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Three local Boston Scientific employees are swapping the comfort of their day jobs for a gruelling half Ironman in France this June, all in aid of the National Breast Cancer Research Institute (NBCRI) — and they’re hoping Galway will get behind them.

The Cathaoirleach of Galway County Council, Cllr David Collins, has announced details of this year’s Cathaoirleach’s Ball, which will take place on Sunday, May 31 at the Raheen Woods Hotel in Athenry.

The exceptional corporate partnership that was formed between the National Breast Cancer Research Institute (NBCRI) and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), supported by CURAM Research Ireland Centre for Medical Devices and the College of Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences, has enabled the installation of a cutting-edge multiplex imaging scanner at the Lambe Institute, part of University of Galway. This state-of-the-art scanner can analyse up to 100 markers in a single tissue sample, dramatically reducing diagnostic time from days to hours.

More than one in two people will develop some form of cancer during their lifetime. It can occur at any age but it is rare in the young. Half of those diagnosed with the condition in Ireland are aged 68 or over.

University of Galway Students (CancerSoc) step into the ring on Tuesday, March 10 at the Clayton Hotel Galway for Box in Pink, a charity boxing event in aid of the National Breast Cancer Research Institute (NBCRI).

Will you ‘Walk in Pink’ for breast cancer research this Mother’s Day? That’s the call from the National Breast Cancer Research Institute (NBCRI), who are inviting people across Galway to help take one step closer to a cure.

Greek national and Inis Mór GP, Dr Evangelos Drosos, is preparing to take on one of the most extreme endurance challenges on the planet, the 500km Lapland Arctic Ultra 2026 in support of the National Breast Cancer Research Institute.

Greek national and Inis Mór GP, Dr. Evangelos Drosos, is preparing to take on one of the most extreme endurance challenges on the planet, the 500km Lapland Arctic Ultra 2026 in support of the National Breast Cancer Research Institute.

One of the highlights of the Galway Races Autumn Festival is the National Breast Cancer Research Institute (NBCRI) annual fundraising lunch, ‘Race in Pink’. The sold-out event, which took place on October 26, was a big hit with racegoers this year raising an incredible €65,000 for the charity based at the Lambe Institute, University of Galway.

One of the highlights of the Galway Races Autumn Festival is the National Breast Cancer Research Institute (NBCRI) annual fundraising lunch, ‘Race in Pink’. The sold-out event, which took place on October 26, was a big hit with racegoers this year raising an incredible €65,000 for the charity based at the Lambe Institute, University of Galway.