BIOGRAPHY
Research Projects
Project (ID)) | Role | Description | Start Date | End Date | |
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Hibergen IP Management (R11936) | Principal Investigator | UC | 23-AUG-05 | 22-AUG-09 | |
Enterprise Ireland - Technology Transfer Initiative (R11644) | Principal Investigator | UC | 01-DEC-05 | 30-NOV-08 | |
EI Technology Transfer Strengthening Initiative Operational Funding for Technology Transfer Offices (R12570) | Principal Investigator | UC | 09-MAY-07 | 31-DEC-13 | |
Technology Transfer Initiative at University College Cork (R12337) | Principal Investigator | UC | 24-SEP-07 | 31-DEC-13 | |
SFI - IP Co-ordinator (R13038) | Principal Investigator | UC | 01-JAN-09 | 31-DEC-11 | |
Technology Transfer Strengthening Programme 2 (R14871) | Principal Investigator | UC | 01-JAN-13 | 31-DEC-13 |
Professional Activities
Honours and Awards
Year | Title | Awarding Body | |
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1992 | Travel Award | Penn Chemicals | |
1990 | Higher research award | EOLAS | |
2002 | Staff Merit Award | Enterprise Ireland | |
2000 | Environmental Health and Safety Team Leadership Award | Monsanto, St. Louis | |
2005 | Staff Merit Award | Enterprise Ireland | |
2007 | Team Award | Enterprise Ireland | |
2007 | Staff Merit Award | Enterprise Ireland |
Associations
Assocation | Function | From / To | |
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Licensing Executives Society International (LESI) | Member | 01-JAN-03 / 31-DEC-07 | |
European Plant Science Organization | Irish National Representative | 01-JAN-01 / 31-DEC-06 | |
UK Biotechnology for Bio-diversity Platform | Member | 01-JAN-96 / 31-DEC-00 | |
Licensing Executives Society, USA & Canada | Member | 01-JAN-07 / 31-DEC-10 | |
Irish Network, NYC | member | 01-JAN-09 / 31-DEC-10 | |
Irish Business Organisation NYC | Member | 01-JAN-09 / 31-DEC-10 | |
Irish International Business Network | Member | 01-JAN-09 / 31-DEC-10 | |
Institute of Food Technologists | Member | 01-JAN-05 / 31-JAN-11 | |
American Society for Nutrition | Member | 01-JAN-07 / 31-DEC-11 | |
Food For Health Ireland Initiative | Member | 01-JAN-09 / 31-DEC-12 | |
New York Hedge Fund Roundtable steering committee | Member | 01-JAN-09 / 31-DEC-10 | |
Global Irish Alumni Network | Co-founder | 01-JAN-09 / 31-DEC-09 | |
California Dairy Research Foundation | Scientific reviewer | 01-JAN-10 / 31-DEC-10 | |
Self Help Africa | NYC advisory board Member | 01-JAN-10 / 31-DEC-10 | |
University College Cork New York/Tri-State Alumni Organisation | Co-Chair | 01-JAN-08 / 31-DEC-11 | |
Agri-food Technology Transfer/business partnering mission to Africa | EI representative | 01-JAN-12 / | |
Irish Bio-Industries Association working group on Biotechnology | Member | 01-JAN-02 / 31-DEC-06 |
Committees
Committee | Function | From / To | |
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Enterprise Board, Fermoy, Co. Cork | Member | 2004 / 2006 | |
Department of Agriculture and Food RELAY Management Committee | Member | 2003 / 2006 | |
EI Bio working group on commercial application of plant Biotech tools in Ireland | Coordinator | 1996 / 1997 | |
Biological Society Committee | Auditor/Chairman | 1994 / 1995 | |
Irish EPA GMO Advisory Committee | Member | 2004 / 2008 |
Employment
Employer | Position | From / To | |
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Enterprise Ireland | Senior Development Advisor | 01-JAN-11 / 31-JUL-12 | |
Enterprise Ireland | Senior Biotechnology Commercialization Specialist | 01-JAN-03 / 31-DEC-05 | |
Office of Technology Transfer, University College Cork | Director | 09-JUL-12 / | |
Enterprise Ireland | SVP, Food Industry Investment, Americas | 01-JAN-06 / 31-DEC-10 |
Education
Year | Instituion | Qualification | Subject | |
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2010 | Institute of Food Laws and Regulations, Michigan State University, MI, USA | Certificate | Certificate in International Food Laws and Regulations | |
2008 | Harvard Business School, Boston MA., USA | Certificate | Executive Education Certificate in Agribusiness | |
2007 | Kellogg School of Management, North Western University, IL, USA | Certificate | Executive Education Certificate in Innovation Management | |
2005 | Cranfield R&D Management Centre, Cranfield, UK | Certificate | Executive Education Certificate in Valuing Intellectual Property | |
2004 | Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business, University College Dublin | MSc | Technology Management | |
2003 | Cranfield R&D Management Centre, Cranfield, UK | Certificate | Executive Education Certificate in Technology Licensing | |
1995 | UCC | PHD | Plant Science | |
1993 | Cork Institute of Technology | Certificate | IQA Certificate in Quality Management | |
1990 | UCC | BSC (HONS) | Plant Science |