University of Limerick recently hosted the Limerick Digital Cancer Research Centre (LDCRC) Technology Showcase bringing together industry experts to explore the future of technology in digital cancer.
The event welcomed industry speakers from Akoya Biosciences, Nanopore Technologies, BD Biosciences and illumina.
Professor of Cancer Genomics, Aedín Culhane and Co-Director of the LDCRC, said: “We are excited to launch the LDCRC single cell research core facility. This LDCRC technology will generate high-precision data rich maps of cancer.
“We are Ireland’s first single cell research service and will provide a national service to investigate each individual cell in a tumour to produce a detailed molecular map of each patient tumour.
“This will help us identify genes and molecular pathways that are dysregulated, discover of new therapeutic targets and the develop more personalized treatment approaches for cancer patients.”
Prof of Molecular Pathology, Paul Murray said: “The Technology Showcase was a great opportunity to discuss how the National Spatial Profiling network can help researchers across Ireland access state-of-the-art spatial analyses on tissues.”
The Limerick Digital Cancer Research Centre, based at UL, is a multidisciplinary research centre dedicated to improving understanding of the fundamental biology of cancer and using this new knowledge to find better ways to prevent, diagnose and treat the disease.
Find out more www.ul.ie/limerick-dcrc.