Prof. Ted Vaughan (COPY)
Director,
Institute for Health Discovery and Innovation,
University of Galway
Prof. Ted Vaughan
Interim Director of the Institute for Health Discovery and Innovation (IDHI) at the University of Galway
"Our vision is to make sure we have the best possible conditions for our community in the West of Ireland to enable discovery and develop technologies. We aim to address any remaining gaps in the development pipeline from discovery to innovation. We want to support our research community discovery, develop, and deploy novel technologies, therapies, and understanding to improve clinical outcomes for patients, reduce treatment times, facilitate earlier detection and diagnosis, and really pave the way for next generation technology in health. In successfully doing this we envision a shift in the efficacy of medical and health care technologies." - Prof. Vaughan, Interim Director, IHDI
Prof. Vaughan brings a wealth of experience and a visionary approach to the IHDI, whose own research career started in the University of Limerick, as a BE and PhD graduate in Mechanical Engineering. He went on to join the Centre for Biomechanics Research at the School of Engineering, University of Galway. Prof. Vaughan also spent time in Notre Dame, IN, US, funded by the prestigious Royal Irish Academy Mobility Grant.
Prof. Vaughan has published over 75 peer reviewed papers, which have had global reach in the fields of engineering mechanics, biomechanics, and medical devices, having been cited over 3000 times. As a European Research Council (ERC) grant recipient, Dr Vaughan is recognised by the EU for his leadership and innovation in research and management. As Director of the Institute, he interfaces at a strategic level at the nexus of the education sector, the healthcare sector, governmental agencies, philanthropic sector, and industry sector.
Prof. Vaughan was also a coordinator of the BioImplant Marie-Curie Innovative Training Network (ITN), a European Industrial Doctorate program focused on developing next-generation bioresorbable material technologies for orthopaedic and cardiovascular implants.