The Biomedical engineering division is a group for Engineers Ireland members working in the MedTech sector. It provides opportunities for networking and knowledge-sharing in this fascinating, diverse and life-changing division of engineering.
The patch, which can be folded around surgical tools, may someday be used in robotic surgery to repair tissues and organs.
The human immune system is powerful and complex. It must be on guard at all times and be able to distinguish friend from foe. Unfortunately, it does not always get it right and sometimes attacks the body’s own cells, causing hundreds of ‘autoimmune’ diseases, from multiple sclerosis to rheumatoid arthritis.
The COVID-19 pandemic has illustrated the significance of university research and the quality and disruptive nature of the IP it generates, writes Dr Stephen Donoghue, case manager, Knowledge Transfer, NovaUCD.
Peggy McHale, senior clinical engineering technician, Mayo University Hospital, Castlebar, Co Mayo, discusses her life in engineering.
An investigation was carried out to compare the suitability of 11 open-source 3D printed visor designs, and involved feedback from a virtual focus group of healthcare workers on the suitability of the 3D printed face shield designs.
Precision medicine, also known as personalised medicine, is an approach to developing safer novel therapeutics that integrate genomics and big data (genetic, clinical, molecular, diagnostic and environmental data) to detect pathogenic events at the genome level, writes Lara Bartlett.
Being a member of the Engineers Ireland community shows your commitment to delivering excellence in engineering. As our member, we support your professional development and help you to expand your career at home and abroad.
Our committees arrange and host technical presentations, discussions, debate and social events in our regions and represent the group at liaison committee. If you are interested in being a part of this, please contact one of the team.