Our Research
Research - Overview
The SSPC-PharM5 research programme covers the full scope of pharmaceutical R&D with the exception of the discovery of new chemical entities. The programme consists of five research themes Molecules, Materials, Medicines, Manufacturing & Modelling with leading experts.
These themes focus on developing new methodologies for the asymmetric synthesis of APIs, molecules & methods for automated & in-flow generation of targeted drug hybrids & new therapeutic agents.
Advancing the understanding of single-component crystalline materials (SCCMs) and, especially, multi-component crystalline materials (MCCMs) in order to enable improved orally delivered drug products.
Optimising the development, production & use of safe, effective medicines with focus on poorly soluble drugs, personalized, age appropriate medicines & rational formulation approaches with predictive performance.
Enabling a disruptive change in manufacture of drug substances & drug products, through the development & implementation of continuous manufacturing, flow chemistry & end-to-end manufacturing methodologies.
This theme will develop new techniques to design and predict behaviour in silico in order to reduce trial-and-error experimentation. Developing new transformative physical models for broad uptake in drug manufacture.
Theme Leaders - Molecule 1:
Prof. Anita Maguire
University College Cork
Prof. Patrick Guiry
University College Dublin
Funded Investigators:
Prof. Alan Dobson, University College Cork
Prof. Fergal O’Gara, University College Cork
Dr Marina Rubini, University College Dublin
Prof. Edmond Magner, University of Limerick
Prof. Stephen Connon, Trinity College Dublin
Dr Eoghan McGarrigle, University College Dublin
Dr Gerard McGlacken, University College Cork
Dr Paul Evans, University College Dublin
Prof. Declan Gilheany, University College Dublin
Dr Andrew Phillips, University College Dublin
Prof. Paul Murphy, NUI Galway
Dr Peter Byrne, University College Cork
Dr Stuart Collins, University College Cork
Prof. Eoin Scanlan, Trinity College Dublin
Prof. Joanna McGouran, Trinity College Dublin
Theme Leaders - Molecule 2:
Prof. Donal O’Shea
Royal College of Surgeons
Prof. Thorri Gunnlaugsson
Royal College of Surgeons
Funded Investigators:
Prof. Wolfgang Schmitt, Trinity College Dublin
Prof. Marc Devocelle, Royal College of Surgeons
Dr Darren Griffith, Royal College of Surgeons
Dr Robert Elmes, Maynooth University
Assoc. Prof. Susan Quinn, University College Dublin
Dr Andrew Kellett, Dublin City University
Dr. Xiangming Zhu, University College Dublin
Theme Leaders - Molecule 3:
Prof. Martin Clynes
Dublin City University
Funded Investigators:
Prof. Donal O’Gorman, Dublin City University
Prof. Kevin Kavanagh, Maynooth University
Dr. Finbarr O’Sullivan, Dublin City University
Theme Leaders:
Prof. Michael Zaworotko
University of Limerick
Dr Sarah Hudson University of Limerick
Funded Investigators:
Dr Simon Lawrence, University College Cork
Dr Andrea Erxleben, NUI Galway
Dr Constantina Papatriantafyllopoulou, NUI Galway
Dr Humphrey Moynihan, University College Cork
Prof. Kevin M. Ryan, University of Limerick
Prof. Mark Davies, University of Limerick
Dr Patrick Frawley , University of Limerick
Theme Leaders:
Prof. Anne Marie Healy
Trinity College Dublin
Dr Abina Crean
University College Cork
Funded Investigators:
Asst. Prof. Deirdre D’Arcy, Trinity College Dublin
Dr Brendan Griffin, University College Cork
Dr Peter McLoughlin, Waterford IT
Prof. Caitriona O’Driscoll, University College Cork
Dr Joseph O’Mahony, Waterford IT
Dr Niall O’Reilly, Waterford IT
Dr Tim Persoons, Trinity College Dublin
Asst. Prof. Eduardo Ruiz-Hernandez, Trinity College Dublin
Assoc. Prof. Lidia Tajber, Trinity College Dublin
Theme Leaders:
Prof. Gavin Walker
University of Limerick
Dr Steven Ferguson
University College Dublin
Funded Investigators:
Asst. Prof. Philip Donnellan, University College Dublin
Dr Ioscani Jimenez del Val, University College Dublin
Dr Emmet O’Reilly, University of Limerick
Prof. Peter Crowley, NUI Galway
Dr Jakki Cooney, University of Limerick
Dr Jennifer McManus, University of Maynooth
Dr Luis Padrela, University of Limerick
Theme Leaders:
Prof. Harry Van Den Akker
University of Limerick
Assoc Prof. Damien Thompson
University of Limerick
Funded Investigators:
Asst Prof. Anthony Reilly, Dublin City University
Dr Davide Tiana, University College Cork
Prof. Stephen O’Brien, MACSI, University of Limerick
Dr Sarah Mitchell, MACSI, University of Limerick
Prof. Andrew Fowler, University of Limerick