Professor Larry Egan  pointing at the architectural design of the new Clinical Research Facility Galway with Mary Harney TD

On 12th February, Professor Larry Egan, Interim Director of the Health Research Board Clinical Research Facility Galway, welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Health & Children, Mary Harney TD, that € 7.5m in capital funding is being provided for a new Clinical Research Facility to be constructed on the grounds of University Hospital Galway. This HRB-funded clinical research facility is a joint venture between Galway University Hospital and NUI Galway and has been operating since March of 2008.

Professor Egan commented, “The benefits of this facility include the ability to provide access to cutting-edge clinical trials and access to novel therapies for patients in the West of Ireland. Clinical care provided in a research-intensive environment has been proven internationally to result in the best patient outcomes. With the development of the Clinical Research Facility in Galway, our ability to provide this level of service to our patients will be significantly enhanced. As a result, patient care will improve, and the ability of our hospital to attract and retain the very best medical and allied health staff would be improved. Moreover, the capabilities for investigation at this facility will provide an important and highly valuable opportunity for Irish companies operating in the biomedical research area such as pharmaceuticals and biomedical device companies to add value to their products through high quality clinical research”.

The above piece has been editted from a news item on the NUI Galway website entitled " € 7.5million funding for new Clinical Research Facility". For the full text click on link below. 

http://www.nuigalway.ie/about-us/news-and-events/news.php?p_id=1224