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Irish project selected as star at European Innovation Convention

Pictured here are Dr. Brendan Duffy (left) and Dr. Suresh Pillai, researchers at CREST DIT  who worked on the project.  

CREST, DIT   project highlighted at European Innovation Convention

Irish technology that kills MRSA and other disease-causing pathogens is playing a star role at the first European Innovation Convention took place in Brussels  5-6 December.  The Convention hosted by EU Commissioner for Innovation, Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, brought together 50 star projects from across the EU.
The Irish project is a light-activated antibacterial surface coating  that  has been developed by a team at the Centre for Research in Engineering Surface Technology (CREST) in Dublin Institute of Technology, working with ceramic manufacturer VitrA Ireland, with funding from Enterprise Ireland. The result is these special ceramic tiles that kill MRSA and other bugs and can be used in hospitals, medical centres, laboratories and other places where hygiene is essential.

The 50 star projects were selected from over 450 entries to participate in Europe’s premier innovation event. The Innovation Convention 2011  was led by the President of the European Commission, Mr. José Manuel Barroso and Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, EU Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science. The Crest Centre in DIT is the only Irish research organisation represented at the Convention.

Innovation Convention 2011