MX-MAP Towards MXenes’ biomedical applications by high-dimensional immune MAPping Innovative biomedical applications of MXenes nanomaterials MXenes are a new family of recently discovered 2D transition metal carbides, carbonitrides, and nitrides. The immune characterisation of the…
Read moreRE-MAKE REFURBISHMENT AND ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING ACCOMPLISHED BY KINETIC DEPOSITION The Re-Make project coordinated by Politecnico di Milano aims to implement, monitor, and characterize a bespoke sustainable high-performance repair and Additive Manufacturing (AM) technology based on…
Read moreMadeCold Multi Material Additive Manufacturing with Electrostatic Cold Spray While additive manufacturing (AM) is deemed the future of industrial production for its exceptional freedom in design, several technical limits hinder its full exploitation. AMBER investigator Prof….
Read morePOTENTIAL Platform Optimisation To Enable NanomaTerIAL safety assessment for rapid commercialisation POTENTIAL (Platform Optimisation To Enable NanomaTerIAL safety assessment for rapid commercialisation) is developing a standardised approach for the detection, quantification and characterisation of Advanced…
Read moreHYPERSONIC: High mobilitY Printed nEtwoRks of 2D Semiconductors for advanced electrONICs Future technological innovations in areas such as the Internet of things and wearable electronics require cheap, easily deformable and reasonably performing printed electronic circuitries….
Read moreCONCEPT Crystalline Oxides for Next Generation Computing and Emerging Photonic Technologies Continued evolution of ICT is stalling as a result of inherent limitations in traditional silicon semiconductor technology. Still, the need for more powerful and…
Read moreGREENCAP Graphene, MXene and ionic liquid-based sustainable supercapacitor. The EU project GREENCAP will develop a CRM-free technology to produce high-performance and sustainable supercapacitors, which exploit layered 2D materials, including graphene and MXenes as electrode materials,…
Read moreIMPRESS Innovative approaches for marine and freshwater based ingredients to develop sustainable food and value chains Vision: To provide tangible solutions for the development of marine and freshwater bio-based economies in Europe that take full…
Read moreNext generation vaccines against gastrointestinal mucosal pathogens, using helicobacter pylori as model pathogen. In recent years, addressing antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a threat that could jeopardise large segments of the global population, has been highlighted as…
Read moreA paradigm shift for the future’s thermal management devices through radical innovation in new materials and additive manufacturing. Thermal management is in the strong need for new material’s innovation. Stunningly, large data centres spend up to…
Read moreFrom plastic waste to sustainable BioPolymers, EcoPlastiC develops novel technologies that convert mixed plastic waste into high-performance biopolymers that can be perpetually recycled. The technology developed in this project will lead to the production of…
Read moreDISCO is an Dicke-enhanced single-emitter strong coupling at ambient conditions as a quantum resource This project is funded by Quantera – (Quantum technologies ERAnet) and has a start date of 1st September 2022 and a…
Read moreAdvanced 2D Materials for printed electronics. Developing New 2D Materials and Heterostructures for Printed Digital Devices using sustainable liquid exfoliation and deposition methods. 2D-PRINTABLE aims to fully unlock the potential of 2D materials, making them…
Read moreProof of principle fly larvae biorefinery for biopolymer plastic production. BioLaMer, funded by the EIC Pathfinder Open project, tackles two major global challenges: food waste and the petrochemical plastics problems, by introducing a new value…
Read moreASPECTS Quantum Thermodynamics of Precision in Electronic Devices An EU-funded consortium of scientists investigating the thermodynamics of precision measurement using quantum systems. Spanning five European countries, our partners collaborate to identify fundamental limits and reveal…
Read morePOLINA Unprecedented photolithographic structuring of novel light-sensitive poly(amino acid) materials – a paradigm shift in delivering biocompatible devices POLINA is an European Union’s Horizon EIC-Pathfinder Open project that will combine a novel, light-sensitive amino acid materials…
Read moreAMBER Researcher Prof. Wolfgang Schmitt and colleague Dr. Sebastien Vaesen Post-Doctoral Research Fellow both of Trinity College Dublin have been awarded funding by European Innovation Council (EIC) for project ‘AirInMotion’ which will bring their carbon…
Read moreMETA-CHIP Development of a lung METAstasis-on-a-CHIP model for osteosarcoma as a biomimetic testing platform for drug discovery and therapeutic innovation Project Start Date: 1st September 2024 ERC starting grant award Dr Freeman will receive €1.5…
Read moreBIO4D Bioinspired composite architectures for responsive 4 dimensional photonics For more than 500 million years, nature has perfected the harvesting of light and translating colour from natural organisms using dynamic structural colouration. Through these hierarchical…
Read moreOPTO-BIOPRINTING Engineering functional tissues by spatiotemporal patterning: 3D bioprinting and optogenetics for directing the organization of cell spheroid building blocks This project is funded by a Wellcome Early Career Researcher Award to pursue a tissue engineering…
Read moreMEMS Melt Electrowriting of Multi-layered Scaffolds for osteochondral defect repair ‘Melt Electrowriting of Multi-layered Scaffolds for osteochondral defect repair (MEMS)’. Osteochondral (OC) defect is a focal area of joint damage that involves both the articular cartilage…
Read moreRejuvenation of the Intervertebral Disc Using Self-Healing Biomimetic Extracellular Matrix Biomaterial Tissue Adhesives i-DISC will develop injectable biomimetic hydrogel systems for the lower back that aim to halt degeneration and restore natural biomechanical function through minimally invasive spine treatment strategies. This will accelerate research in developing…
Read moreFreeHydroCells, a multi-partner European consortium, led by University College Cork (UCC), has received nearly €3.75 million in Horizon Europe research funding for just over 3 years of exploratory activity. This is a Horizon Europe Cluster…
Read moreAMBER investigators and the leadership team have established themselves as thought leaders on national and international committees supporting the development of policies relevant to the economy and society. In 2020, the AMBER Director (Prof. M.A….
Read moreAMBER EPE programme effectively leverages partnerships across the education system and public-facing entities such as the Science Gallery and the ReDiscovery centre to maximise the reach and impact of our education and public engagement programmes….
Read moreAddressing the challenges of climate change and sustainability has never been more important and, increasingly, AMBER researchers across all themes are contributing to finding materials science solutions in areas such as biobased materials, circular processes…
Read moreA common theme across all Materials for Health research activities within AMBER is the development of materials which improve outcomes for patients with debilitating conditions including osteoarthritis, peripheral arterial disease and nerve injury. The collaborative…
Read moreAMBER researchers are committed to continuing to perform commercially relevant research. Our researchers have filed 154 invention disclosures, 94 patents, and signed 32 licenses or assignments of IP to companies. AMBER continues to develop technologies…
Read moreThe development of RD&I capacity within the Irish SME sector has been identified as a national priority. Amongst our most successful SME-based research programmes in the current portfolio is with Irish Agri-tech company MagGrow who…
Read moreForeign multinationals account for 70% of Business Expenditure on R&D (BERD) in Ireland and engagement with these companies forms the backbone of the AMBER Business Plan. Our value proposition to these companies is to be…
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Patient and Public Involvement/Engagement (PPI/E) has formed a central part of the Irish Rugby Football Union Charitable Trust/AMBER Health Theme Spinal Cord Repair Project. Involving people affected by conditions being researched helps improve the relevance,…
Read moreDr Alessandro Lunghi, Research Fellow at AMBER, the Trinity Centre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices (CRANN) and Trinity’s School of Physics, has been awarded prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant Awards worth…
Read moreProf. Justin Holmes: Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme RADICAL, Fundamental Breakthrough in Detection of Atmospheric Free Radicals, FET Open project aims to develop devices which will lead to improved monitoring and control of air…
Read moreProf. Michael Morris Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine NXTGENWOOD, multisectoral research programme funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, will address innovation in structural timbers, green adhesives and resins for…
Read moreProf. Ramesh Babu Bio Based Industries Joint Undertaking under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Dr Ramesh Babu from Trinity’s School of Physics is the AMBER lead on the AgriChemWhey project that aims to take low…
Read moreProf. Danny Kelly ERC Advanced Award The 4D-BOUNDARIES project will leverage emerging 3D bioprinting technologies to provide precisely controlled physical and biochemical signals to cells to engineer structurally and mechanically functional musculoskeletal tissues. Damage to…
Read moreProf. Fergal O’Brien ERC Advanced Grant ReCaP, ‘Regeneration of Articular Cartilage using Advanced Biomaterials and Printing Technology’ proposes a new approach to articular joint repair which will transform the way articular cartilage injuries are treated….
Read moreProf. Conor Buckley ERC Consolidator Award INTEGRATE, Personalised Medicine for Intervertebral Disc Regeneration – Integrating Profiling, Predictive Modelling and Gene Activated Biomaterials, proposes to combine gene based therapy and biomaterials to develop a new method…
Read moreProf. Larisa Florea ERC Starting Grant ChemLife, Artificial micro-vehicles with life-like behaviour, aims to develop bio-inspired microscopic vehicles fabricated from stimuli responsive materials using advanced 3D fabrication technologies, which hold potential as autonomous drug delivery…
Read moreProf. Johnathan Coleman H2020 The Graphene Flagship is tasked with bringing together academic and industrial researchers to take graphene from the realm of academic laboratories into European society in the space of 10 years, thus…
Read moreProf. Parvaneh Mokarian H2020 NMBP programme Prof. Mokarian is coordinating SunPilot, Piloting of Innovative Subwavelength Nanostructure Technology for Optical and Injection Moulding Applications. SUN-PILOT is an EU-funded collaboration that aims to prototype an industrial and…
Read moreProf. Valeria Nicolosi ERC Consolidator 3D2D Print, 3D Printing of Novel 2D Nanomaterials: Adding Advanced 2D Functionalities to Revolutionary Tailored 3D Manufacturing, is Prof. Nicolosis’ 6th ERC award. 3D2D Print aims to examines the processing…
Read moreAMBER has a strong emphasis on collaboration. Central to AMBER’s research remit are collaborative projects performed with industry partners, and working with academic, industry and wider stakeholder on international and national research programmes.
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