Vision:
To be the Premier Information and Communications
Technology research institute worldwide….
in generating Economic Impact through Excellence
in Research
National Institute for ICT Research and Development
ICT Impacting Multiple Sectors in the Economy
HEALTHCARE:Longer, healthy lives
COMMUNICATIONS: Efficient reliable
FOOD, AGRI, MARINE &ENVIRONMENTSustainable
ENERGY:Protected, safe, secure
Deploying ICT solutions to challenges in Healthcare
is a priority focus area in the Tyndall strategic plan
ICT for Health at Tyndall
Tyndall will deliver new opportunities for Ireland’
economic growth creating impact from excellent research,
systems development and graduate training, delivering disruptive ICT solutions
& highly trained people to meet challenges
in the HEALTH, Medical Devices and Life Sciences’ sector.
Impact from Excellence in ICT for Health
Impact from ICT for Health
The Medtech sector
25,000 employees
8bn exports
– Nano– Technology
– Photonic Integration
– Smart Systems
Smart Technology
platforms and products
Diagnostics | Therapeutics |
Surgical Innovation
• Improved patient care• Innovative deployable solutions
Clinicians Businesses
+
ABC Ecosystem
Tyndall Academic partners
Clinical Partners
BusinessPartners
We Collaborate with global medtech companies, world leading Clinicians & leading scientists.
ABC EcosystemAcademic,
Business, Clinical)
Tyndall Healthcare Solutions
Using ICT to create highly value-added products and services
Application Opportunities: ICT for Health
– Neuromo-– dulation
– Diagnostics
– Minimally Invasive
– Wearable Connected
Industry
Academia
Core Competence Example: Photonics Integration
• Impact: Irish Photonics Integration Centre (IPIC)
Biomedical
– Minimally invasive medical procedures
– Miniaturised point-of-care diagnostic systems
• Requires innovation at Material, Device, Module and System levels to deliver Prototypes for evaluation
Communications
– Interconnect ‘bottleneck’
– Fibre capacity exhaust and energy consumption
Guidewire
Fermoral artery
Application examplePhotonics Sensor on a Guidewire
• Blood Flow Analyser• optical fibre in
guidewire• maintain guidewire
diameter• maintain guidewire
flexibility
Optical fibre source
Exhibition Fibre Sensor Demonstrator
340 mm guidewireswith integrated optical fibre
Guidewire
September 13 –17, 2014 Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC
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