Two innovative cancer and neonatal treatments with strong Galway involvement have been awarded 17 million euro in state funding
Minister for Enterprise Peter Burke said the technology will provide life-changing solutions for patients undergoing cancer treatment and for parents where the safety and well-being of their unborn child is paramount
The National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training has been awarded just under 11 million euro for a first of its kind in-human study to treat infants with a type of brain damage
The three other partners on this project are Connemara's Slainte HiTech Teoranta based in na Tulaigh , University College Cork and HAON Life Sciences.
The other project - LOTUS - has been awarded €6.4m for a technology breakthrough to enable At Home cancer care
The lead partner is Luminate Medical assisted by Gentian Health, University of Galway and Trinity College Dublin]