Dublin Neurological Institute

What Dublin Neurological Institute does

Dublin Neurological Institute (DNI) is an Irish registered charity (CHY No. 19722, RCN No. 20077954) established in 2008 as a Centre of Excellence for the care of patients with neurological disease. It is based in a renovated Georgian house at 57 Eccles Street, Dublin, on the campus of the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, with operating hours Monday–Friday 8am–4pm. The institute is the first institution of its kind in Ireland combining specialist outpatient neurological care with academic clinical research, serving patients with Parkinson's disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Stroke, Epilepsy, Headache, Neuropathy, Myopathy and Muscular Dystrophy. New patients access the service via GP or consultant referral, with waiting times that have stretched 12–18 months.

The core product surface comprises outpatient neurological consultations delivered by a multidisciplinary team of consultants, non-consultant hospital doctors, clinical nurse specialists (including a Parkinson's Disease & Movement Disorders CNS), and allied health professionals such as physiotherapists. A post-pandemic virtual clinic layer supplements in-person visits, and a Family and Carer Support Clinic, Stroke Prevention Clinic, and Multiple Sclerosis Clinic are being developed. Research programs cover gait analysis, reaction time studies, skin sebum production in Parkinson's disease, genetics, biomarkers, and drug discovery in Parkinson's and frontotemporal dementia, contributing to the discovery of two new genes involved in Parkinson's disease. Distribution is single-country (Ireland) and direct, anchored at the Mater Hospital campus, with no fees charged to patients.

The revenue model is entirely donation- and grant-funded. The organization runs fundraising events (e.g., Run As One, Fairyhouse events), accepts PayPal and GoFundMe-style text donations, and receives institutional support from the Health Research Board and the Michael J. Fox Foundation, among others. Stated minimum operating cost is €100,000 per year, and the fundraising environment has been described by leadership as significantly more challenging post-pandemic. The leadership team comprises Prof. Tim Lynch (Consultant Neurologist & Clinical Director), Ken Greene (COO), Brian Magennis (CNS), Dr. Conor Fearon (Consultant Neurologist), and Seán McKeon (Non-Executive Director). International academic affiliations include Mayo Clinic, Columbia University, McGill, Oxford, and UCL.

Name

Dublin Neurological Institute

Legal name

Dublin Neurological Institute

Website

https://neurologicalinstitute.ie

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Dublin Neurological Institute is an Irish registered charity operating a Centre of Excellence for neurological patient care, clinical research, and education at the Mater University Hospital campus in Dublin, serving patients with Parkinson's, MS, Stroke, Epilepsy, and related conditions. Fully donation-funded.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Neurological Healthcare Services

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Neurology & Neurosurgical Specialty Hospitals (HLAFAHAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Neurorehabilitation Centers (HLAFAFAH), Movement Disorders (Parkinson’s, Tremor, Dystonia) (HLAKAIAC), Neurologic Rehabilitation (Stroke, TBI, Parkinson’s, MS) (HSADAIAC), Neurology Telemedicine Platforms (HLALAGAC)

Keywords

• Neurological patient care
• Clinical research
• Movement disorders
• Parkinson's treatment
• Multiple sclerosis care

Headquarters

HQ city

Dublin

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: The DNI operates as a registered charity (CHY No. 19722, RCN No. 20077954) relying solely on donations and charitable grants. Funding comes from individual donations, fundraising events, corporate sponsors, and memorial donations. The cost of running the DNI for a year is a minimum of €100,000.
2. PayPal Online Donations: Online donation facility via PayPal platform allowing supporters to make contributions with suggested amounts or custom values

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Dublin Neurological Institute is a registered charity that operates as a Centre of Excellence for neurological patient care, clinical research, and education in Ireland. It delivers outpatient specialist consultations, multidisciplinary clinics, virtual clinics, and clinical research programs for conditions including Parkinson's disease, stroke, multiple sclerosis, and other neurological disorders. Services are provided free of charge to patients on the campus of Mater University Hospital.

Product overview

Dublin Neurological Institute is a registered charity and Centre of Excellence providing neurological healthcare services based at the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital. The organization operates as a single unified service offering outpatient neurological care with a multidisciplinary team approach. Core services include neurological consultations, virtual clinics, family/carer support, clinical research programs, and patient education sessions. Specialist clinics for Stroke Prevention and Multiple Sclerosis are being developed. The institute focuses on conditions including Parkinson's disease, Deep Brain Stimulation, Stroke, Epilepsy, Multiple Sclerosis, Headache, Neuropathy, Myopathy, and Muscular dystrophy. The organization also conducts research in gait, genetics, biomarkers, and drug discovery for neurodegenerative diseases.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Neurological Patient Care Services Outpatient specialist consultations and multidisciplinary care for patients with neurological conditions including Parkinson's disease, stroke, multiple sclerosis, and rare neurological disorders. Services are provided free of charge to individual patients.
• Virtual Consultation Clinics
• Family and Carer Support Clinic Support clinic providing guidance and resources to the families and caregivers of patients attending DNI services.
• Clinical Research Programs Clinical research programs focused on neurological diseases, run in conjunction with researchers at Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin.
• Information Sessions and Education Programs Information sessions and educational events covering neurological conditions, patient support, and clinical education.
• Stroke Prevention Clinic Specialist clinic dedicated to stroke prevention, screening, and management for at-risk patients.
• Multiple Sclerosis Clinic Specialist outpatient clinic for the diagnosis, monitoring, and ongoing care of patients with multiple sclerosis.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5,550 outpatients cared for in 2020
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Mater Misericordiae University HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe DNI is based on the Mater Hospital campus in a renovated Georgian house. As part of the Mater Hospital, DNI collaborates closely with the hospital's services including physiotherapy, radiology, and other departments. The DNI also works with the Dublin Health Academic Centre (DHAC) linking Mater Hospital, St. Vincent's Hospital and UCD.
• University College Dublin (UCD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUCD collaborates through the Dublin Health Academic Centre (DHAC) initiative. Professor Bill Powderly serves as UCD's representative. UCD medical students have created educational content for DNI including Parkinson's disease videos. The DNI pilot project for Parkinson's assistance dogs is conducted with UCD.
• Trinity College DublincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessor Luke O'Neill from Trinity College's School of Biochemistry and Immunology has endorsed DNI fundraising efforts. Trinity is one of the affiliated academic institutions supporting the institute's research and education mission.
• Mayo ClinicmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSean J. Pittock, M.D., Director of Mayo Clinic's Center for Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Neurology and Neuroimmunology Research Laboratory, has provided personal support for DNI's Run as One fundraiser. Represents international recognition of DNI's work.
• Columbia UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as affiliated institution - Neurological Institute New York. International academic collaboration for research and education in neurological conditions.
• McGill UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as affiliated institution. International academic collaboration for research and education in neurological conditions.
• University of OxfordminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as affiliated institution. International academic collaboration for research and education in neurological conditions.
• University College London (UCL)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as affiliated institution. International academic collaboration for research and education in neurological conditions.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Mayo Clinic Department of Neurology: Mayo Clinic operates one of the world's largest integrated neurology specialty hospitals, combining clinical care with research across Parkinson's, MS, epilepsy, and movement disorders. DNI has a personal-support relationship with Mayo's MS/autoimmune neurology director, and the institutional profile (specialty hospital + research + multidisciplinary teams) is directly comparable.
• Cleveland Clinic Neurological Institute: Cleveland Clinic's Neurological Institute is a high-volume specialty hospital delivering multidisciplinary neurology care across movement disorders, stroke, MS, and epilepsy alongside a large research portfolio — a structural analogue to DNI's model of integrating clinical service with academic research.
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (Queen Square): UK's largest dedicated neurology and neurosurgery hospital, providing outpatient specialty care with embedded research programs. Operates a similar model to DNI as a specialty clinical-research institute and is a relevant comparator for European specialty neurology delivery.
• Johns Hopkins Neurology & Neurosurgery: Johns Hopkins' neurology division integrates specialty outpatient clinics (movement disorders, MS, epilepsy) with a major research base, including gene discovery. The clinical-plus-research model is structurally aligned with DNI's positioning.
• King's College Hospital — Neurology: Major London teaching hospital neurology department offering multidisciplinary outpatient specialty clinics across movement disorders, MS, and stroke prevention. Comparable European specialty neurology provider with similar service-line breadth to DNI.
• UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology: UCL's dedicated neurology research and teaching institute, embedded with the National Hospital at Queen Square. Functions as a clinical-research hybrid in specialty neurology and is comparable to DNI as an affiliated academic neurology organization.

Emerging players

• Northwestern Medicine Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center: US specialty center within Northwestern focused specifically on Parkinson's and movement disorders with embedded clinical trials and research — narrower than DNI in scope but directly comparable on the Parkinson's-disease specialty axis.
• Atlantic Fellow George Institute for Global Brain Health: Trinity College Dublin–affiliated brain health research and clinical program, sharing geography and the mission of combining clinical neuroscience with research. Operates adjacent rather than overlapping specialty outpatient services.

Others

• Parkinson's UK: UK charity funding Parkinson's research and services, including patient support and clinical research infrastructure. Comparable to DNI as a charity-funded Parkinson's research and patient-support organization, though larger and operating at a national scale.

Regional players

• FutureNeuro (Royal College of Surgeons Ireland): Ireland's SFI research centre for neurological disease hosted at RCSI, running translational genomics, biomarker, and clinical-trial programs for epilepsy and neurodegeneration. Directly comparable to DNI's Irish neurological research footprint and partially overlapping in disease focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/dni_neurology
• Facebookfacebook.com/TheDublinNeurologicalInstitute
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dublin-neurological-institute-at-the-mater-hospital

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

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