Tissue engineering; heart valves; medical devices - design, human factors, regulations; emerging technologies & medical devices; 

Dr Claire Brougham is an academic with a focus on translation of medical device technology from research to the clinic. As a product development engineer, she worked in the medical device industry in Ireland & the US before joining TU Dublin as a lecturer in 2010. Her time in industry has influenced how she approaches commercialisation of research. With a background in Mechanical Engineering (University of Galway) and a Research Masters (MEngSc) in Cellular Biomechanics (University of Galway, with Prof Peter McHugh), she completed a PhD (part time) on Regenerative Biomaterials for Heart Valves with RCSI (2016, with Prof Fergal O’Brien) and was awarded two prestigious accolades for that work. She has supervised PhD students, welcomed Masters students and supervised undergraduate students in the School of Mechanical Engineering. Claire has been awarded national (SFI) and international funding (EU4Health) for her research of which her primary focus is on development of biomaterial solutions for paediatric patients requiring heart valve prostheses and use of tissue engineered constructs as 3D model systems. Dr Brougham maintains a translational focus in her lab's work and also has interests in medical device regulation through the NoBoCap project and device design including human factors and PPI. She is the Biomedical lead for the tPOT research Centre at TU Dublin and maintains active collaborations nationally with RCSI Tissue Engineering Research Group, RCSI Pharmacy Dept, DCU RAPID Institute, the Rotunda Hospital and Crumlin Children's Hospital. She also has numerous international collaborations. 

Claire was awarded a fellowship with the TU Dublin Enterprise Academy in 2024 where she examined skills shortages in the MedTech sector in Ireland. 

Dr Brougham takes final year Mechanical and final year Manufacturing & Design Engineering Students for MEDV4111 module- Medical Devices