Cancer fighting device tops best invention list

A GROUNDBREAKING medical device for non-invasive treatment of lung cancer will begin clinical trials at University College Cork (UCC).

Developed at the Cork Cancer Research Centre, the Lung Laparoscopic Electroporation Electrode (LLEE) is a system that kills cancer cells through delivery of an electrical field targeting tumour tissue.

The system underlying the new device is currently being patented by UCC’s Technology Transfer Office.