Welcome to the PMBRC
The PMBRC is an applied research centre that commenced operations in 2009, consolidating research in the chemical, pharmaceutical and biotechnological sciences at Waterford Institute of Technology into one institutionally prioritised centre. Situated on the main WIT campus in Waterford City, the centre seeks to support R&D activities within the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries, thereby stimulating research and innovation and allowing companies to embed R&D directly into their activities.
The PMBRC is part of the Technology Gateway Network funded by Enterprise Ireland. The Technology Gateway publications page provides full up-to-date details of the Network: https://www.technologygateway.ie/publications/
The centre, one of 15 Enterprise Ireland Technology Gateways, consists of an 800m2 state-of-the-art research facility with over 30 research personnel. A truly multidisciplinary team, researchers at the PMBRC include chemists, biologists, biomedical scientists, physicists and engineers, and the centre has established links with national and international partners in industry, academia and medical care institutions.
Read MoreResearch Areas
Research in the PMBRC focuses on important areas of pharmaceutical and biotechnology development and can be summarised under the following themes:
- Pharmaceutical Analysis, Material Characterisation & Pre-formulation
- Novel Sensing & Process Technologies
- Drug Delivery & Formulation
- Biomedical Research
- Molecular Biotechnology
Industry Collaboration
Collaboration with regional and national industry partners is at the core of PMBRC’s activities. The centre is involved in collaborative projects with industry ranging from large-scale research projects to short term feasibility studies and contract analysis.
The PMBRC has a proven track record in attracting funding from national and international sources.
Read MoreEquipment & Facilities
The following is a list of the main items of equipment within PMBRC:
- Materials Characterisation
- Chromatography & Mass Spectrometry
- Spectroscopy
- Microscopy
- Formulation / Pre-formulation
- Molecular Biotechnology
- Biomedical
- General
- Lithography
- New in Q4 2020
Latest News
PMBRC/WIT picks up four nominations in the 2020 Pharma Industry Awards
PMBRC shortlisted in three categories, while the Department of Science at WIT picked up a further nomination in this year’s awards Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) featured prominently in the shortlist for the 2020 Pharma Industry Awards picking up a total of 4 nominations. The Pharmaceutical and Molecular Biotechnology Research Centre (PMBRC) was shortlisted for…
Great to hear @waterfordit named Institute of Technology of the year again! https://t.co/zBA1wSUQUu
We have some very exciting news to share this morning…. For the third time, The Sunday Times Good University Guide has made the Institute of Technology of the Year award to WIT 🎉 #StudyatWIT
https://t.co/fgFfeQagfm https://t.co/UvgL2u5HM2
Well done to Joe O'Mahony @PMBRC_WIT @EngTechWIT and colleagues @BangorUni on their new paper in @IEEEorg https://t.co/FtcIQbKlpn
See how @PMBRC_WIT @EITechGateway worked with Waterford-based @TriviumVet on the development of a new veterinary product
https://t.co/PO5jMS5hNr
Happy to play our part in setting up the new #witInnovation sign @waterfordit Carriganore campus. @witResearch @EITechGateway @MEDITESMARTPLY https://t.co/35Zc2DAB5I
Also we'll done to our colleagues @PharmaSciWIT shortlisted in the Pharma Education category for their excellent https://t.co/UcIHDfR2AJ. in Analytical Science course @PharmaAwardsIRL @waterfordit