“ We’ re very much about purpose, people / patients, passion and progress”
MARTIN CURLEY, PROFESSOR OF INNOVATION, MAYNOOTH UNIVERSITY
solutions. Open Plan IT has established an Irish entity at Maynooth University and collaborated with HSE to create a digital health platform that serves more than 15,000 patients with complex needs.
“ They’ ve done amazing work and we have a really strong and high performing collaboration between Open Plan IT, the Innovation Value Institute and HSE,” Martin says.“ We have the privilege of working with Open Plan IT and they have stood up a completely new digital health platform to allow distributed network centric care of patients with really complex needs.
“ This is providing next generation capabilities for the HSE clinical team, also enabling them to have real-time multidisciplinary team discussions on patients or outbreaks.”
The platform development followed a living lab process, scaling from single patient trials to its current scope. This approach aligns with Open Innovation 2.0 principles, emphasising practical implementation and iteration in clinical settings.
Martin, Prof Eeva Leinonen, President Maynooth University and Dr Jerome Adams, 20th US Surgeon General at Maynooth University
Martin explains his team is currently working on a significant research grant proposal that will be submitted in 2025. This proposal aims to address significant challenges within the healthcare sector leveraging disruptive technologies, with the vision extending beyond Ireland as global healthcare continues to confront significant upheaval.
142 April 2025