Molecular Medicine Ireland Information

Molecular Medicine Ireland was established by the National University of Ireland Galway, the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, University College Cork, University College Dublin and Trinity College Dublin and their associated academic hospitals, as a research partnership to accelerate the translation of biomedical research into improved diagnostics and therapies for patients. It was previously known as the Dublin Molecular Medicine Centre, established in 2002. MMI was formed in response to the need to create a critical mass of excellence in molecular medicine research and education in Ireland and to deploy a clinical research infrastructure to facilitate medicine into better healthcare provision. It was formally incorporated as a not-for-profit company in April 2008 and is funded from a number of sources, including the Higher Education Authority’s Programme for Research in Third Level Institutions. The strategic vision of MMI is improved healthcare through the development of diagnostics, devices and therapies from concept to realisation. The mission of MMI is to mobilise the strengths of the five partner institutions and their associated hospitals to build a sustainable national system to coordinate, support and promote translational and clinical research to achieve this vision.