Public Cancer Research Showcase: Lambe Institute for Translational Research

Have you ever wanted to see what goes on behind the laboratory doors in cancer research? The Lambe Institute for Translational Research in collaboration with Breakthrough Cancer Research will host this event on Thursday, November 12th, 2026, 6-8pm. The event will host up to 100 members of the public on the night in the research facilities based at the Lambe Institute for Translational Research at University College Hospital Galway. Visitors will be treated to short lay cancer research talks and laboratory tours showing the different core equipment used for cancer research work. Please register in advance. Lambe Institute for Translational Research The Lambe Institute for Translational Research, University of Galway is located on the University Hospital Galway campus, co-located with the HRB Clinical Research Facility. It is the research arm of the School of Medicine and provides a facility for undergraduate, postgraduate and programme research, led by translational scientist and clinician Principal Investigators. Since the early 2000s, University of Galway has focussed its research on biomedical engineering science as a priority area. It has developed a range of interdisciplinary research centres and initiatives, working closely with partners in industry, healthcare and government agencies, to build a world-class clinical, research and people infrastructure. This building comprises the Lambe Institute for Translational Research and the Health Research Board (HRB) Clinical Research Facility. It represents an innovative partnership between University of Galway, Health Research Board, Saolta University Healthcare Group and the Health Services Executive and supported by private philanthropy through Galway University Foundation. This facility represents the nexus of research and its translation into the clinical setting. It is the point at which 'bench' meets 'bedside'. Clinical and scientific researchers aligned to University of Galway’s strategic priority areas of cancer and medical device technology work on the upper two levels in the Lambe Institute for Translational Research. On the lower two levels these scientific advances are carefully applied in a clinical setting in the HRB Clinical Research Facility.