-ready and patient focused medical devices that will improve the quality of life for patients living with chronic diseases.
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
November 27, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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
💚 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
November 14, 2025 at 11:10 AM
💚 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
November 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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
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
October 17, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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
October 15, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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
@researchireland.ie @universityofgalway.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social Listen at shows.acast.com/for-techs-sake
October 9, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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
@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
@uniofgalwaymag.bsky.social
October 6, 2025 at 2:50 PM
📚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
@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
#medtech #innovation #ppi #engagedresearch
September 16, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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
#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
September 14, 2025 at 8:50 PM
👏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
September 4, 2025 at 7:53 PM
👏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
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
August 8, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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
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
July 15, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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
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
June 25, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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
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
June 3, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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
May 30, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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
May 27, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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
May 23, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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
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
May 19, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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.
May 16, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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
May 16, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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
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
April 30, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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
April 8, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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
April 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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
@irishsciteach.bsky.social
March 27, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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
@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
March 19, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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