Backed by €49.6m in SFI and industry funding, CÚRAM’s 650+ researchers are designing and manufacturing implants to respond to the body’s environment and delivering therapeutic agents exactly where they are needed. CÚRAM’s outputs will particularly benefit patients with chronic ailments such as heart disease, wound healing, diabetes and musculoskeletal diseases.

• University of Galway
• University College Dublin
• University College Cork
• Trinity College Dublin
• University of Limerick
• RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
• Dublin City University
• Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest
• National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training
• Technological University Dublin

CÚRAM includes more than 30 industry partners, including Irish companies and multinationals. CÚRAM also supports product development and the creation of spin-out companies.

• Centre for Cell Manufacturing Ireland
• Clinical Research Facility
• Additive/subtractive manufacturing testbed for electrically, optically and thermally activated biomaterials
• “Hybrid” Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory Suite
• National Marine Biodiscovery Laboratory of Ireland
• An advanced high-throughput imaging platform for multi-dimensional analysis of complex biological models in health and disease
• State of the art surgical facility for the pre-clinical evaluation of medical devices
• Human Performance Sensing Suite
• Open Innovation Test Bed for Safety Testing of Medical Technologies for Health
• Two photon laser lithography system
• 3D Bioscaffolder (Pilot Line for Bio-microsystems Development)
• Malvern Viscotek TDAmax GPC system
• Seahorse Analyser
• MCR 302 Rheometer
• Litesizer™ 500 Zeta/Size Analyser
• Neural Stimulation System
• Peptide synthesiser and peptide/polymer synthesiser
• Rheometer and a Tensiometer for mechanical analysis of polymers
• ImageStream®X Mark II Imaging flow cytometer

CÚRAM’s Education and Public Engagement Programme ‘Breaking Barriers’ aims to inspire and engage the next generation of Irish scientists and engineers and to forge collaborations between our researchers and the community. The programme is based around three core residency programmes for Filmmakers, Artists and Teachers. Researchers also engage directly with the community through public lectures, film screenings, workshops and at national events.

Teachers in Residence Teachers learn about and receive resources for the classroom including science engagement activities, science capital teaching approach methods, and lesson plan kits developed by teachers for teachers, that are linked with the primary and junior cycle science curricula.

Science on Screen CÚRAM and Galway Film Centre together run a partnership project called ‘Science on Screen’  which aims to facilitate, promote and increase the inclusion of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) content in Irish film and TV production. View our trailers

CÚRAM's Art and Science programme includes community STEAM projects and a schools mural programme that helps to inspire and engage new audiences.

CÚRAM's Science Advocacy Training platform aims to educate and support our researchers in effectively advocating for their research to policymakers at a local, national and international level, to better understand science policy development and appreciate the role they can play in influencing science policy.