Targeted Therapeutics & Theranostics
Partner Research Centres and Schools
International Centre for Neurotherapeutics (ICNT)
The ICNT is world renowned for its research into the mechanisms by which SNARE proteins and K+ channels directly and indirectly regulate synaptic transmission. The Centre was recently recruited into the DCU research community from Imperial College London. Prof. Oliver Dolly and his team have been very successful in developing treatments for neuronal disorders receiving substantial funding from Science Foundation Ireland, Allergan Inc, and the United States government.
http://www.dcu.ie/icnt/index.shtml
Dublin City University School of Biotechnology
The School of Biotechnology is an integral part of the Faculty of Science and Health at Dublin City University. The School provides state of the art facilities for Process Engineers, Biochemists, Microbiologists, Geneticists and a Pharmacologist all within a single departmental unit. This unique opportunity encourages inter-disciplinary approaches to teaching and research.
The School is an active centre of basic and applied research. Members of staff have collaborative links with national and international research laboratories and researchers in the school also work in close collaboration with centres of excellence based at DCU. Members of the School are involved in teaching at both undergraduate and post-graduate level in many degree programmes. City Biologic an ILAB accredited, commercial, microbiological testing laboratory is based in the School.
http://www.dcu.ie/biotechnology/index.shtml
National Centre for Sensor Research (NCSR)
NCSR is an extremely successful research initiative with over €100 million in funding and over 200 researchers. NCSR is the single biggest research entity on the DCU campus, and one of the most successful sensor related research efforts world-wide. This achievement is due to the aggregated efforts of many individuals, ranging across various schools and faculties, and across many external partnerships, both academic and industrial, from postgraduate students and interns, to faculty staff, administrators and technical staff, postdocs and research fellows.
http://www.dcu.ie/research/ncsr.shtml
Biomedical Diagnostics Institute (BDI)
The Biomedical Diagnostics Institute (BDI) is a multidisciplinary research institute focused on the development of next generation biomedical diagnostic devices. These devices, which will directly affect the quality of people’s lives worldwide over the coming decades, will be used in Point of Care applications as well as for self-test, home use.
The BDI has developed a cutting edge collaborative research programme involving leading researchers form academic institutions, companies and the clinical environment to form a complementary, integrated, cohesive partnership.
http://www.dcu.ie/research/bdi.shtml
Centre for Bioanalytical Sciences (CBAS)
The Centre for Bioanalytical Sciences (CBAS) is a research collaboration between Dublin City University, National University of Ireland Galway, Bristol-Myers Squibb and the Industrial Development Agency (Ireland).
The CBAS vision is to be a centre of expertise and a key National Resource for researchers working in fundamental cell biology and the biopharmaceutical industry sector. CBAS employs the most advanced scientific techniques needed to understand the dynamics of bioreactions. The knowledge gained through CBAS research will clarify molecular mechanisms for therapeutic action in the human body, and will therefore play a key role in the development of second generation biopharmaceuticals. The establishment of this centre provides unique training opportunities for students and scientists, and acts as a model and catalyst for large-scale industry-university joint research in the biopharma sector.
http://www.dcu.ie/research/cbas.shtml
