UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK

The University of Limerick is an independent, internationally focused university. It was established in 19722 and is located on the west coast of Ireland. The campus enjoys an unspoiled natural environment blended with state-of-the-art teaching and research facilities. UL is renowned for its commitment to excellence in education, research, and innovation.  UL is recognized for its research contributions in areas such as materials science, health sciences, information and communication technologies, and sustainable development. With strong links to business and industry, UL excels at translational research, which aims to accelerate the practical application of academic research to benefit society.

UL’s principal investigator (PI) in BIONEER, Prof. Maurice N. Collins, is a Materials Scientist and Professor in the School of Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering with extensive experience in European and Irish national projects. He is a PI in the Science foundation Ireland (SFI) national centre for Advanced Materials (AMBER) and challenge co-lead in the SFI National Bioeconomy centre BiOrbic.  His group works on the cascading principle, whereby higher value applications are preferentially derived from biological resources, this is achieved through the utilisation of waste bioresources to produce advanced engineering materials for automotive, biomedical and energy applications.