The commencement of a Collaborative Research and Development Project between Shimadzu Corporation, and NUI Galway’s Applied Optics Group, has been formally announced by the Taoiseach Brian Cowen during a Government trade mission to Japan. The Shimadzu collaboration will focus on the field of imaging techniques, where the Applied Optics Group has a number of patents.
Japanese firm Shimadzu is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of advanced imaging systems and equipment for use in medical diagnosis and treatment. The company develops, manufactures and distributes a broad range of diagnostic systems in all areas of clinical application – CT, Digital Subtraction Angiography, Cardiovascular Systems, Digital Radiography and Fluoroscopy Systems, Ultrasound and general radiography equipment.
The Collaborative Research and Development Project will be under the direction of Professor Chris Dainty, who holds the chair of applied physics in the School of Physics at the NUI Galway. Professor Dainty has been active in the global optics community for several decades and was recently appointed a Vice-President of the Optical Society of America.
NUI Galway President Dr James J. Browne welcomed the announcement: “This collaboration is an international recognition of the strength and relevance of R&D at NUI Galway. The University wishes the project continued success and applauds the Applied Optics Group, which has developed a strong reputation in its field, achieving a level of excellence on a global scale”.
The Applied Optics Group at NUI Galway was established in 2002, under the direction of Chris Dainty, and funded by a major grant from Science Foundation Ireland (SFI). The SFI funding was renewed for a further five years in 2007. The Applied Optics Group, which has 25 researchers, has significant interaction with industry in Ireland, Europe, the United States and Japan. The Group’s research focuses in four areas: adaptive optics, vision science, imaging and scattering.
Pictured during a recent visit to NUI Galway was (second left) Dr Sumio Kumashiro, Director of Overseas R&D with Shimadzu. Also pictured were (left) Professor Chris Dainty and (second right) Una Murphy of the Applied Optics Group, with (right) Professor Terry Smith, Vice-President for Research at NUI Galway
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