IMDA HRB "From Clinical Research to Medical Technologies" Seminar
Bringing together leading clinical researchers and the medical technology industry to support the commercialisation of new and existing technologies.
Seminar Presentations
Opening Session;
Sharon Higgins, Director IMDA, Welcoming (No presentation)
Enda Connolly, Chief Executive, Health Research Board (No presentation)
Barry McBride, CTO Teleflex Medical and the Chair of IMDA Ethics Group (Attached)
Clinical Keynote;
Professor Gerald O’Sullivan, Director-in-Chief, Cork Cancer Research Centre (Contains Unpublished Data – Not Available)
Future direction of cancer research and opportunities for commercialisation
Case Studies;
Professor Noel Caplice, UCC and Cork University Hospital (Contains Unpublished Data- Not available)
Primitive vascular progenitor cells in atherosclerosis
Professor Joe Duffy, UCD and St Vincent’s University Hospital (Attached)
Breast Cancer Metastasis: Biomarkers and functional mediators
Professor John O’Leary, TCD and Coombe Hospital (Attached)
Working towards world class cervical screening systems for Irish women
Dr Declan Soden, Cork Cancer Research Centre (Contains Unpublished Data- Not available)
Developing novel technologies for clinical tumour ablation and gene delivery
Professor Patrick Murray, UCD and St Vincent’s University Hospital (Attached)
Discovery and validation of kidney injury biomarkers
Professor Fergal O’Brien, RCSI (Attached)
Bone mineralisation during osteoporosis
Dr Orina Belton, UCD (Attached)
Investigation of CLA and its effect on atherosclerosis gene expression
Developing the clinical infrastructure and supporting commercialisation;
Dr Anne Cody, Head of Clinical and Applied Biomedical Research, Health Research Board (Attached)
HRB infrastructure and networks
Dr Peter Doran, Scientific Director, UCD/Vincent’s/Mater Clinical Research Centre (Attached)
Supporting Clinical Research in Ireland
Ms Rosemary Durcan, Enterprise Ireland (Attached)
Mechanisms and supports for Commercialisation
Panel discussion
Panel Session: Incentivising clinical research
Session Chair; Enda Connolly, CEO, IDA
1. Professor Pat Murray’s; St Vincents University Hospital & UCD
2. Dr Peter Doran - UCD, Mater Clinical Research
3. Derek Young; Head of the Centre of Innovation in Surgical Technology, Royal College of Surgeons
4. Ruth Nallen; Managing Director Java Clinical Research Ltd
Seminar Presentations
Opening Session;
Sharon Higgins, Director IMDA, Welcoming (No presentation)
Enda Connolly, Chief Executive, Health Research Board (No presentation)
Barry McBride, CTO Teleflex Medical and the Chair of IMDA Ethics Group (Attached)
Clinical Keynote;
Professor Gerald O’Sullivan, Director-in-Chief, Cork Cancer Research Centre (Contains Unpublished Data – Not Available)
Future direction of cancer research and opportunities for commercialisation
Case Studies;
Professor Noel Caplice, UCC and Cork University Hospital (Contains Unpublished Data- Not available)
Primitive vascular progenitor cells in atherosclerosis
Professor Joe Duffy, UCD and St Vincent’s University Hospital (Attached)
Breast Cancer Metastasis: Biomarkers and functional mediators
Professor John O’Leary, TCD and Coombe Hospital (Attached)
Working towards world class cervical screening systems for Irish women
Dr Declan Soden, Cork Cancer Research Centre (Contains Unpublished Data- Not available)
Developing novel technologies for clinical tumour ablation and gene delivery
Professor Patrick Murray, UCD and St Vincent’s University Hospital (Attached)
Discovery and validation of kidney injury biomarkers
Professor Fergal O’Brien, RCSI (Attached)
Bone mineralisation during osteoporosis
Dr Orina Belton, UCD (Attached)
Investigation of CLA and its effect on atherosclerosis gene expression
Developing the clinical infrastructure and supporting commercialisation;
Dr Anne Cody, Head of Clinical and Applied Biomedical Research, Health Research Board (Attached)
HRB infrastructure and networks
Dr Peter Doran, Scientific Director, UCD/Vincent’s/Mater Clinical Research Centre (Attached)
Supporting Clinical Research in Ireland
Ms Rosemary Durcan, Enterprise Ireland (Attached)
Mechanisms and supports for Commercialisation
Panel discussion
Panel Session: Incentivising clinical research
Session Chair; Enda Connolly, CEO, IDA
1. Professor Pat Murray’s; St Vincents University Hospital & UCD
2. Dr Peter Doran - UCD, Mater Clinical Research
3. Derek Young; Head of the Centre of Innovation in Surgical Technology, Royal College of Surgeons
4. Ruth Nallen; Managing Director Java Clinical Research Ltd
