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Martin O’Halloran

Prof. Martin O’Halloran
Executive Director
Steering Committee (Chair)
martin.ohalloran@universityofgalway.ie

Mark Bruzzi

Prof. Mark Bruzzi
Non-Executive Director
Steering Committee
mark.bruzzi@universityofgalway.ie

Faisal Sharif

Prof. Faisal Sharif
Non-Executive Director
Steering Committee
faisal.sharif@universityofgalway.ie

Ailish Walsh

Ailish Walsh
Fellowship Programme Manager
ailish.e.walsh@universityofgalway.ie

Sinéad Walsh

Dr. Sinéad Walsh
Director of Operations
sinead.s.walsh@universityofgalway.ie

Ann Byrne

Ms. Ann Byrne
Programme Administrator
ann.byrne@universityofgalway.ie
+353 (0)91 492646

Programme Mentors

Paul Gilson

Paul Gilson
Medical Device Entrepreneur

Aoife

Prof. Aoife Lowery
Associate Professor & Consultant Surgeon, University of Galway and Galway University Hospital

Dr. Barry McDermott

Dr. Barry McDermott
Pipeline Lead at Luminate Medical



Dr. Eimear Dolan

Dr. Eimear Dolan
SFI Royal Society University Research Fellow and Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, University of Galway

Dr. Brian Deegan

Dr. Brian Deegan
Lecturer and Researcher, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Galway

Dr. Conor Judge

Dr. Conor Judge
Consultant Nephrologist, Galway University Hospital



Dr. Leo Quinlan

Dr. Leo Quinlan
Lecturer and Researcher, Medicine, University of Galway

Dr Eoghan Dunne

Dr Eoghan Dunne
Senior Post-Doctoral Researcher,
University of Galway

Tony Roe

Tony Roe
Quality Management Consultant, Troemed Ltd.

Advisory Board

John McNamara

John McNamara
Chairman of the BioInnovate Advisory Board
and VP for Research and Development, Medtronic

Jonathan Bouchier-Hayes

Jonathan Bouchier-Hayes
CEO, Endowave Ltd.

Caroline Gaynor

Caroline Gaynor
Partner, Lightstone Ventures

Prof. Walter Gear

Prof. Walter Gear
Dean of Science and Engineering, University of Galway



Paul Gilson

Paul Gilson
Medical Device Entrepreneur

Emma Callinan

Emma Callinan
Director of Commercialisation, Enterprise Ireland

Dr. Maura Glennon

Dr. Maura Glennon
Commercialisation Specialist and Relationship Manager, Enterprise Ireland

Eoghan Ó'Faoláin

Eoghan Ó'Faoláin
Director of Irish Medtech Association

Dr. Ian Purdy

Dr. Ian Purdy
Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance

John McSweeney

John McSweeney
Commercialisation Executive, Innovation Office, University of Galway

David Murphy

David Murphy
Director, Innovation Office, University of Galway

Dr. Jacinta Thornton

Dr. Jacinta Thornton
Associate Director, Innovation Office, University of Galway

Dr. John O'Dea

Dr. John O'Dea
CEO, Palliare

John O'Brien

John O'Brien
Executive Chairman & CEO at S3 Connected Health

John O'Sullivan

John O'Sullivan
General Partner, ACT Venture Capital

Maureen Timlin

Maureen Timlin
VP of Medical Technologies for US Mid-West, IDA Ireland Life Sciences Division

Prof William Wyns

Prof William Wyns
SFI Professor of Interventional Cardiology at University of Galway

Robert (Chip) Hance

Robert (Chip) Hance
CEO, Regatta Medical

BioInnovate Galway

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