About CÚRAM

CÚRAM is a leading global medical device research centre since 2015

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Collaborative Excellence

Our research focuses on understanding and treating global chronic diseases. Our key strength lies in our ability to create unique, synergistic networks across academic, industry and clinical institutions.

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Institutions

Partner Institutions

While led by University of Galway, CÚRAM’s partner institutes include:

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CÚRAM

Our Vision

CÚRAM’s vision is to be a global leader in the creation and translation of clinic-ready and patient focused medical devices; to develop the next generation of industry-relevant, publicly engaged researchers and to become an anchor for industry applicable research.

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Director’s Message

Message from
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Addressing chronic disease to support healthy aging is one of the most pressing public health and economic challenges of our time. Our research programme is developing solutions to help us all live well as we age, with conditions like cardiovascular disease, diabetes and neurological disorders.

We strive to provide meaningful opportunities for collaboration between our researchers and public audiences to create a better understanding, input and awareness of CÚRAM’s research and its importance in and for society. As researchers, we are also responsible for advocating our work, ensuring continued support and ultimately increasing the impact value for patients.

CÚRAM, meaning ‘to give care’, is focused on the development of medical implants, and therapeutic and diagnostic devices that address the needs of patients living with chronic illness. CÚRAM was established in 2015 with an initial commitment of Government investment of €64.8 million through Research Ireland, (formerly Science Foundation Ireland). To date CÚRAM has helped to expand Ireland’s attractiveness as a global hub for the MedTech sector – one of only a handful of locations in the world – by establishing partnerships and by fully funding or co-funding collaborative projects with 47 innovative companies in the sector. Investment in CÚRAM has also supported a total of 2,547 jobs in the Irish economy. In addition, more than €80 million of EU grant funding has been committed to research projects at CÚRAM. Economic impact analysis carried out by Mazars in 2024, puts CÚRAM’s economic value at €756 million , a more than 12-fold return on government funding.

CÚRAM will continue to build even further on its impact.
By connecting the patient voice with the combined expertise and technologies of Ireland’s leading scientists, clinicians and engineers from 10 universities, alongside international industry partners, the Centre ensures that its research is shaped and guided by the invaluable perspectives of people with lived experience of chronic illness.

Prof Abhay Pandit

Scientific Director, CÚRAM Research Ireland Centre for Medical Devices

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