Access Facilities
Companies may have an interest in performing company directed research using UCC's facilities and equipment. Facilities can be hired or accessed via a research services agreement as a cost-effective alternative to investment in expensive equipment.
Further enquiries on the facility offerings and availability can be directed to point of contact for each service or facility.
| Service / Facility | School / Research Centre | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Thermo Gravimetric Analysis | School of Pharmacy | Dr Michael Cronin |
| Differential Scanning Calorimetry | School of Pharmacy | Dr Michael Cronin |
| Surface Area / Porosity Analysis | School of Pharmacy | Dr Michael Cronin |
| Pycnometry (Density) | School of Pharmacy | Dr Michael Cronin |
| Viscometry | School of Pharmacy | Dr Michael Cronin |
| Particle Size / Charge Measurement | School of Pharmacy | Dr Michael Cronin |
| Circular Dichroism | School of Pharmacy | Dr Michael Cronin |
| Karl Fisher (Moisture analysis) | School of Pharmacy | Dr Michael Cronin |
| Freeze Drying | School of Pharmacy | Dr Michael Cronin |
| Biosciences Imaging Centre | Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience | Dr Andre Toulouse |
| HRB Clinical Research | HRB Clinical Research Facility | Ms Mary Claire O'Regan |
| Surgical Skill Laboratory Simulation Suite with High Fidelity Manikins Simulated Ward Virtual Reality Suite Immersive Suite Podcast Room Conference Room |
ASSERT Simulation Centre for Healthcare | Ms Tracy Ahern |
| Sensory Analysis Unit | School of Food & Nutritional Science | Dr Maurice O’Sullivan |
| Biosafety Level 1 (BSL-1) Cell and Tissue Culture | School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology | biochemistry@ucc.ie |
| Biosafety Level 1 (BSL-1) iPSC Cell Culture Facility | School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology | biochemistry@ucc.ie |
| Biosafety Level 2 (BSL-2) Cell and Tissue culture (viral transduction) | School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology | biochemistry@ucc.ie |
| Confocal Microscopy | School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology | biochemistry@ucc.ie |
| Light & Fluorescent Microscopy | School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology | biochemistry@ucc.ie |
| Live-Cell Imaging | School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology | biochemistry@ucc.ie |
| Fast Protein Liquid Chromatography (FLPC) | School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology | biochemistry@ucc.ie |
| High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) | School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology | biochemistry@ucc.ie |
| Peptide Synthesis/Arraying | School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology | biochemistry@ucc.ie |
| ÄKTA Start Benchtop Protein Purification System | School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology | biochemistry@ucc.ie |
| Ultra-Centrifugation | School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology | biochemistry@ucc.ie |
| Flow Cytometry | School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology | biochemistry@ucc.ie |
| Mary Ward Microbeam Laboratory | School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences | Mr Peter Chung |
| NMR and LC-MS Infrastructure | School of Chemistry / UCC Futures - future Pharmaceuticals | Professor Anita Maguire |