Background of CREATE
Since 1997, successful acquisition of MSc, PhD and postdoctoral research funding has led to the establishment of critical mass and capabilities in institute prioritised areas of sensor technology, nanotechnology and microfabrication. This has led to the award of Institute designated research centre for the Centre for Research in Electroanalytical Technologies (CREATE) and Dr. Eithne Dempsey currently co-ordinates this centre at ITT Dublin.
The activity within Dr. Dempsey’s team also forms the Biomedical Devices thematic area within the wider Centre of Applied Science for Health, recently established at ITT Dublin in partnership with two universities (Dublin City University and NUI Maynooth) and one local hospital (Adelaide and Meath Hospital, incorporating the National Children’s Hospital).
The group is currently comprised of active researchers (postdoctoral researcher fellows, postgraduate students and visiting researchers who are working on range of ongoing research programmes within areas of Nanostructured materials including nanoassembly, nanoparticle synthesis with use of modern electrochemical and surface based techniques for the study of fundamental material properties; Micro and nanosensor technology including nano/microfabrication, (applications in neurochemical monitoring, electrolyte detection and bedside disease state monitoring) and Electrocatalytic materials including design, isolation and purification of redox active materials (applications in biomedical, fuel cell and environmental science).
Dr. Dempsey is also Lead Principal Investigator within the commercialisation group Microsensors for Clinical Analysis (MiCRA http://www.micra.ie) (funded under the Applied Research Enhancement Programme - Enterprise Ireland), whose remit is to engage with industry in the medical device /diagnostics and biopharma sectors with provision of resources and expertise.
