SCIENTISTS from Queen’s University Belfast, whose research into microneedles is taking the pain out of injections, have received international recognition from one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical science journals.
The team from the School of Pharmacy has received the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists Pharmaceutical Research Meritorious Manuscript Award, which recognises outstanding achievement in the pharmaceutical sciences.
It is the latest award for Dr Ryan Donnelly and his team, whose breakthrough research has developed tiny projections which can painlessly penetrate the outer layer of the skin and can be used to deliver medication or to monitor the level of drugs in a patient’s body without drawing blood.
Principal Investigator, Dr Ryan Donnelly from the School of Pharmacy, said:“We are delighted that our work has again been recognised by our peers.
We have received a lot of industrial interest in our microneedle technology and are currently working on industrial scale-up of the manufacturing methods.
This award is further recognition of how research at Queen’s is advancing knowledge and changing lives.”