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Nicky Bertollo, Seamus Morris and Eoin O’Cearbhaill of Latch Medical]

Latch Medical

Mater Hospital spin-out Latch Medical grew with its participation in a 2016 UCD VentureLaunch Accelerator Programme. Founded by members of the Medical Device Design Group, Dr Nicky Bertollo and Dr Eoin O’Cearbhaill, together with Dr Seamus Morris, the start-up is developing a microneedle-based tissue anchorage system, which has a wide range of clinical applications.

The pioneering technology of the ‘CathLatch’ is aimed at the $1 billion worldwide catheter securement market, aiming ...