Dr Éadaoin Carthy is an Assistant Professor in the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at Dublin City University, where she has been based since November 2021. She is also Deputy Director of Innovation for the RAPID Institute, an interdisciplinary research institute focused on advancing personalised and integrated diagnostic technologies.

Éadaoin holds a BSc in Physics and Biomedical Sciences from DCU. Her research sits at the interface of engineering, diagnostics and translational healthcare technologies, with particular expertise in lab-on-a-disc and lab-on-a-chip systems, biosensors, electrochemical sensing, and sample-to-answer microfluidic platforms.

Her work has centred on the development of rapid diagnostic and sensing technologies for real-world applications, including sepsis detection, pathogen detection, nucleic acid testing, women’s health, environmental monitoring and point-of-care systems. She has led and contributed to projects spanning automated sample preparation, integrated biosensing, plant pathogen detection, wearable and microfluidic technologies, and platform development for healthcare and environmental applications.

Éadaoin has secured competitive research funding and has built a strong translational profile through interdisciplinary and industry-engaged research. She is particularly interested in developing engineering solutions that move beyond proof-of-concept towards practical clinical, industrial and societal impact.

Her current research focuses on microfluidic and biosensing technologies for rapid diagnostics, sustainable healthcare, and environmental monitoring, with an emphasis on robust, user-centred and scalable device design.