BDI researcher Dr. Vitaly Efremov awarded Enterprise Ireland Commercialisation Fund award
BDI RESEARCHER AWARDED ENTERPRISE IRELAND COMMERCIALISATION FUND AWARD
03.17
Congratulations to Dr. Vitaly Efremov who received an Enterprise Ireland Commercialisation Fund (CF) award to develop and validate in a clinical setting a novel, optical-based technology for the quantitative determination of fibrinogen concentration in blood.
BDI at National Health Expo
02.17
Dr. Conor Burke ( Associate Director Commercialisation ) delivered a talk entitled "Development of Health Technologies at DCU", to Medical Technologies Seminar at the inaugural National Health Expo in Citywest on February 14th.
Richard Bruton TD and Kerry Ingalls, Amgen Vice President of Regional Manufacturing at the launch
LAUNCH OF AMGEN BIOTECH EXPERIENCE
08.15
Leading biotechnology company Amgen and its philanthropic arm, the Amgen Foundation, have announced an innovative science education programme facilitated by the Biomedical Diagnostics Institute – the Amgen Biotech Experience.
Dorota Wencel with Kerry Naughton, Bluebridge Technologies
BDI RESEARCHER AWARDED SFI INDUSTRY RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
06.15
Congratulations to BDI researcher Dr. Dorota Wencel who was recently awarded an SFI Industry Research Fellowship.
Ms. Valerie Fitzgerald & Ms Sarah Gilgunn
SUCCESS AT GRADUATE RESEARCHER AWARDS
06.15
Congratulations to Valerie Fitzgerald and Sarah Gilgunn who have won outstanding graduate researcher awards from DCU’s Faculty of Science & Health.
(l to r) Prof. Anne-Marie Healy, TCD; Prof. Mark Ferguson, Director General of SFI; Damien English TD; and Prof. Richard O'Kennedy, BDI.
SFI INVESTIGATORS PROGRAMME SUCCESS
04.15
Congratulations to Prof. Richard O'Kennedy and Prof. Tia Keyes who have both received a prestigious SFI Investigator Award.
Ms. Kara Moran and Ms. Claire O'Connell receiving their awards from Prof. Alan Harvey
BDI SUCCESS AT "TELL IT STRAIGHT" COMPETITION
04.15
Tell is Straight is a DCU Annual Competition which is specifically designed to encourage postgraduate research students to communicate their research.
BDI SUCCESS AT INVENT COMMERCIALISATION AWARDS 2015
04.15
These awards were established by DCU Invent to publicly recognise researchers who work with Invent to protect and commercialise their research.
The BDI research team with DCU President Prof. Brian MacCraith
BDI RESEARCH TEAM WINS FUJITSU INNOVATION AWARD 2015
04.15
The BDI Randox team received a joint award in the Academic & Research Category at the award ceremony at the end of April 2015.
M.Sc. Biomedical Diagnostics students at the graduation with DCU President, Prof. Brian MacCraith
M.Sc. BIOMEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS GRADUATION 2015
03.15
Dublin City University graduation ceremonies took place on Saturday 28th March 2015. 22 students graduated from the M.Sc. Biomedical Diagnostics, including 3 students who came through the International Foundation Programme.
Prof. Richard O'Kennedy speaking about the test on RTE News
BDI AND RANDOX ANNOUNCE COLLABORATION TO DEVELOP NEW TEST FOR BOWEL CANCER
02.15
Researchers at the BDI and multinational diagnostics company, Randox, announced that they are collaborating to develop a new screening test for bowel cancer.
Dr. Paul Leonard & Prof. Ricahrd O'Kennedy receiving their awards
BDI RESEARCHERS RECEIVE SFI TIDAS
01.15
BDI researchers have enjoyed tremendous success at the most recent round of the Technology Innovation Development Awards (TIDA) from Science Foundation Ireland/ Enterprise Ireland.
BDI Lab Olympics winners
02.15
The first annual BDI Lab Olympics took place on 5th Feb 2015.
Dr. Paul Leonard & Prof. Ricahrd O'Kennedy receiving their awards
BDI SUCCESS AT IRISH LABORATORY AWARDS
12.14
On 3rd December, two BDI groups won prizes at the prestigious Irish Laboratory awards, which took place in the Double Tree Burlington in Dublin.
Dr. Conor Burke, Mr. Joseph McManus & Mr. Kieran Flynn
BDI EXHIBITION AT INNOVATION SHOWCASE FEATURED ON RTÉ NEWS
11.14
On 2nd December, BDI staff members exhibited at the National Innovation Showcase in the Convention Centre, Dublin.
BDI RESEARCHER WINS "I'M A SCIENTIST, GET ME OUT OF HERE!" COMPETITION
11.14
BDI researcher Dr. Shikha Sharma recently won the Beryllium zone of this year's "I'm a Scientist, Get me out of here!".
Prof. George Runger & Prof. Richard O'Kennedy at the launch
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF BIOMEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS LAUNCHED AT ASU
11.14
On November 7th, the world’s first International School of Biomedical Diagnostics was launched at Arizona State University (ASU).
BDI FINALISTS IN 4 LAB AWARDS CATEGORIES
11.14
The BDI has been shortlisted in 4 categories in the Irish Laboratory Awards 2014.
Ms. Sarah Gilgunn, Ms. Jennifer Gaughran & Ms. Claire O'Connell
SUCCESS AT NATIONAL THESIS IN THREE COMPETITION
10.14
On October 20th, Ms. Jennifer Gaughran won 1st Prize in the National Thesis in Three competition.
Dr. Gregor Kijanka
ADVANCES IN BOWEL CANCER RESEARCH AT BDI
09.14
Two important advances in the field of bowel cancer research have been pioneered by BDI researcher and former Irish Cancer Society Research Fellow, Dr Gregor Kijanka.
BDI FEATURES IN DCU CONNECTED LAUNCH
08.14
In August 2014, DCU announced the launch of it's exciting new online, flexible learning brand, DCU Connected.
Dr. Keith O'Neill, Enterprise Ireland, Dr. Christine Loscher, Biomedical Diagnostics Institute, DCU, Charles Garvey, Inform Bioscience & Vesna Garovic, MD, Mayo Clinic
BDI TO COLLABORATE ON GROUNDBREAKING PREECLAMPSIA PROJECT
07.14
The BDI will collaborate with an Irish biotech start-up, Inform Bioscience to bring to market tests to detect preeclampsia in pregnancy.
Students in the BDI Education & Outreach lab
BDI HOSTS SUMMER COURSE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
07.14
The Education & Outreach lab was a hive of activity recently when the BDI hosted a summer course for young people, who took part in a wide range of activities and experiments.
Prof. Gil Lee & Prof. Jens Ducree
PROF. GIL LEE PRESENTS SEMINAR AT BDI
07.14
Prof. Gil Lee, UCD Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research recently presented a seminar entitled "Non-linear magnetophoretic separation using micro-magnet arrays" in the BDI.
DCU President Prof. Brian MacCraith, RIA President Prof. Mary E. Daly, Prof. Dermot Diamond, DCU & Prof. Richard O'Kennedy
PROF. RICHARD O'KENNEDY ADMITTED TO ROYAL IRISH ACADEMY
06.14
Prof. Richard O'Kennedy has been admitted as a Member of the Royal Irish Academy continuing a 229-year tradition of recognising outstanding achievement in the world of learning.
The JALA cover
BDI ARTICLE FEATURES AS JALA COVER ARTICLE
06.14
The microfluidics group of Prof. Jens Ducrée has had an article featured as the cover article of the Journal of Laboratory Automation (JALA) for the June issue.
Prof. Richard O'Kennedy and Dr. Hui Far Ma
BDI SUCCESS AT INVENT COMMERCIALISATION AWARDS 2014
04.14
In March 2014, Dr. Hui Fay Ma and Prof. Richard O’Kennedy received an Invent Commercialisation Award.
Audience members at the video conference with Prof. Jeff La Belle
BDI HOSTS CROSS ATLANTIC VIDEO CONFERENCES
04.14
During March & April, the BDI hosted a number of International talks for the M.Sc. Advances in Diagnostics seminar series.
Prof. Richard O'Kennedy, Prof. Eric Shaqfeh, Prof. Dermot Kenny & Mr. Joseph McManus
PROF ERIC SHAQFEH PRESENTS SEMINAR AT BDI
04.14
On Thursday, April 17th, Prof. Eric Shaqfeh, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, presented a seminar at the BDI.
Dr. Gregor Kijanka, Prof. Elaine Kay, Seán Fitzgerald & Prof. Richard O'Kennedy
BDI RESEARCHER RECEIVES OUTSTANDING RESEARCHER AWARD
04.14
BDI postrgraduate researcher Seán Fitzgerald has recently been awarded the Outstanding Graduate Researcher award for 2013.
BDI TECHNOLOGY FEATURES IN IRISH TIMES
03.14
Having first caught the public eye at Enterprise Ireland's Big Ideas showcase in 2013, the BDI's DiCAST platform has now attracted national interest for its potential to radically improve the way antibody drugs are identified.
BDI RESEARCHER FEATURED IN IRISH CANCER SOCIETY DAFFODIL DAY ADVERTISEMENT
03.14
Dr. Gregor Kijanka is featured in this year’s Irish Cancer Society Daffodil Day TV advertisement.
NEW INTERNATIONAL M.SC. BIOMEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS
01.14
Two innovative universities – Arizona State University (ASU) and Dublin City University (DCU), Dublin, Ireland – are joining forces to create the new international School of Biomedical Diagnostics, which will offer the first degree program of its kind.
BDI FINALISTS IN 5 LAB AWARDS CATEGORIES
12.13
The BDI has been shortlisted in 5 categories in the Irish Laboratory Award 2013.
BDI RESEARCHER WINS "I'M A SCIENTIST, GET ME OUT OF HERE!" COMPETITION
11.13
BDI researcher Sinead Cullen recently won the nanotechnology zone of this year's "I'm a Scientist, Get me out of here!".
Richard Bruton, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation, Prof Dermot Kenny & Ms. Julie Sinnamon CEO Designate, Enterprise Ireland
BDI TECHNOLOGY FINALIST IN CLINICAL INNOVATION AWARD
10.13
Prof. Dermot Kenny, BDI PI was shortlisted as a finalist in the inaugural Irish Clinical Innovation awards which recognise the importance of clinical innovation in Ireland.
BDI FEATURES IN MEDICAL INDEPENDENT
10.13
Prof. Dermot Kenny, BDI PI was shortlisted as a finalist in the inaugural Irish Clinical Innovation awards which recognise the importance of clinical innovation in Ireland.
A section of the Analyst cover
BDI ARTICLE FEATURES AS ANALYST COVER ARTICLE
08.13
Research undertaken by Dr. Leanne Harris and Professor Tony Killard on the development of a miniaturised microfluidic platform for Factor Xa (FXa) monitoring has been published as a cover article in the Analyst journal.
BDI HOSTS INTERNATIONAL PROSENSE WORKSHOP
07.13
PROSENSE is a Marie Curie Initial Training Network which aims to train the next generation of scientists in the interdisciplinary techniques required to develop diagnostic tools for prostate cancer.
Prof. Richard O'Kennedy receiving the award from DCU President Prof. Brian MacCraith and Regina Moran, CEO of Fujitsu Ireland
BDI RESEARCH TEAM WINS FUJITSU INNOVATION AWARD FOR COMMERCIAL ENGAGEMENT
06.13
BDI research has recently featured in an article in the science section of the Irish Times.
(l to r) Dr. Andreas Willerts, Prof. Tony Killard and Antti Kemppainen
SIMS PROJECT AWARDED TOP PRIZE AT LOPE-C 2013
06.13
The SIMS project was awarded the prize for best publicly funded project at the organic and printed electronics conference, LOPE-C 2013, in Munich on the 12th June 2013.
BDI Education, Outreach & Entrepreneurship Manager Emma O'Brien and Dr. Deiric O'Broin at the book launch
BDI EDUCATION RESEARCH FEATURES IN RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOK
06.13
BDI research has recently featured in an article in the science section of the Irish Times.
BDI RESEARCH FEATURED IN IRISH TIMES
05.13
BDI research has recently featured in an article in the science section of the Irish Times.
A section of the Analytical Methods cover
BDI RESEARCH PAPER FEATURES AS ANALYTICAL METHODS COVER ARTICLE
04.13
A BDI research paper has featured as a cover article in the most recent issue of the research journal 'Analytical Methods'.
Mr. Donald Lu, Mr. Harry Tseng, Deputy John Lyons TD, Mr. Ming Cheng Lin, Ms. Michelle Wu, Dr. Georgina Murphy, Dr. Aoife MacCormac & Ms. Vicky Chang at the ceremony
04.13
The BDI is delighted to be hosting two interns from the International Trade Institute (ITI) in Taiwan.
Prof. Sir Peter Knight presents the medal to Daniel Kirby
BDI POSTGRADUATE STUDENT AWARDED ROSSE MEDAL
04.13
On March 22nd, BDI postgraduate student Daniel Kirby was awarded the Institute of Physics Rosse Medal for communicating postgraduate research.
Prof. Alan Harvey with the shortlisted participants
BDI SUCCESS AT "TELL IT STRAIGHT" COMPETITION
03.13
On March 14th, the DCU postgraduate communication competition "Tell it Straight" took place in the Helix.
BDI REVIEW IN TOP TEN MOST DOWNLOADED FOR 2012
02.13
A BDI written review on POC diagnostics entitled 'Point of Care Diagnostics: Status and Future' was amongst the top ten downloaded and read article from the journal Analytical Chemistry for 2012.
BDI RESEARCH FEATURED IN SFI CASE IMPACT STUDY
02.13
BDI research was recently featured in a Science Foundation Ireland Case Impact study. These case studies show examples of impact generation and related activities from the scientific research community.
BDI RESEARCH FEATURED IN IRISH TIMES
01.13
BDI staff recently had great success at the INVENT DCU Commercialisation Awards, held on 17th January 2013 in the Helix, DCU.
The BDI's Dr. Gregor Kijanka was also featured in the article
BDI SUCCESS AT INVENT DCU COMMERCIALISATION AWARDS
01.13
Research carried out by Dr. Simon Dunne, School of Nursing/BDI features in an article "Patients like doing tests for themselves" in today's Irish Times Health Supplement.
BDI LICENCES TECHNOLOGY TO EPONA BIOTECH
01.13
The Biomedical Diagnostics Institute has recently licensed a novel coagulation assay to Epona Biotech.
BDI FEATURED IN INVENT DCU LIFE SCIENCES GUIDE
12.12
The BDI is featured in a new publication 'A Journey of Discovery – Life Science Expertise: A guide to Research and Development opportunities in partnership with Dublin City University' which was officially launched at the BioConnect Ireland event on Tuesday 18th December 2012.
Mr. Sean Sherlock, TD presents the award to Dr. Stephen Daniels
DR STEPHEN DANIELS WINS MAJOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP AWARD
12.12
Congratulations to Dr Stephen Daniels on winning a Commercialisation Award in recognition of his outstanding entrepreneurial spirit and commitment to commercialising research at The Big Ideas Showcase held this week by Enterprise Ireland.
BDI postgraduate student Seán Fitzgerald
BDI POSTGRADUATE STUDENT AWARDED ORLA BENSON RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP
12.12
Congratulations to BDI postgraduate student Seán Fitzgerald on receiving the Orla Benson Research Scholarship from the School of Biotechnology, DCU.
MSc Biomedical Diagnostics Class 2012
11.12
Dublin City University graduation ceremonies took place on Monday 5th November and Tuesday 6th November 2012.
Dr. Charles Nwankire, Milena Rowinska and Killian Walsh at the Thesis in 3 competition
BDI POSTGRADUATES PARTICIPATE IN THESIS IN 3 COMPETITION
10.12
On October 26th, BDI postgraduate researchers Milena Rowinska and Killian Walsh participated in the CSET Thesis in Three competition, which ran as part of Innovation Dublin.
(l to r) Prof. Richard O' Kennedy, Prof. Till T. Bachmann, Prof. Richard O. Hynes, Prof. John J. Boland, Prof. Marco Cattaneo, Prof. Andrew deMello, Prof. Michael Berndt
BDI INAUGURAL SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD MEETING
10.12
The BDI hosted the Inaugural Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) meeting on October 10th & 11th 2012 in Dublin City University.
BDI HOSTS IRELAND-TAIWAN SYMPOSIUM ON CANCER AND STEM CELL BIOLOGY
09.12
The Biomedical Diagnostics Institute (BDI) is pleased to host the 2012 Ireland-Taiwan Symposium on Cancer and Stem Cell Biology.
BDI E & O TEAM CREATES VIDEOS ON DISEASE & DIAGNOSTICS IN IRELAND
09.12
The E & O team recently developed a series of videos on disease and diagnosis in Ireland through the years, leading up to current research at the BDI.
The Taoiseach, Mr. Enda Kenny TD with students in the BDI Education & Outreach laboratory
TAOISEACH VISITS BDI EDUCATION & OUTREACH LAB
08.12
The Taoiseach, Mr Enda Kenny TD visited the BDI Education & Outreach Laboratory on Wednesday July 24th 2012.
Clare Scalzo (top) and Dr. Aoife MacCormac (bottom right) are seen here in the supplement
BDI E&O TEAM FEATURED IN INDEPENDENT SUPPLEMENT
05.12
The Education & Outreach team was recently featured in the Independent's second "Science for Life" supplement, answering questions on a variety of questions such as "How does sun scream work?" and "Is there a cure for the common cold?".
Dr. Gregor Kijanka as featured in the Irish Daily Mirror
BDI CANCER RESEARCH FEATURED IN PUBLICATIONS
05.12
Bowel cancer is the second-most common cause of cancer death in Ireland. A blood test currently being developed at the BDI will sample antibodies in patients identified with the illness, thus allowing for early intervention.
Professor John Kelly, Director of Research at RCSI, presents John J Ryan medal to Professor Michael Berndt
BDI DIRECTOR AWARDED JOHN J RYAN MEDAL
05.12
The John J Ryan Distinguished Guest Lecture was delivered by BDI Director,Professor Michael Berndt who spoke on the subject of "Diversity, Diagnostics and Disease: The BDI Experience".
Daniel Kirby with his award winning poster
BDI POST GRAD SUCCESFUL AT POSTER COMPETITION
05.12
BDI post graduate Daniel Kirby recently took part in the Institute of Physics in Ireland Rosse Medal competition.
The BDI's Clare Scalzo chairs the DSI Finals in the RSCI
DEBATING SCIENCE ISSUES ROUNDS UP FOR 2012
05.12
This year's Debating Science Issues competition was fiercely contested by over 40 schools nationwide. The ultimate champions were the team from Clonakilty Community College, Cork.
Dr. Paul Leonard is seen here with Cian Hughes (ITLG), Ann Horan (Ryan Academy) and Dr. Janice Murtagh (SFI)
BDI RESEARCHER WINS PRESTIGIOUS SFI/TIDA 'GET STARTED' PITCH COMPETITION
04.12
Congratulations to Dr. Paul Leonard on winning the TIDA/SFI Get Started Technology Venture Programme investor pitch competition.
04.12
Robert Burger, a postgraduate student in Prof. Jens Ducrée's research group, BDI has had great recent publication success.
CELTIC ALLIANCE TO DELIVER MAJOR HEALTHCARE ADVANCES
03.12
Four world-class institutions from Wales and Ireland have launched an exciting new alliance to lead the way in developing cutting-edge healthcare.
Students working on blood typing in the E&O lab.
EDUCATION & OUTREACH LAB IN ACTION
03.12
The Education & Outreach team at the BDI has hosted a number of workshops in the E&O lab in the past few weeks.
BDI ARTICLE IS MOST DOWNLOADED FOR JANUARY
03.12
A recent BDI written review on POC diagnostics entitled 'Point of Care Diagnostics: Status and Future' was the most downloaded and read article from the journal Analytical Chemistry for the month of January.
BDI LICENCES TECHNOLOGY TO SWEDISH COMPANIES
02.12
BDI has recently licensed its novel separation technology to two Swedish diagnostic companies, Fiomi Diagnostics A.B and Calmark Sweden A.B.
01.12
Prof Terry Smith, NUIG and BDI's Jens Ducrée have recently received funding from Science Foundation Ireland's Technology Innovation Development Feasibility Study fund.
BDI PROFESSOR RECEIVES ENTERPRISE IRELAND FUNDING
12.11
Prof Jens Ducrée has received funding from Enterprise Ireland's commercialisation fund for the development of a new approach to CD4 cell counting for HIV diagnostics in low resource environments. The award received has a total value of >€300,000.
L to R Emma O'Neill & Fergus Fleming, BDI, Diarmuid Flavin, Biosensia, Dave McGeady, Crescent Diagnostics and Dr Shirley Coyle, NCSR
12.11
On the 1st of November, the BDI and the NCSR hosted an event which showcased the latest developments in diagnostic and sensor technology in the healthcare industry entitled "Empowering People to Monitor Their Own Health & Wellbeing".
The M.Sc. Biomedical Diagnostics Class of 2011 with Dr. Aoife MacCormac
12.11
Dublin City University graduation ceremonies took place on Monday 7th November and Tuesday 8th November 2011.
L to R Séan Fitzgerald, Dr. Vijayalakshmi Ayyar, Ruairi Monaghan.
BDI SUCCESS AT THESIS IN 3 EVENT
12.11
On November 9th, BDI postgraduate researcher Séan Fitzgerald won 3rd Prize in the CSET Thesis in Three competition, which ran as part of Innovation Dublin.
COVIDIEN TO INVEST IN DCU's BIOMEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC INSTITUTE
11.11
Medical devices group, Covidien, has announced plans to invest in an innovative R&D project with the BDI.
Participants in the µMed-A workshop including Prof. Jens Ducree, center
µMED-A WORKSHOP CO-ORGANISED BY BDI A SUCCESS
10.11
From September 7 – 11, 2011 the first International Workshop on Microsystems Technologies for African Health took place in South Africa.
Vladimir Gubala, Senior Research Fellow, BDI
BDI RESEARCHER RECEIVES RESEARCH FRONTIERS FUNDING
09.11
Dr. Vladimir Gubala, a senior research fellow at the BDI has received funding for a novel research project from Science Foundation Ireland (SFI).
2011 Bioinnovate Fellows with Prof. Michael Berndt & Emma O'Brien, Biomedical Diagnostics Institute, DCU
BIOMEDICAL TRAINING BEGINS, STANFORD UNIVERSITY STYLE
08.11
BioInnovate Ireland, a specialist training programme in medical device innovation, modeled on Stanford University's prestigious Biodesign Programme, was officially launched at NUI Galway on the 2nd August.
BDI DIRECTOR PRESENTS AT WORLD THERANOSTICS CONGRESS 2011
06.11
Prof. Michael Berndt recently presented a keynote speech at the World Theranostics Congress 2011. This Congress is a leading event that tackles key strategic and collaborative issues facing the Theranostic industry.
Emma O'Brien, Prof Cliff Dacso and DCU President Prof Brian MacCraith at the DIVERSE Conference
NEW EHEALTH STRAND AT DIVERSE CONFERENCE 2011
07.11
The BDI hosted the new ehealth strand at the recent Diverse Conference, which took place at the Helix, DCU at the end of June.
Two of the thirteen participants at the workshop
SUMMER BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE WORKSHOP AT THE BDI
07.11
Thirteen second level students from schools around Ireland recently completed a biomedical diagnostics module as part of the "Summer Scholars" programme, run by Dublin City University.
PROF. JENS DUCREE TO GIVE KEYNOTE SPEECH AT MICRO MED WORKSHOP
06.11
Professor Jens Ducree, a Principal Investigator at the BDI, will be giving a keynote presentation at the upcoming International Workshop on Microsystems Technologies for African Health.
Dr Ruth Freeman (SFI), Minister Sean Sherlock, Dr. Joe Carroll & Dr. Louise Barrett at the Summit
BDI EXHIBITS AT J&J INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY SUMMIT
05.11
The BDI was recently invited to exhibit at the Johnson & Johnson Innovation and Technology Summit 2011.
The journal cover.
BDI RESEARCH PAPER FEATURES AS COVER ARTICLE IN 'ANALYST'
04.11
A BDI research paper has featured as a cover article in the most recent issue of the research journal 'Analyst'.
Paul Leonard, Siobhan Moore (Pharmachemical Ireland), Emma O'Brien, Aoife MacCormac and Richard O'Kennedy at the Awards Ceremony.
MSC BIOMEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS WINS GRADIRELAND SCIENCE COURSE OF THE YEAR
04.11
At the Gradireland Recruitment and Postgraduate Awards Gala Dinner in the Mansion House on Wednesday 13th April, DCU's M.Sc. in Biomedical Diagnostics won the award for the Science Postgraduate Course of the Year 2011.
Exploring in the Education & Outreach lab.
BDI LAUNCHES PRACTICAL SCIENCE & HEALTH PROGRAMME
03.11
As part of the BDI's ongoing commitment to science and health education, we are launching a Practical Science & Health programme for early junior cycle students.
Exploring infection in the Education & Outreach lab.
EXPLORING INFECTION IN THE EDUCATION & OUTREACH LAB
03.11
6th class pupils from Presentation Primary School, Portarlington visited DCU for hands-on scientific workshops on March 14th.
A selection of the researchers that attended the talks.
BDI INVITES ENTREPRENEURS TO SHARE THEIR START-UP EXPERIENCES
03.11
As part of the BDI's entrepreneurial training programme, we have invited a number of highly successful entrepreneurs to present their story and discuss their personal experience of starting a new technology based business.
An illustration of the trenches used in the device to seperate red and white blood cells.
MICROFLUIDIC LAB-ON-A-CHIP COULD PROVIDE DISEASE DIAGNOSIS IN MINUTES
03.11
This week, a team of researchers from the BDI DCU, UC Berkeley and Universidad de Valparaíso Chile announced a microfluidic device that may soon be able to detect global health diseases such as HIV and TB in a matter of minutes.
The monitor developed by researchers at the BDI
RESEARCHERS AT THE BDI DEVELOP A SMALLER MONITOR FOR BREATH OXYGEN
01.11
Researchers at the BDI have developed a portable, miniaturised device that can measure oxygen in breath flow using a novel approach.
01.11
The Biomedical Diagnostics Institute has featured prominently in the news recently following the announcement of a €19 million investment by Science Foundation Ireland.
Minister Lenihan speaking with BDI researchers and Director, Prof. Michael Berndt
€19MILLION INVESTMENT IN BDI ANNOUNCED BY MINISTER CONOR LENIHAN
11.10
On Monday November 29th, the BDI launched its new research programme, 2010-2015, supported by €19 million investment by Science Foundation Ireland. Minister for Science, Technology & Innovation, Mr. Conor Lenihan TD officiated at the launch.
Season's Greetings from all at the BDI
12.10
The Biomedical Diagnostics Institute wishes a Happy Holiday and a prosperous new year to all.
Prof. Chii-Wann Lin and Mr. Fergus Fleming at the workshop.
IRELAND-TAIWAN WORKSHOP ON BEST PRACTICE IN TRANSLATION OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH
11.10
From November 23-25, the BDI led an exciting initiative on behalf of DCU (and the wider Medtech sector in Ireland) by holding a joint Ireland / Taiwan workshop on "Best Practice in Translation of Medical Technology Research".
Dr. Gregor Kijanka pictured with Minister Mary Harney TD and Professor Cliona O'Farrelly, Chairperson of the Irish Cancer Society at the Irish Cancer Society 2010 Fellowship and Scholarship Awards.
BDI RESEARCHER RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS CANCER RESEARCH AWARD
11.10
Dr. Gregor Kijanka was awarded with the Irish Cancer Society Research Fellowship presented by Minister for Health Mary Harney TD at the recent awards ceremony in Dublin.
L to R Troy Hibbard, BDI, Dr. Steve Gotz, Commercial Development Manager CNGL, Paul Conroy at Thesis in 3 Event.
11.10
BDI postgraduate researchers Troy Hibbard and Paul Conroy won 1st and 2nd Commercialisation Prize respectively in the CSET Thesis in Three competition, which ran as part of Innovation Dublin.
Participants in the LifeScience SkillNet industry training course.
BDI HOSTS LIFESCIENCE SKILLNET INDUSTRY TRAINING COURSE
11.10
On Friday Nov 26th the BDI hosted an "Introduction to Physics for Biomedical Applications" training programme for industry.
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation, Batt O'Keeffe TD with Dr. Louise Barrett & some BDI diagnostic chips at the event
BDI PRESENTS AT SFI 10TH ANNIVERSARY SHOWCASE
10.10
Science Foundation Ireland marked its 10th anniversary of funding Irish research at an event in the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. The BDI was honoured to showcase some of the Institute's achievements of the past 5 years.
The Class of 2010 with Prof. Brian MacCraith
11.10
Dublin City University graduation ceremonies took place on Monday 1st November and Tuesday 2nd November 2010. 18 students graduated from the M.Sc. Biomedical Diagnostics, which is co-ordinated by the BDI.
BDI FEATURED IN TECHNOLOGY IRELAND
10.10
The BDI's innovative work in the medical devices field was featured recently in Technology Ireland, an Entreprise Ireland publication.
10.10
Physics for Biomedical Applications is a half-day course designed for people working in industry who require a knowledge of diagnostic device development. The course will take place at the BDI on 26th November 2010.
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Dr. Nam Cao Hoai Le with Prof. Ryuji Yokokawa from Kyoto University at a recent seminar
10.10
The BDI has welcomed a number of distinguished visitors this month as part of the Seminar Series.
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