Tyndall

The Tyndall National Institute (Tyndall) was created in 2004 at the initiative of the Irish Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment and University College Cork (UCC) to bring together complementary activities in photonics, electronics and networking research at the National Microelectronics Research Centre (NMRC), several UCC academic departments and Cork Institute of Technology (CIT). The strengths of the institute at the present time lie in the area of photonics, electronics, materials and nanotechnologies and their applications for life sciences, communications, power electronics and other industries. The research in Tyndall includes a significant multidisciplinary activity involving some 40 researchers within the Life Sciences Interface Group, who are exploring the use of novel micro-nanotechnology (MNT) for biological and medical applications. While encompassing both the monitoring and manipulation of biosystems, the research focus is on the occurrence of molecular and cellular events at the intersection between MNT devices and biological matrices, which can then be harnessed for useful applications across life sciences, medical and environmental technologies.
Tyndall will lead WP2 “Market survey and Industrial activities in Europe” based on the institute’s significant experience interacting with industry (both SMEs and MNCs).