R&I 2017 conference & exhibition brochure

2017 Conference & Exhibition 2015 AVIVA STADIUM 24th February

Conference & Exhibition CITYWEST 14th February, 2017

Positioning Ireland as a Global Innovation Hub by 2020 Connecting Key Stakeholders Responsible for Developing Ireland’s Research & Innovation Sector from Government, Industry and Academia #riceire17

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Should innovation be a function or a mind-set?

Main Stage Research & Innovation Times Name Topic 9.30 - 9.40 Chairman – Denis Hayes – Managing Director, IRDG Opening Remarks Martin Curley – Senior Vice President, Digital Practice Innovation for Adoption - Open Innovation 2.0 – 9.40 - 10.10 Lead, Mastercard The Paradigm for Digital.

Robert McCarthy – Program Director - Innovation, 10.10 - 10.40 Business Development & Operations Ireland Software Changing Horizons - Innovation Labs, IBM Gerry Byrne – College Principal and Dean of Engineering, 10.40- 11.10 College of Engineering and Architecture, University Driving Excellence in Industrial R&D College Dublin Coffee Break and Networking 11.10 - 11.40 Ian Collins – Head of Research & Development Tax 11.40 - 12.00 Getting Cash for your R&D Services, EY Horizon 2020 EU Funding for Research and 12.00- 12.20 Sean McCarthy – Managing Director, Hyperion Innovation (Opportunities for Companies) Bernadette McGahon IRDG (Moderator), Ian Collins, Head of Research & Development Tax Services EY, Sean McCarthy Managing Director Hyperion, Robert McCarthy, State and European Opportunities/Incentives for your Research and Innovation - Where do we go 12.30 - 1.00 Program Director IBM, Breda O’Toole, Research & Innovation Services Manager , Business Development and from here?

Client Networking, IDA, Ciaran Duffy, Senior Scientific Officer, Enterprise Ireland Lunch Break and Networking 1.00 - 2.00 Collaboration – The key to successful research and 2.00 -2.20 Hugh Henry – Director of Innovation, Bord Na Mona innovation in Business Innovation Leadership – How to find a vision of the 2.20 - 2.30 Damian Costello – Head of Innovation, DeCode future worth fighting for.

Deirdre Quinn, Research Support Officer on the IRC Enterprise Suite, Jennifer McKenna, European Programme IRC Funding: matching research Skills to Enterprise 2.30 - 2.50 Manager - Intel Research and Development Ireland, Needs’ Justin Sinnott, Programme manager on the IRC Enterprise Suite Securely Connecting the Industrial Internet 2.50 - 3.10 Tom Maher – CTO & Co-Founder, Asavie of Things – the soft underbelly of Digital Transformation Coffee Break and Networking 3.10 - 3.40 Chris Keeley – Senior Business Development Manager, The Value of Engaging in Collaborate Research for 3.40 - 4.00 Industry Engagement, Trinity College Dublin Industry.

Denis Hayes (Moderator), Ray Walshe, Funded Investigator in the Insight Centre for Data Analytics in Dublin City University, Willie Muelhaussen ICON, Head of 4.00 - 4.30 Innovation ICON, Deirdre Quinn, Research Support Officer on the IRC Enterprise Suite, Damian Costello, Managing Partner, DeCode

Collaboration: What is the Innovation Ecosystem?

How do we evolve?

4.30 - 4.35 Chairman – Denis Hayes – Managing Director, IRDG

Closing Remarks

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Main Stage National Health Expo Times Name 9.30 - 9.40 Chairman – James Clarke – Partner - Kennedys Law June Bolger & Tracey Carroll – National Lead, Patient and Public Partnership, Acute Hospitals Directorate, 9.40 - 10.10 HSE. And Health Information Manager, External Datasets, HIQA 10.10 - 10.30 Willie Muelhaussen – Head of Innovation, ICON plc 10.30 - 10.50 Miriam Dowling – Founder, Mentality Ireland

Topic Opening Remarks The National Patient Experience Survey in Ireland

Innovation Healthcare Focused Workplace Mental Health: Everybody’s a Winner!

Personal and economic impacts of smoking, Miriam Gunning – Senior Health Promotion Officer, current work around tobacco control in Ireland, 10.50- 11.10 Tobacco HSE DNE the benefits of smoke free environments in in promoting a tobacco free society Coffee Break and Networking 11.10 - 11.40 Dr. Dairine Dempsey – Vice President, Strategic 11.40 - 12.00 An Introduction to Adaptive Medicines Licensing Regulatory Affairs, ICON plc Michael Thick – Chief Medical Officer and Chief Electronic health records: the opportunity in 12.00- 12. 20 Clinical Information Officer IMS MAXIMS Urgent Care.

James Clarke Partner, Kennedy Law (Moderator), Damien McCann Director of Sales and Marketing at Viatel, Philip O’Callaghan Policy & Parliamentary Can Ireland Realistically Achieve World Class 12.20 - 1.00 Advisor to Leo Varadkar TD, Barry McMahon Director Excellence in Healthcare?

Innovation Academy,Tallaght Hospital & Trinity College, Tracey Carroll Health Information Manager, HIQA Lunch Break and Networking 1.00 - 2.00 Philip OCallaghan – Policy & Parliamentary Advisor 2.00 -2.20 to Leo Varadkar TD, Minister for Social Protection, The Quiet Revolution Department of Social Protection Ray Walshe – Funded Investigator, Insight Centre for ICT for Lifestyle change for Human Health 2.20 - 2.50 Data Analytics in Dublin City University Performance Karl Dalton – Environment Manager, Environment and Landscape: Opulence or Patient 2.50 - 3.10 Connolly Hospital - HSE Wellbeing?

Coffee Break and Networking 3.10 - 3.40 Edel Lynch – Medical Education Team Lead, 3D4Medical Prof. Barry McMahon – Director Innovation Academy, 4.00 - 4.30 Tallaght Hospital & Trinity College 4.30 - 4.35 Chairman – James Clarke – Partner - Kennedys Law 3.40 - 4.00

The New Interface for Medical Education and Healthcare Healthcare excellence - Challenges and where can things be improved- world class infrasture Closing Remarks

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Seminar 1 AM/PM Session: National Health Expo eHealth Data and IT Times 9.45 - 10.00 10.00 - 10.15 10.15 - 10.30 10.45 - 11.00 11.10 - 11.40 11.40 -11.55 11.55 - 12.10 12.10 - 12.25 12.25 - 12.55 1.00 - 2.00 2.00 - 2.15 2.15 - 2.30

Name Emmylou Flores – M.Sc. in Project Management Student University Limerick Anne Madden – Assistant Librarian, St Vincent’s University Tony Clarke – Head of Information Security & Cybersecurity ICON Clinical Research

Topic "Recommendations for the Policies and Procedures Surrounding the Usage of Mobile Devices in Healthcare Settings in Ireland" HEAR and HEAL with Health Librarians Head of Information Security & Cybersecurity

The National Broadband Planned for 2022 – Can Healthcare Wait?

Coffee Break and Networking "How to Innovate Healthcare, Education and Business John Rainford – Chief Executive at Strawberry Fields, by using a unique, cutting-edge and proven digital innovation and technology consultant Strawberry Fields process.”

Elizabeth McCarthy – Senior Manager, Health & Public Ireland’s eHealth Transformation - Prescriptions for Sector Consulting Deloitte Success Hugh Jones – COO Sytorus Data Protection.

The GDPR – what you need to know, & how to get ready” Sheila kelly Colin Orr – Sheila Kelly, Strategic Director, Patient Outcomes, Health Informatics and Secondary Commercial Affairs Data Uses for Electronic Health Records Colin Orr, Senior Director, Product Innovation Icon PLC Lunch Break and Networking Siobhain Duggan – Director of Innovation and Healthcare Safer, more efficient care starts with a simple scan.

GS1 Ireland Using immersive technologies to improve the security Mike Hill – Founder and CEO Sensipass and privacy of our digital identity Damien McCann – Director of Sales and Marketing Viatel

PM Session: National Health Expo Medical Technology 2.30 - 2.45 2.45 - 3.00 3.00 - 3.15 3.15 - 3.40 3.40 - 3.55 3.55 - 4.10 4.10 - 4.25

Patrick Hall – Development Director Maddison Product Medical Product Design- It’s all about the decisions Design Colm O'Rourke – Business Development Officer, NSAI Medical Device Regulation: Changes and Impact on Medical Devices Industry Nick O'Hare – Director of Strategy and Commercial Affairs ‘Enhancing the model of delivery of healthcare in Mediserve Homecare Group Ireland’.

Coffee Break and Networking Eoin O'Morain – Director Scott Tallon Walker Architects, Bringing Proton Theraphy to Ireland Ireland Marie McCarthy – Director of Product Innovation ICON PLC Redesigning the clinical trial- the role of wearables Conor Burke – Associate Director (Commercialisation), Development of Health Technologies at DCU Biomedical Diagnostics Institute DCU

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Seminar 2 AM/PM Session: National Health Expo Healthcare Innovation Times

Name

Topic

Calvin Coffey – Foundation Chair of Surgery, University of Limerick

Mesenteric Science - A novel platform for Innovation

10.00 - 10.15

Dr Mark Bowman – Director Arche Innovation Ltd

InvestorG8 – An investor Readiness Pilot Programme

10.15 - 10.30

Stephen Donoghoe – Ph.D., LL.B., (M.Sc. Pharm Med) IP and Commercialisation Research Manager, Swansea University

The Swansea Healthcare Innovation Partnership Programme (SHIPP)

10.30 - 10.45

Seamus Browne PhD, MBA – Head of Industry Partnerships RCSI.

Let’s collaborate to develop healthcare solutions'

9.45 - 10.00

Coffee Break and Networking

11.10 - 11.40 11.40 - 12.10

Anna Gibson Steel – CEO Holistic Centre of Excellence

Stress The Underlying Cause of All Illness

12.10 - 12.25

Catherine Casey – CMIOSH BA (hons) MSc Group Environmental, Health and Safety Lead UDG Healthcare

Cultivating an attitude of gratitude ….. how it can enhance employees wellbeing.

12.25 - 12.40

Professor Thomas H Lynch – Consultant Urological Surgeon, St. James and Trinity College

Men’s Health Matter’s

12.40 - 12.55

Dr. Tadhg.MacIntyre & Jessie Barr Msc. – Health Research Institute, University of Limerick

Can Nature based solutions to well-being can make Ireland a greener and a healthier place?”

Lunch Break and Networking

1.00 - 2.00 2.00 - 2.15

Tom Coleman – Co-Founder, My Nutrition Ireland, Ireland

Fatigue Science; Is Fatigue costing you?

Quality, Health and Safety 2.15 - 2.30

Darrin McCartney – Director of Sales Creative Biocidal Solutions Ireland & UK

Prevention is better than cure” but does it apply to daily cleaning routines

2.30 - 2.45

Fergus Cullen – Managing Director, Innovection Ltd., Ireland

Development of First aid Treatment of Chemical Splashes

2.45 - 3.00

Dr. Coilín ÓhAiseadha – Senior Medical Officer in Public Health, Health Service Executive

The spatial distribution of verotoxigenic E. Coli (VTEC) infection in Ireland – a geostatistical study of waterborne infection

3.10 - 3.40

Coffee Break and Networking

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Seminar 3 AM Session: National Health Expo Mental health and Disorders Times 10.00 - 10.15 10.15 - 10.30 10.30 - 10.45

Name Dr. Ignazio Graffeo – Registrar in Psychiatry presso HSE Krystian Fikert – CEO and founder of MyMind Centre for Mental Wellbeing Justin Brophy MB, BCh, BAO, MMed Sc

Topic Orthorexia Nervosa between past and future Mental health: The role of technology and the importance of accessibility Preventing suicide in healthcare settings - the evidence, the challenges and the opportunities "

Elderly & Disabilty Care and Treatment 10.45 - 11.15 11.15 - 11.30 11.30 - 11.40 11.40 -11.55 11.55 - 12.10 12.10 - 12.25 12.25 - 12.40

Eamon Farrell & Roisin Toner – Manager and Acute Care at Home for Older People – An Innovative Approach Assistant Director of Enhanced Services (Older to Care People and Primary Care Services) Marijke Morris – Chairperson, Independent Speech- People with communication difficulties and the human right to Language Therapists of Ireland (ISTI) communicate.

Coffee Break and Networking Veronica Barrett – CEO RHS Homecare Our RHS Homecare Co-op Aiming for Excellence The Medication Use Process is Complex. What can people with Bernadette Flood PhD MPSI – Senior Pharmacist intellectual disabilities tell us about the medication use process?

Louise Hopper – Post-doctoral Researcher School of Meeting the need for comprehensive dementia data in Ireland: Nursing and Human Sciences Dublin City University The Feasibility of a National Dementia Registry John Tiernan BE MEngSc MA CEng MIEI, – Clinical How adequate & equitable Special Seating services can Engineer & Service Manager, SeatTech Enable be provided nationally following the guidelines of the HSE Ireland Dublin Progressing Disability Services initiative for specialist services.

PM Session: National Health Expo Medical Treatment 12.40 - 12.55 1.00 - 2.00 2.00 - 2.15 2.15 - 2.30 2.30 - 2.45 2.45 - 3.00 3.10 - 3.40

Nuala Hannon – Founder, Hannon Oncology Education Ltd’s Oncology in Ireland Lunch Break and Networking Harriet Doig – Information, Advocacy and Research Officer “Time to act – the importance of early diagnosis and MS Ireland treatment in multiple sclerosis”.

Mary Carroll – Business Strategist Growth Potiental Ireland "Addressing Unconscious Bias" Close loop medication administration: from patient Raphael Jaffrezic – Chief Information Officer Galway Clinic benefit to epic fails!

The effects of 60 days bed rest on the physical and Dr. Diane Cooper – Coordinator and Lecturer BSc Sports metabolic health of young healthy males, and the Science in AIT impact of reactive jump training on these responses.

Coffee Break and Networking

Nursing and Paramedic 3.40 - 3.55

Gary Walsh – Sales Manager Reagent

‘The provision of training aids for the administration of intramuscular and subcutaneous injection, widely used by students studying Paramedic Science & Nursing’

3.55 - 4.10

Fiona McDaid – Nurse Lead, National Emergency Medicine Programme

Emergency Nursing reflecting on the past, focussing on the future

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Seminar 4 AM/PM Session: Research & Development Design and Branding Times 09.45 - 10.00 10.00 - 10.15 10.15 - 10.30 10.30-10.45 10.45-11.00 11.10 - 11.40

Name Topic Bob Gray – Design Director, Red & Gray Research by Design Míchéal O'Leary – Od Programme Designer,Irish Insights @ IMI - Design Trends in Learning & Development Management Institute Stefano Messori – Design Strategist Exploiting ignorance: creative thinking for business innovation Paul O Byrne – Head of Strategy, Tinderpoint 7 Key Takeaways To Strengthen Your Content Strategy Frances Mitchell – Business Development Creativity and Design are essential for business success: an Manager,Dolmen exploration of industry case stories Coffee Break and Networking

Innovation 11.40 -11.55 11.55 - 12.10 12.10 - 12.25 12.25 - 12.40

Paidi O’ Reilly – Adjunct Innovation Lecturer, UCC Paul Dillon – Director,Technology Transfer Office, University of Limerick Seán McNulty – Chairman and Founder Dolmen David Trevitt – Delivering Business Value from Innovation

Innovative Thinking. Moving from ‘playing not to lose’ to ‘playing to win’” Building an Innovation Ecosystem Innovating at the Front End: how design process can deliver impact Why formalise the Innovation Process?

R&D , Data, Technology 12.40 - 12.55 12.55 - 1.45 1.45-2.00 2.00 - 2.15 2.15- 2.30 2.45-3.00

Annaik Genson – R&D Consultancy Manager,Centre for Research Coatings, R&D is at every step of a product life in Engineering Surface Technology (CREST) Gateway Lunch Break and Networking Peter Parbrook – Head of the nitride material group,Photonic Technology and application of ultra-violet light Centre Tyndall National Institute emitting diodes.

Duncan Rowe – UK Sales Manager for Milestone Evolution of the Microwave – A flexible tool for the products,Analytix Ltd modern lab Eoin Nicholson – Business development and projects coSmartBay – an open ocean test site for marine ordinator, SmartBay Ireland technology Using LIMS Implementation Best Practice to drive Tim Daniels – Marketing Manager, Autoscribes Informatics INAB Accreditation in your Laboratory

3D Printing/ IOT/ Wearables/ Advanced Technology 3.00- 3.15 3.15 - 3.30 3.30-3.45 3.45- 4.00 4.00 - 4.15 4.15- 4.30

Mark Bannon – CEO, VT Networks Himanshu Himanshu – EU Marie Curie Researcher at Teagasc Helen Hasenfuss – PhD Researcher, University of Limerick Patrick Hall – Development Director, Maddison Product Design Richard Linger – CEng, MIEI, TEC Gateway Manager, Nimbus, CIT Dermot Brabazon – Associate Professor, DCU

Internet of things - enabling innovation through the Sigfox network Application of 3D printing and open source hardware & software An exploration of real-time programmable haptic and tactile structures for tangible user interfaces (TUIs).

Making Wearables wearable – The challenges of integrating technology and garments’ The realities of delivering new IoT (Internet of things) innovation Recent advances in additive and advanced manufacturing at the Advanced Processing Technology Research Centre, DCU

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Seminar 5 AM/PM Session: Research & Development Finance, Supports, Collaboration and Business Intelligence Times

Name

Topic

9.45 - 10.00

Peter Conlon – Commercialisation Executive, Maynooth University

Beyond Collaboration: Leveraging expertise in Universities and Institutes of Technology

10.00 - 10.15

Conor McTiernan – Lecturer Tourism and Hospitality, Letterkenny Institute of Technology

Refocusing inter-organisational trust as a key level in knowledge transfer and innovation

10.15 - 10.30

Brendan Lawlor – Partner, Innovation 21

Show me the money!- An overview of the various innovation supports available in Ireland to companies and researchers

10.30 - 10.45

Grace McCarthy – Research Officer, Marie Skłodowska Curie Actions & EURAXESS

MSC Actions: Opportunities for European Research Funding

10.45 - 11.00

Jim Fitzsimons – Technical Consultant, Helix Innovation Partnerships

Using the R&D Tax Credit Scheme to reduce the cost of Research and Innovation

Coffee Break and Networking

11.10 - 11.40 11.40 -11.55

Bernard Chanliau – Business Innovation Coach H2020 EASME

How to prepare organisations for upscaling within the horizon 2020

11.55 - 12.10

Elizabeth Fitzgerald – Freelance Technology and Commercial Law Solicitor,Fumbally Exchange

Managing for Brexit – Hope is not a plan

Margaret Clancy – Head of Global Sales, Transfermate

A Solution to your Foreign Currency Payments

12.25 - 12.40

Mark O' Sullivan – Director & Head of R&D Technical Services, BDO Ireland

R&D tax credits – an Engineers guide to project qualification

12.40 - 12.55

James Kennedy – R&D manager, Mazers

R&D Tax credits and the Knowledge Development Box- A driver for your Innovation

12.10-12.25

Lunch Break and Networking

1.00 - 2.00 2.00 - 2.15

Derek Henry – Partner, Head of R&D Tax Services, BDO

Tax reliefs across the R&D Lifecycle

2.30 - 2.45

Dr.Liam Lewis – Centre Manager,Centre for Advanced Photonics and Process Analysis, CIT

Funding, how to win it and turn it into something

2.45 - 3.00

Dr. John B. Carrigan – Chief Scientific Officer, Rebel Bio

RebelBio: The Global BioAccelerator Initiative

3.10 - 3.40

Coffee Break and Networking

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Seminar 6 AM/PM Session: Research & Development Jobs, Skills and Training Times

Name

Topic

Sinéad Murnane – Research Fellow at the Innovation Value Institute, Maynooth University

Bringing it all Together: Individual Skills and Organisational Capabilities frameworks

10.00 - 10.15

Adele McIntyre – Business Manager, Real Life Sciences

What companies can do differently to attract the best candidates in the market

10.15 - 10.30

Maureen Walsh – Managing Director,DeCare Dental Operations and DeCare Dental Insurance Ireland

Educate and Empower people through workplace dental programmes.

10.30- 10.45

Marc Mulligan – Author, Motivational Speaker & Public Speaking Coach

Outside the Comfort Zone

10.45 - 11.05

James Dillon – Managing Director, Dillon Productions Ltd.

Bringing your Training to Life, Online.

9.45 - 10.00

Raymond McGreal – Employer Service Manager Seetec

11.05 -11.20 Employment and Skills Ireland

Coffee Break and Networking

11.20 - 11.40 11.40 -11.55

Free Recruitment for Employers

Magdalena Wislocka – EURAXESS Ireland officer, Manager of the Scientific Visa Scheme (Hosting Agreement),Irish Universities Association

EURAXESS Services for research in academia and R&D employees: from job advert to fast tracked visa

Legal & Standards 11.55 - 12.10

Mr. Donnacha Curley – Director, European Patent Attorney, European Trade Mark and Design Attorney, Hanna Moore & Curley

Protecting Your Innovation: Registered IP Rights or KnowHow?

12.10 - 12.25

Mary White – Business Development Standards Manager,d NSAI Ireland

The role of Standards in Research funding and Advanced

12.25 - 12.40

Mr. Arran Dowling-Hussey – Barrister,The Bar of Ireland

Managing Intellectual property rights

12.40 - 12.55

Dr.Donal M. Kelly – European Patent Attorney, FRKelly

Preparing for the perils and pitfalls of managing your intellectual property

Lunch Break and Networking

1.00 - 2.00

Market Research and Business Intelligence 2.00 - 2.15 2.15 - 2.30 3.10 - 3.40

Dr.Christine Mullan-Jensen – Research Project Innovation in Research-Learning from Health, Social and Manager,Spark Market Research, Ireland Market Research Colette Myler – Project Manager ,Health Planning, An End User approach to writing good specifications for new National Rehabilitation Hospital equipment Coffee Break and Networking

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Seminar 7 AM/PM Session: Research & Development Pharma and Lifesciences Times 9.40 - 10.00 10.00-10.15 10.15 - 10.30

Name Margaret Shine and Liz Sheehan – CEO,ResearcherSRL Pharma Alistair Hurst – Sales at Marketing Director , Biotech Manoranjenni Chetty , PhD, MEd, MSc, BPharm – Project Co-ordinator & Scientific Advisor,Simcyp

Topic Sensory and Consumer Research for the Pharma Sector SMART Chromatography™ - A New Method for Linearly Scalable Protein Purification Simulation of the disposition of molecules in virtual populations to understand their behaviour in man

Food and Agriculture 10.30 - 10.45 10.45 - 11.00 11.00 - 11.15 11.15 - 11.40 11.40 -11.55 11.55 - 12.10 12.10 - 12.25 12.25-12.40 12.40 - 12.55 1.00 - 2.00 2.00 - 2.15 2.15 - 2.30 2.30 - 2.45

Noeleen McDonald – Soil Scientist

The Agricultural Catchments Programme – Achieving the Win:Win - farming intensification and improved water quality Milk under the microscope – how food structure is a key to innovation

Dr Mark A.E. Auty – Senior Researcher,Teagasc Food Research Centre Dr.Heather Hayes – Director of Food Innovation- Devenish One Health- from soil to society Nutrition Limited United Kingdom Coffee Break and Networking Armin Kukuck – Product Manager,C. Gerhardt GmbH & Co. Present Challenges of Reference Analytics in Food and KG Feed Juan Valverde Ph.D. – R&D Programme Manager,Monaghan How Innovation saved the Irish Mushroom Industry Mushrooms Group from looming BREXIT! Dr. Maurice O'Sullivan – Lecturer of Food Science,School of Innovative Sensory Methods For the Nutritional Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College Cork Optimisation of Foods Jean Williams – University College Dublin Innovation Green Infrastructure and the environmental benefits Academy of it.

Darragh Gaffney – Research & Development Manager, Developing Enzyme Technology to Invest in a Monaghan Bio Sciences Sustainable Future Lunch Break and Networking Dr.Kieran Jordan – Research Officer,Food Safety Department, Molecular methods for analysis of foodborne bacterial Teagasc, Moorepark Food Research Centre pathogens Bioconverting waste food into insect-derived animal Cormack McElhinney – CEO Entobia, Ireland. feed Dr. Achim Schmalenberger – Lecturer in Microbiology,School The soil microbiome for sustainable agriculture of Natural Sciences, Department of Biological sciences, UL

PM Session: National Health Expo Sustainable Healthcare 2.45 - 3.00 3.10 - 3.40 3.40 - 3.55 3.55 - 4.10

Gordon Watt – Business Development Europe,Doosan Sustainability of De-Centralised Energy Systems within the Babcock UK NHS Coffee Break and Networking Edith Blennerhassett – Associate Director, Arup Sustainable Healthcare Design Colum Gibson – Environmental Consultant Green Green Healthcare Programme - Working with Irish Hospital’s Healthcare Programme Providing care for people and the environment

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Speakers Dr. Annaik Genson Consultancy Manager Dublin Institute of Technology Dr Annaik Genson manages consultancy services at CREST DIT as part of the Enterprise Ireland Technology Gateway Network. CREST provides a range of professional technical services and expertise in corrosion control, materials surface characterisation and development of novel surface coating solutions for a range of industries from Irish SMEs to multinationals. CREST is an ISO 9001:2008 accredited national approval laboratory for many Irish government bodies including the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, NSAI, OPW, NRA, several city and county council bodies.

Achim Schmalenberger Lecturer at University of Limerick

Achim Schmalenberger holds a PhD in Biology from the University of Braunschweig and has 20 years of research experience in microbiological processes in plant roots and soil. After research positions at the University of Manchester and the University of Sheffield, he joined the University of Limerick as Lecturer in Microbiology. In 2011 he became a Marie Curie Research Fellow and in 2016 he joined the editorial board of Scientific Reports (Nature Publishing Group). His research group is investigating the soil and plant root microbiome and their capabilities to promote plant growth through microbial mobilization of soil nutrients, not directly available to plants.

Alistair Hurst Sales at Marketing Director emp Biotech Alistair Hurst is the Sales at Marketing Director at emp Biotech.

With a background in chemical engineering and inorganic chemistry, he has been involved not only in sales and marketing for more than 25 years within the life sciences industry, but has developed several biomolecule separation technologies. These range from small (laboratory) scale sample preparation prior to analysis (proteomics 2D-gels, LC/MS, etc.) through the development of large-scale manufacturing of biotherapeutics (antibodies, proteins, etc.).

Arran Dowling-Hussey Editor, Construction, Engineering & Energy Law Journal of Ireland Arran Dowling-Hussey is a practising Barrister, Arbitrator and Mediator. He edits the Construction, Engineering and Energy Law Journal of Ireland. Arran is a former full time member of the School of Law of Dublin City University

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CITYWEST 14th February, 2017

Armin Kukuck Product Manager C. Gerhardt GmbH & Co. KG, Germany After his apprenticeship for a higher degree lab technician at Bayer AG in Leverkusen, Armin Kukuck worked in different R&D labs of the company, mainly in the field of crop science. A MA in International Management at Magdeburg University and further work experience at Grünenthal Pharma, GE Healthcare and German governmental institution followed.

Armin has worked for almost ten years as product manager at C. Gerhardt GmbH & Co. KG developing automatic reference methods for food and feed analysis, his special field is the Kjeldahl method for nitrogen and protein determination.

Armin has deep insights in the needs and requirements of food and feed laboratories and due to his excellent application knowledge he shares in lectures and trainings, he is well known in the industry.

A resulting article of his work area is “Improved automatic steam distillation combined with oscillation-type densimetry for determining alcoholic strength in spirits and liqueurs Brendan Lawlor CMC MBA Partner (Innovation 21)

Consultant, project and programme manager and business advisor with 25 years experience of assisting Multinational companies, SME’s, funding agencies, VC’s, organizations and individuals.

Worked across a range of industries and sectors.

Particular strengths in research and innovation management, strategic and operations management, project and programme management and leadership, management development and business development.

Worked with clients across all of the major industry sectors in Ireland including Life Sciences, Pharmaceuticals, Energy, Financial Services, Manufacturing, Retail and the Public Sector.

Specialties: Considerable experience of consulting in the areas of innovation, strategic management, performance and leadership development, project management , business development.

Partner at Innovation21 and Circa / Business Mentor / Consultant / Start-ups Breda O’Toole Head of Business Development and Client Networking – IDA Ireland A native of Connemara, Breda joined IDA Ireland 13 years ago after spending much of her career in the

UK. She has worked as IDA’s Head of HR, Regional Business Development and most recently Heads up a team supporting the growth of 230 small to medium sized multinational companies in the IDA portfolio.

Breda’s team also works on new product offers for clients of IDA and particularly for those clients who want to travel a transformational journey towards continuous improvement and product/services innovation.

Previously, Breda worked as Head of HR and Policy at Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council, UK and achieved a master’s degree in Strategic Human Resource Management with Manchester Metropolitan University. Breda was educated in Kylemore Abbey, Co Galway and Shannon College of Hotel Management.

The strong business and organisational development background has proved critical in understanding the needs and supports of the smaller multinational organisation in Ireland.

Bernadette McGahon – Research & Innovation Services Manager at Industry Research & Development Group ,IRDG Over 17 years leading high performance innovation and business development within the public and private sectors. Shaped highly successful research development & innovation strategies and support programmes, delivering significant return on investment and commercial impact. Mature skills in designing and commissioning research to drive innovation with numerous published policy reports.

Excellent communicator, influencer and relationship manager who has established positive networks with key government departments, R&D funders and industry bodies throughout Ireland, Northern Ireland, US and EU to accelerate research and innovation.

Proven leadership skills involving managing and motivating high performance teams to drive transformational change.

Bob Gray Design Director Red&Grey With a background of design and education both in Ireland and Holland, Bob understands the value of a design ecology and the importance in creating innovative programs that contribute functionally, economically and culturally to society. Bob is the Design Director of Red&Grey, an undergraduate lecturer in the National College of Art & Design and a partner in the strategic consultancy Adaptive Cultures, Dublin/Amsterdam. Bob is a visiting lecturer in the Dublin Institute of Technology, Trinity College Dublin and L’école de Communication Visuelle in Aix-en-Provence, France. Bob was the creative lead of PIVOT Dublin, Dublin’s bid to become World Design Capital 2014. He has won several design awards both nationally and internationally and been a jury member on the ISTD, ADCE and ICAD awards. His branding work includes the Wild Atlantic Way (Ireland), Centre Culturel Irlandais (France), Second Muse (USA) and Stamicarbon (Netherlands) to name but a few.

Speakers Bernard Chanliau Business Innovation Coach H2020 EASME BC Leadership Team Coaching Bernard Chanliau is the owner of BC Team Leadership Coaching (http://www.teamleadership.ie/) and a registered European Business Innovation Coach with the SME instrument managed by EASME (Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) in Brussels. As part of the Horizon 2020 programme, the European Commission is hand-picking potentially disruptive businesses to invest and support as part of the SME Instrument. Businesses can receive up to €2.5 million in funding, and world-class business coaching.

A PCC (Professional Certified Coach – ICF), ICF Ireland Coach of the Year 2015, he co-developed a trailblazing culture transformation approach that combines deep transformational coaching with organisational process consulting, business strategy facilitation and team development.

Define as Organisational Coaching (OD), it aims to mobilise the tangible and intangible resources of the SME to ensure the efficiency and performance of the company organisation.

The inside-out approach speeds up innovation and increases efficiencies of business operations by upgrading the skills of managers and leaders to lead in a rapidly changing world environment, it focuses on culture – purpose – vision and senior management team alignment/leadership skills...etc.

His business coaching engagements with EASME have proven results in the H2020 Phase 2 funded SMEs scaling internationally and looking to expand in the Renewable Energy; Biotechnology & Medical Research; Healthcare Equipment & Supplies; Pharmaceuticals and IT sectors.

Cormack Mc Elhinney CEO Entobia Ireland Cormack Mc Elhinney holds a Ph.D. from the Institute for Global Food Security (QUB) and has over 10 years’ research experience in the area of food/feed safety and sustainability. Cormack is founder and CEO of Entobia (www.entobia.eu) – a start-up that is focused on the bio-conversion of pre-consumer food waste into a high protein, insect-derived animal feed, ideal for poultry and fish.

Dr. Conor Burke Associate Director (Commercialisation), Biomedical Diagnostics Institute – DCU Conor is Associate Director (Commercialisation) with the Biomedical Diagnostics Institute (BDI)at DCU. He is a Ph.D. physicist and strategic innovation executive with 17 years’ experience in life sciences R&D.His focus is on building partnerships with industry and supporting spin-out formation to commercialise BDI and DCU research in diagnostics.

Colin OrrSenior Director, Product Innovation ICON plc Colin Orr is a senior director in product innovation at ICON plc. Colin has a primary degree in computer science and has over 20 years’ experience implementing data warehousing and business intelligence solutions across a broad range of industries. Colin works in the highly regulated and conservative world of clinical research focused on developing innovative technology solutions to accelerate and reduce the cost of clinical trials. He has a passion for healthcare and is a strong advocate of using the vast amount of data already collected from patients to improve the quality of healthcare, improve patient outcomes and reduce the enormous wastage in the health systems around the world.

Colin is the solution architect for the ICHOM initiative which was born out of Harvard Business School to benchmark patient outcomes around the globe.

Ciarán Duffy Senior Scientific Officer Enterprise Ireland Ciarán Duffy, is a Senior Scientific Officer with Enterprise Ireland, Ireland’s government organisation responsible for the development and growth of Irish enterprises in world markets in addition to being Irelands national contact agency for EU Framework programmes. Ciarán currently holds the role of European Advisor – EU horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme 2014-2020, and is one of two National Contact Point for Societal Challenge 1 (Health, Demographic Change and Wellbeing).

Ciarán is also the Member States Representative for the Innovative Medicines Initiative Joint Undertaking and Programme Manager for the Active Assisted Living Joint Programme. Prior to this Ciaran worked within the academic environment in Ireland (Dublin City University), the US (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis) and Canada (University of Alberta, Edmonton, and the National Research Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia). Ciarán has also worked for a number of years in the industrial sector, specifically within the health diagnostics and pharmaceutical industry, maintaining an industry role today on the board of director’s with a clinical research company in Northern Ireland.

Ciarán holds a B.Sc. (Hons) in Analytical Science and a Ph.D in Biotechnology from Dublin City University.

Part of his work for his Ph.D. was spent working on the development of microfluidic devices for bioanalysis at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, and using in-house constructed capillary electrophoretic instruments for subcellular analysis at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Calvin Coffey General–Laparoscopic and Robotic Colorectal Surgeon at University Hospitals Limerick

Limerick and University Hospitals Limerick. Professor Coffey is a general and colorectal surgeon with a special interest in minimally invasive (keyhole) surgery. His clinical focus is in colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease), pelvic floor abnormalities.

He is the recipient of the international James IV Travelling Fellowship Award which is arguably one of the most prestigious international surgical awards.

This was for his work in colorectal cancer surgery and his scientific research in the field. In 2012 he was recipient of the Cleveland Clinic Distinguished Alumnus award for which he delivered an invited lecture. He is also the recipient of over 45 national and international awards, has over 180 publications and has delivered several named national and international lectures (Millin lecture, 2012, Sir Thomas Myles Lecture 2011, inaugural Young Invertigator Lecture at the Surgical Infection Society of Europe).

After initially training in Cork University Hospital, where he received a PhD for work on cancer growth, he then trained in The Mater Misericordiae Hospital, St.Vincent’s University Hospital and finally completed a fellowship in colorectal surgery at the Cleveland Clinic. He has delivered invited lectures in The Johns Hopkins, Memorial Sloan Kettering, The Cleveland Clinic and The European Institute of Oncology.

Conor McTiernan Lecturer Letterkenny Institute of Technology Currently researching the role of trust in knowledge transfer within inter-organisational networks. I am interested in assessing the impact of organisational culture and innovation system structure on knowledge transfer between collaborating organisations and specifically I am examining if the absence or presence of trust between partners has a mediating impact.

Chris Keely Senior Business Development Manager, Industry Engagement - Trinity College Dublin Dr. Chris Keely is the Senior Business Development Manager in the Office for Corporate Partnership and Knowledge Exchange (OCKPE) at Trinity College Dublin.

He has responsibility for industrial engagement and new business generation. He had worked with technology focused multinationals and indigenous Irish companies in the areas of advanced materials, new product development, manufacturing technologies and reliability engineering. Prior to his current appointment, Dr. Keely was Head of Industrial Engagement at CRANN (the Centre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices), the college’s largest research Institute. Chris Keely hold a joint honours BSc in Physics and Mathematics for NUI, Maynooth. He was awarded his PhD in Experimental Physics from Trinity College Dublin in 1996.

Recently appointed as Foundation Chair of Surgery at the Graduate Entry Medical School, University of

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Speakers Denis Hayes Managing Director IRDG Denis has been with the IRDG since July 2011, he became Managing Director in 2011. He has over 30 years experience in the fields of research, development and innovation.

During this time he has worked for leading brand companies and been involved in a variety of new market activity, product launches and product renovation. He has played a leading role in innovations associated with brands such as Cadbury, Yoplait, Avonmore, Kilmeaden, Heinz, Bulmers, Magners and Ballygowan.

Mr. Donnacha Curley – Director, European Patent Attorney, European Trade Mark and Design Attorney,Hanna Moore & Curley Donnacha is a European Patent Attorney and Trade Mark Attorney as well as an electronic engineer, whose specialties include patent prosecution for both university spin-outs, start-ups and Irish SME clients as well has large multinational clients. Donnacha focuses mainly in areas such as software, electronics and medical devices. Donnacha and the team at Hanna Moore + Curley have in combination over 150 years’ patent and trademark experience. Our firm is known for friendly service, pragmatic solutions to real-life problems, and achieving real value for our clients by obtaining intellectual property assets that are built to last.

Dr. Deirdre Quinn Research Support Officer IRC Enterprise Suite Dr Deirdre Quinn is a Research Support officer with the IRC. She liaises with industry and academia to promote the Enterprise Suite of Programmes, coordinates funding and contributes to scheme development. Previous roles include Graduate Development at Maynooth University and Project Officer with the digital humanities institute, An Foras Feasa.

Duncan Rowe UK Sales Manager for Milestone Products Analytix Ltd Duncan is the UK Sales Manager for Milestone products and has been with Analytix for over ten years. He has overseen the expansion and growth of the Milestone product line in the UK and is excited to now be offering these systems in Ireland.

Analytix Ltd supplies sample preparation and analytical instrumentation for the chemical and life science markets. Products include analytical pyrolysis systems, microwave digestion, ashing, extraction, and synthesis systems, mercury analysers, micro GC gas analysers, nitric oxide analysers, supercritical fluid extraction systems, and Labtech general laboratory apparatus.

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Dr Diane Cooper Coordinator and Lecturer BSc Sports Science AIT I am a clinical exercise physiologist with a degree in sports science and a PhD in exercise physiology and metabolism from DCU. My PhD research focused on developing the optimal lifestyle intervention for weight loss and health, and I continue to be an active researcher in this area. I coordinate and lecture on the BSc Sports Science with Exercise Physiology in Athlone Institute of Technology and have done since September 2011. I lecture predominantly in the areas of exercise physiology and metabolism, and clinical exercise physiology, and I supervise masters and PhD research in these areas. In 2015 I was invited to be part of a metabolic health research team working on European Space Agency funded bed rest studies.

Our research focuses on investigating the impact of severe physical inactivity on physical and metabolic health of participants, and this work is ongoing. I have been a partner in True Fitness since 2008 where I predominantly deliver our True Transformation healthy living programme, deliver a range of health and fitness workshops, conduct health related research, and oversee our sports science clinic. My spare time is spent training for ultra-endurance events to raise funds for Laois Hospice. Two of our most recent events included kayaking around Ireland (1,000 miles – 14 to 17 hours per day for 40 days) in July 2014, and cycling around Ireland (2,100km – 15 hours per day for 7 days) in August 2015.

Derek Henry Partner, Head of R&D Tax Services, BDO

Derek Henry is Partner in BDO’s R&D Tax Services department. Derek leads a team of experts, including engineers and accountants, to ensure they maximise the benefit to clients of their R&D activity. Derek has written and presented on the topic in both industry specific and national forums and is one of the leading experts in the area in Ireland.

The BDO R&D practice is one of the leading R&D practices in Ireland with an impressive list of over 100 clients including large multinationals, PLCs and indigenous Irish businesses from all of Ireland’s growth focused sectors including Technology, Telecoms, MedTec & Pharma, Manufacturing and Food & Agri.

Damian Costello Managing Partner Decode Damian has more than 20 years’ consulting experience, having delivered successful strategy, product, process and service breakthroughs in Ireland, Europe, North America and Asia. For the last 12 years Damian has specialised in Disruptive Innovation – helping incumbents resist attacks or helping insurgents take the maximum market share.

Damian has worked with leaders and executive teams across the full spectrum from global multinationals to local start-ups in Energy, Medical Device, Pharmaceutical, Financial Services and ICT sectors.

Returning to his roots in late 2016 Decode Innovation became part of the Synecco Group, an Irish-owned business based in Galway that provides Innovation, Design and Contract Manufacturing Services to the Medtech sector.

A natural storyteller,he is passionate about the Ireland’s Medtech Sector potential to become a leader in the next wave of global economic prosperity.

David Trevitt Delivering Business Value from Innovation

A highly qualified and accomplished manager and consultant with substantial recent experience of helping organisations build their capability to deliver value from their information and technology investments.

Utilises a wide range of objective, non-judgemental assessment and facilitation techniques to help client companies deliver pragmatic change across full commercialisation life-cycle. Significant working experience in dynamic international markets, including: • Interim and permanent senior executive management • Innovation of diverse products, services and processes • Managing complex programmes and projects • Catalysing the delivery of business capability improvement and innovation • Design and delivery of multiple training programmes Core skill is that of problem solver, whether in product innovation to match a customer need, a business reorganisation, team motivation or a failing project. This problem solving capability is matched with a structured approach to work, the drive to effectively manage deliverables and excellent communication skills.

International business experience covers some 30 countries on 4 continents, spanning public ‘not-forprofit’ and ‘for profit’ sectors, including SMEs and PLCs in diverse industries; e.g. Energy (oil), Education, Financial Services (banking and insurance), Government (central and local), Healthcare providers, Manufacturing (telecoms, agriculture), Professional Services (management consultants), Telcos and Utilities (electricity and water).

National Standard’s Authority of Ireland (NSAI) Representative on: • European (CEN) Innovation Management Standards Working Group • International (ISO) Innovation Management Standards Working Group Professional Memberships include: • Chartered Engineer, Institute of Engineering and Technology • Chartered Marketer, Chartered Institute of Marketing

Speakers Darragh Gaffney R&D Manager at Monaghan Biosciences

Investing in a Sustainable Future; In his role as R&D Manager for Monaghan Biosciences, Dr Gaffney develops and implements the R&D strategy for the industrial enzyme development company. He manages a team of more than 20 multidisciplinary research and development scientists across Fermentation & Process Technology, Applications Development, Molecular Biology and Analytical Development groups.

Monaghan Biosciences has recently been awarded two multimillion euro projects under the H2020 funded Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking. Darragh holds a PhD from the University of Limerick on the activity and immobilisation of enzymes.

Dermot Brabazon – Director of Advanced Processing Technology Research Centre and Professor – Dublin City University Dermot Brabazon received his BEng (Mechanical Engineering) and PhD (Materials Science) from University College Dublin. From 1995 to 2000 he worked with Materials Ireland, a state materials science research centre. He was appointed as a lecturer in the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at Dublin City University (DCU) at the start of 2000, promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2006, Deputy Head of School in 2007, to Associate Dean for Research in 2009, and to Professor in 2014. In recognition of his academic achievements and contributions to development of engineering technologies, he was conferred with the President’s award for Research in 2009 and was appointed as Fellow of the Institute of Mechanical Engineering in 2015. He is currently Director for the Advanced Processing Technology Research Centre at DCU. He has published over 200 internationally peer reviewed papers and supervised more than 30 researchers to project completion.

His research is focused in the areas of materials and processing technologies and based on the pillars of Near Net Shape Forming, Laser Processing and Separation Science technologies. These overlapping activities are focused toward the development of advanced processing technologies to enable the improved efficiency and quality of production technologies for the benefit of MNC and SME companies, and the broader society.

Dermot was Chairman of the Institution of Mechanical Engineering (RoI) and the Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering division of Engineers Ireland from 2008 to 2010, and Industrial Liaison Committee of Engineers Ireland member from 2012 to 2016. He was elected to the Board of Directors of ESAFORM (EU Material Forming Society) in 2010.

Eoin Nicholson Business Development and Projects Coordinator – SMARTBAY Ireland Eoin Nicholson is the Business Development and Projects Coordinator for SMARTBAY Ireland. He is responsible for the research and development

of new projects and opportunities, preparation and submission of funding proposals and the coordination and management of Research and Development projects for the program and test site.

Eoin holds a Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Melbourne and a Diploma of Project Management. His previous experience in the hydropower and water utilities industry includes consulting, asset management, dam upgrade projects and the construction of a 10MW hydro scheme in South Africa.

Elizabeth Fitzgerald Freelance Technology and Commercial Law Solicitor, Ireland Elizabeth is a freelance technology and commercial law solicitor, co-founder of Dublin Legal Hackers and member of the Technology Committee of the Law Society of Ireland. Elizabeth has extensive experience of commercial contracts and regulatory issues in the technology sector.

Frances Mitchell Business Development Manager Dolmen Dolmen are Ireland’s leading product design and innovation consultancy. Frances manages sales, marketing and business development for Dolmen since 2015.

Previous to this role she was Head of Programme Development for the Innovation Academy UCD, CEO of Crash Ensemble and a Process Engineer for Procter&Gamble. She has a Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from UCD, a Masters in Music and Media Technology from TCD and an MBA from DCU. She has also trained with the Kaos Pilots in Denmark, Steve Blank in Berkelely, NatCen Social Research and RocheMartin.

Throughout her career she has consistently focussed on the value that creativity can deliver to businesses.

At Dolmen she works with the in-house team to deliver maximum return to clients through the rigorous application of creative design processes, which results in award winning, IP rich products that sell.

Gerry Byrne Director, GB Innovation Ltd Professor Gerry Byrne is one ofIreland’s most senior international academic mechanical engineers. He is the former College Principal for Engineering and Architecture and Dean of Engineering at University College Dublin, UCD reporting directly to the President. He has been the Professor of Mechanical Engineering in UCD since 1993. Prior to taking up his professorship, he led a division of Daimler Benz AG in Germany in the area of Manufacturing Processes and the Environment within the Corporate Research and Development Directorate. He worked for several years as an Expert on the Irish Revenue Panel for R&D

Tax Credits and on the Research, Development and Innovation Board of Enterprise Ireland.He recently joined the high level commission responsible for overseeing the Excellence University Initiative in Germany (distribution of some €4.5billion in the coming 5 year period).Professor Byrne is a Senior Advisor to the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (and Advisor to the President), Munich, Germany. He holds an honorary doctorate in recognition of his outstanding international contribution as an innovator in engineering. He was awarded the Gold Ring of the German Society of Engineering (VDI) in recognition of his insights into the fundamentals of material removal processes. He is also the recipient of the prestigious Taylor Research Medal of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, USA in recognition of his outstanding research contributions.He is the founder GB Innovation Ltd. (2014) and is specializing in industrial R&D and associated incentive schemes, including R&D Tax Credit incentives. He chairs the R&D Boards of several companies. His company is currently developing a Readiness Assessment Toolkit for Excellence in industrial R&D and Innovation (ReaDI-Watch).

Grace McCarthy – Research Officer-Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions & EURAXESS Irish Universities Association Grace is a Research Officer for Marie Skłodowska Curie Actions & EURAXESS Ireland.

Grace holds a BSc in Public health and Health Promotion from University College Cork and an MSc in Biotechnology and Business from University College Dublin. During the masters Grace did training programmes on Horizon 2020 through Hyperion Ltd. Part of this involved working with researchers to develop Horizon 2020 strategies on their different research areas. After the completion of the masters in UCD Grace began supporting and advising start-ups with their opportunities in Horizon 2020. Before arriving in the Irish Universities Association Grace was doing consultancy work for proposal writing for Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions and health research and innovation actions.

Gary Rainsford Clinical & Innovation Program Manager Biomedical Research Gary is the clinical and innovation program manager at BMR, a global SME medical device company who specialize in electrical muscle stimulation therapy. He is responsible for delivering and managing clinical projects for regulatory submissions and marketing purposes as well as coordinating innovation projects and pre NPD concepts prior to their entry into the product portfolio. Gary holds a degree in Sports Science (University of Limerick) and also trained as a Physiotherapist at Kings College London before entering the medical device sector in 2008. Since moving into industry he has completed an MBA from the National University of Ireland, Galway.

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Speakers Dr. Heather Hayes Director of Food Innovation – Devenish Nutrition Limited United Kingdom Dr Hayes graduated from Queen University Belfast with a PhD in animal nutrition before developing a career in the animal feed industry as a multi-species nutritionist.

She has been responsible for the development & management of poultry R & D facilities within Devenish & since 2014 has been Director of Food Innovation responsible for the development of bio-enriched primary food products for the benefit of human health.

Himanshu EU Marie Curie Researcher Teagasc Himanshu is an EU Marie Curie Researcher working at the Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre at Teagasc. He is currently working on optimization of biogas production from grass silage and other feedstocks in an EU funded project – ATBEST (Advanced Technologies for Biogas Efficiency, Sustainability and Transport). Himanshu has extensive experience in optimization and production of biogas, software development, hydrological modelling, 3D design & printing and IoT solutions Helen Hasenfuss PhD Researcher University of Limerick Helen Hasenfuss is a PhD researcher in the Interaction Design Center at the University of Limerick. She received an Irish Research Council scholarship in 2013 and is in her final year of study. Her research question explores the characteristics and technology required for designing physical agents to be used in swarm or hive computing arrangements. Her research interests include multidisciplinary approaches to designing interactive interfaces, modeling for 3D printing, automation, smart fluids and bio-mimicry.

Dr Hubert (Hugh) Henry Head of Innovation and R&D Bord na Mona Plc. Hugh joined the semi-state company, Bord na Mona, in 1990, to work on a range of development projects focusing on wastewater treatment. He was asked to take on the new position of Director of Innovation and R&D in 2008. His remit in this role is to consolidate Innovation management, with the primary objective of developing and embedding a co-ordinated R&D and business Innovation approach across the company.

The organisation‘s strategic vision signifies an innovative transition from traditional businesses, heavily dependent on peat and fossil fuels, to a new, more sustainable businesses focused on better resource recovery, renewable energy, biomass and sustainable space heating. Market led Innovation management is a key enabler in Bord na Móna becoming this new responsible company for the betterment of all its stakeholders.

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Dr Henry holds a B.Sc. (Hons) primary degree, a Ph.D post graduate degree, a post graduate Diploma in Business Finance and is a chartered scientist. He is a professional member of many technical bodies.

In addition, he is currently an active member of numerous national and international technical and commercial groups which are engaged in promoting the application of innovation management in enterprise. He is also a published author having recently published a text book, ‘Everyday Innovation’, on the subject.

Ian Collins Partner and Head of Research & Development Tax Services – EY Ian is a partner and head of EY Ireland’s Research & Development tax group, which is a multi-disciplinary team comprised of engineers, scientists, and tax professionals.

Ian advises multinationals and small and medium-sized companies on all matters related to the Irish R&D regime across industry sectors. He has significant experience dealing with Irish Revenue on all matters related to the Irish R&D tax credit regime, has lectured extensively on the subject, and published multiple articles.

Ian also leads EY’s Irish tax depreciation group, overseeing capital allowances advice and claims to Irish clients. www.ey.com/ie/rd @IanCollins_EY Dr. Justin Sinnott Programme manager IRC Enterprise Suite Dr Justin Sinnott is the Enterprise Programmes Manager with the Irish Research Council. Previously roles included managing European based research programmes. Justin has also worked with the Higher Education Authority in a range of higher education roles including ones in research policy, funding, apprenticeships and labour market activation initiatives including Springboard.

Dr. Jennifer McKenna R&D Intel Dr. Jennifer McKenna has worked on leading edge semiconductor technologies for the past 14 years including process engineer roles for two technology transfers to the Intel Ireland site. Jennifer currently works in the Silicon and Nano research group and has responsibility for the Silicon and Nano Intel IRCSET program.

Dr James Kennedy R&D Manager Mazars Ireland Dr. James Kennedy is the R&D Manager in Mazars’ Research and Development Tax Credit Group. James is responsible for advising clients on R&D tax and

scientific issues, analysing organisations and maximising their R&D potential and tax benefit.

He is also a Science Foundation Ireland Principle Investigator and Chartered Engineer.

John Tiernan Clinical Engineer & Service ManagerSeatTech, Enable Ireland, Dublin.

John’s introduction to the field of posture and mobility came through undergraduate work for the OT department in the Royal Hospital Donnybrook, Dublin.

This experience led to a Research Masters (MEngSc), the subject of which was wheelchair design. Since completing this Masters in 2001 John has worked as Clinical Engineer for Enable Ireland SeatTech (www.enableireland.ie/seattech), with NovitaTech in Adelaide, and the Royal Brisbane Women & Children’s Hospital Rehabilitation Engineering Centre (Australia). John participates in International Standards development, seating research and design, and transport safety. John completed a Masters in Healthcare Management in 2013, and was appointed SeatTech Manager in January 2015.

John is a former Chairman and sits on the committee of the Biomedical Engineering Division of Engineers Ireland. John was a founder member of Irish Posture & Mobility Network in 2006 (www.ipmn.ie), and was keen to be involved having seen the benefits of similar groups in the UK and in Australia. John’s aspiration in participating in such groups is to share knowledge and work towards common standards of practice so as to advance the level of postural management care delivered in Ireland.

Dr John Carrigan Chief Scientific Officer RebelBio SOSV’s Cork-based global bioaccelerator initiative, which is dedicated to funding and building startups for the purpose of aiding humanity. RebelBio is short for ‘Rebellious Biotechnology’, a new way for scientists, entrepreneurs and tinkerers to shape their own destiny and make something that matters.

RebelBio provides seed funding and mentorship to drive this transition in only four months, before launching its graduate companies into the world of biotechnology to make their fortune, buffered by the company’s many alumni, partners and partner investors.

Jean Williams UCD

Jean Williams is a graduate student at the University College Dublin Innovation Academy. Her educational achievements include a Masters (Hons) in Geography, a Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development and a Bachelor of Arts in History, and Geography (Hons), from University College Dublin. Her research interests focus primarily in Environmental Geography and more particularly on sustainability, climate change and green

Speakers infrastructure. Jean has co-authored a paper termed ‘The green ‘signature’ of Irish cities: An examination of the ecosystem services provided by trees using iTree Canopy software’, published in the academic journal Irish Geography in 2015. Continuing on from this paper Jean has researched Green Infrastructure in Galway City and will discuss the project’s findings today.

John Rainford Chief Executive at Strawberry Fields Innovation & Technology Consultant Strawberry Fields helps to empower companies and organisations by using a diagnostic process and empowerment tools that defines and maps out the needs and aspirations of the business teams and then plots a course for successful implementation of the innovations that arise from the ‘Darwin Matrix’ collaborative process. It transforms mediocre companies and organisations into highly creative and dynamic businesses.

John has testimonials and proven metrics for his process for Global companies including Research and Technology companies such as Shell Global Solutions.

He was appointed Director of Rapid Innovation for Business Development at Birmingham City University and is a visiting Fellow at Birmingham Business School where his course “Creativity for Competitive Advantage’ was mandatory for all MBA students. He has taught “How to innovate’ at leading Business Schools including the London Business School and for organisations such as the Chartered Institute of Marketing He has created an Innovation Lab and is currently looking for partners and collaborators in research, technology and/or innovation who would like to recreate these successful processes into their business or organisation.

“The Darwin Matrix is genius, in the way that it identifies and creates new solutions, and new innovations, whether it is simply to bring ideas to market or creating new worthwhile patents or applications” Dr Allan Samuel, Business Development, Shell Global Solutions Jim Fitzsimons MD Riverwest Management Jim Fitzsimons is a Past President of the Institute of Management Consultants and Advisors, the representative body for the consultancy sector in Ireland. Jim set up and is Lead Partner in Riverwest Management, a company focussed entirely on funding for Innovation and growth. He has also worked as a Consultant for Intertrade Ireland’s Innovation programmes for 12 years. In that time has been put together hundreds of Fusion projects across the island between SME’s and Third Level Colleges. Mostly he

has worked partnering companies in Ireland with colleges in Northern Ireland. Prior to that he worked in written and broadcast journalism, and held research, technical, marketing, sales and general management roles in food and agribusiness firms in Ireland, UK and all over the World.

For over 2 decades, he has worked primarily in enabling SME’s to do funded research in universities and colleges across the Island and mentors many companies with the Fusion, Challenge, Elevate and Acumen Programs of InterTradeIreland. He develops funding proposals for firms in the start-up, bio-tech, food, regional development and energy sectors in the UK and Ireland. He has degrees in Agriculture and Animal Science from UCD and is a Certified Management Consultant. He has helped Irish and overseas companies to access funds for research and expansion from many funding bodies in Ireland an overseas.

Juan Valverde Ph.D. - R&D Programme Manager Monaghan Mushrooms Juan Valverde has over 10 years’ experience working in the food and drink industry, in the public and private sectors, in policy and innovation roles. Dr. Valverde has worked with diverse stakeholders such as department policy makers, academia, marketing, private enterprise, retails and the media.

As R&D Food Science and Technology Programme Manager at Monaghan Mushrooms, Dr. Valverde has implemented key strategic R&D programmes to service new industry trends and shoppers needs, in particular in the area of taste and nutritional development.

Dr. Valverde also has previous experience devising strategic and communications plans for large collaborative networks (Irish Phytochemical Food Network), consulting for SMEs (Michelin starred restaurants) and in the media (MasterChef Ireland).

Dr. Valverde was awarded with Silver Medal of the French Academy of Agriculture for his PhD work, which was funded by the French Agency for Technological Research (ANRT).

Dr. Valverde’s PhD research was conducted at the Collège de France in Prof. Jean Marie’s Lehn (Nobel Laureate Chemistry 1987) Laboratory Of Chemical Interactions under the supervision of Prof. Hervé This (founder of Molecular Gastronomy) Dr Liam Lewis – Centre Manager, Centre for Advanced Photonics and Process Analysis, Cork Institute of Technology Dr Liam Lewis Completed his PhD in 2007 in UCC in the area of Semiconductor materials for light sources.

After a one year post doc he joined the CAPPA centre in CIT with the aim of bridging the gap between research and industry and in particular to show how the use of photonics and advanced imaging

techniques can add value to the industrial cycle. He is currently manager of the CAPPA centre gateway, with an annual turnover of ~ €2M per year.

Liz Sheehan Researcher SRL Pharma Dr Liz Sheehan has worked for over 25 years in sensory and consumer research. She is responsible for leading the sensory and consumer science team at SRL Pharma, in driving local as well as global R&D, sensory training, and innovation activities.

Her expertise in sensory and consumer research has helped SRLs pharmaceutical partners in the development of palatable medicinalproducts that are acceptable to patients/consumers.

Mark Bannon CEO VT Networks CEO of VT – the operator of Ireland’s only dedicated Internet of Thingsnetwork.

Margaret Shine CEO SRL Pharma Margaret Shine is the CEO of SRL Pharma (www. srlresearch.com) where we specialize in product understanding through the application of sensory and consumer research, supporting the pharmaceutical community, CRO’s, academia and government with robust business and technical solutions for confident decision-making. Margarets’ global experience spans across prescription and OTC medicine, working in particular with pediatric and geriatric medicine.

Margaret is experienced in delivering sensory & consumer training courses across Europe, Asia and the U.S. She is the recipient of the 2014 Rubicon Alumni award.

Margaret Clancy Head of Global Sales Transfermate Margaret Clancy is Head of Global Sales for one of Ireland’s most innovative FinTech companies specialising in international payments. Leading the change within the global payment FinTech sector, TransferMate offer client’s better exchange rates, eradicates bank fees and offer faster payment service when sending and receiving international payments.

Margaret has been instrumental in the growth of TransferMate, which has processed in excess of $7 billion in transfers to date. In 2016, Margaret was named as Employee of the Year at the Kilkenny Business Awards and finalist in The Irish Early Career Awards 2016.

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Speakers Mary Carroll Business Strategist & Coach Growth Potential, Ireland Mary Carroll is a Business Strategist & Coach with over 25 years experience in design engineering, management consulting and business development.

She has worked in senior management and management consulting roles, in various sectors, most recently in medical devices. She has supported clients in strategy development, feasibility studies, inclusion & diversity, business process change, systems implementation, technology acquisitions and executive coaching.

Mary now specialises in helping organisations to grow and realise their full potential through her business www.growthpotential.ie.

Her “Double X” programmes promote inclusive leadership as a business opportunity and support organisations in retaining and benefiting from all their talent.

Mary is 2017 Chair of WITS (Women in Technology & Science) – seewww.witsireland.com. She holds a Bachelor of Engineering from UCD, an MBA from DCU and a Diploma in Coaching from the Coach Institute of Ireland. A member of the Institution of Engineers in Ireland (MIEI), she is a mentor and growth advisor with Enterprise Ireland and an accredited coach with the Association for Coaching.

Dr Magdalena Wislocka EURAXESS Ireland officer, Manager of the Scientific Visa Scheme (Hosting Agreement) Dr Magdalena Wislocka (Irish Universities Association, EURAXESS) has been managing the Scientific Visa Scheme (Hosting Agreement) since its introduction in 2007 in Ireland. She is also responsible for responding to helpdesk queries at the EURAXESS office based in the IUA. Magda has been particularly successful in building links and collaboration with various key institutions in Ireland such as: the Office of Science &Technology and the Work Permit Section in the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation and the Irish Naturalisation Immigration Service in particular.

Magda promoted the Irish Hosting Agreement Scheme as an invited speaker on numerous international conferences in Ireland and abroad.

She has participated in various European Commission funded projects focusing on researchers’ mobility and EURAXESS services to researchers in European academic and industrial institutions. She has completed a study showing the Impact of the Scientific Visa in Ireland ‘Attracting Researchers to Ireland’ which was launched by the European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science at the Irish Presidency Conference on Research Careers and Mobility in May 2013.

Magda is a biologist by training with MSc and PhD in plant ecology. During her research and academic career she has been internationally mobile having

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done her post-doctoral research in Ireland and has worked for both academia and industry in Ireland and her native Poland. In addition to her EURAXESS role Magda is a dedicated lecturer at Dublin City University.

Dr Mark Auty, Senior Researcher Teagasc Ireland Mark has an honours degree in Microbiology from Surrey and a PhD in food chemistry from UCC. He has published over 60 peer reviewed articles and 4 book chapters. Research interests are centred on structure-function relationships in food at the nano/micro scale. Examples of previous research include understanding creaminess perception and food nanotechnology. He set up and manages the National Food Imaging Centre based at Moorepark, the world’s first publically funded integrated imaging centre dedicated to agri-food. On-going research projects include nano-structuring of food emulsions via high pressure homogenization and interfacial design, engineering of milk proteins with defined heat stability and powder reconstitution, and applying atomic force microscopy techniques to food products.

In addition to research, Dr Auty works closely with the Irish dairy and infant milk formula industry on various collaborative projects. He was recently awarded a large (€2.6m) collaborative research project from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to develop the next generation of high protein powders.

Dr Manoranjenni–Chetty Scientific Adviser and Project Co-ordinator Simcyp Ltd (a Certara Company) United Kingdom Dr Manoranjenni Chetty is a Projects Co-ordinator and Scientific Advisor in the consultancy arm of Simcyp Ltd (a Certara company). Simcyp is a platform for physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modelling and is used by all the major pharmaceutical companies. Simcyp is used during development and therapeutic applications of drugs to simulate the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of drug molecules in virtual populations. This tool can also be used in toxicological studies and food technology. Manoranjenni has extensive experience in Academia, hospital pharmacy, and the pharmaceutical industry. She has several publications in her areas of research interest, which include PBPK/pharmacodynamics (PD) modelling, inter-individual variability in PK and PD and therapeutic drug monitoring. She currently holds honorary Professor positions at the University of KwaZulu Natal (South Africa) and the University of Technology Sydney (Australia).

Marc Mulligan Author, Motivational Speaker & Public Speaking Coach Author, Motivational Speaker & Public Speaking Coach, Marc Mulligan delivers the inspirational

presentation: Outside the Comfort Zone. This presentation was inspired by Marc’s struggle to recover from brain trauma which left him unable to work for two years. He realised that we stagnate inside of our comfort zones and we thrive outside of our comfort zones. Marc’s passion is in understanding fear, how to overcome it and how by overcoming it we open up a world of possibilities.

Marc also advises & guides people with upcoming speeches and presentations through his coaching service Speech Teach.

His book “Do It Today: 15 Ways to Step up to Life by Stepping Outside Your Comfort Zone” is available as eBook & paperback from Amazon.co.uk Step outside your comfort zone today and see what happens.

Mary White-Business Development Standards Manager, – The National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) Mary White manages the Standards Business Development Department in NSAI (National Standards Authority of Ireland).

This department was established in 2014 to support and promote the relevance, importance and impact of standardization to Irish businesses as a tool in gaining competitive advantage in the market place.

It also educates researchers and academia on the benefits of standards, the role of standards in research funding and it encourages more companies to engage with the standards process.

Prior to this role, Mary established the Temperature and Humidity Laboratory in the National Metrology Laboratory in NSAI, in 1986. This state-of-the-art facility offers a calibration service to industry in the field of Temperature and Humidity.

During her time in the laboratory, Mary worked with companies seeking to achieve accreditation and also conducted technical audits for companies seeking accreditation to ISO 17025.

Mary serves on several national (I.S.) and international technical (ISO) standards committees including Additive Manufacturing, Innovation and is now on the recently established National Steering Committee on Cobots (Robots working with humans) She has also served on the EURAMET (European Metrology Institutes) TC Therm committee for Temperature and the EA (European Accreditation) committee for Temperature.

At the Innovate Ireland event, Mary will discuss how industry can use standards to be more innovative and how standards can facilitate research

Speakers Mícheál O’Leary OD Programme Designer Irish Management Institute-Ireland Mícheál is an Organisational Development specialist with over 9 years’ experience designing, developing & delivering effective and performance enhancing OD solutions for clients in the public, private, semistate and not-for-profit sectors in Ireland and Asia.

Mícheál’s experience includes working as a 3rd level lecturer, HR/OD Consultant and HR Project Manager.

Dr Christine Mullan-Jensen Research Project Manager Spark Market Research Christine is a qualitative researcher with Spark Market Research. She’s gathered extensive experience in health, social and market research roles across her career. Her inspiration for research began back in the late 90s while studying Psychology in Trinity College Dublin and her early career was in market research on the agency side. She then spent 10 years in health and social research roles most recently as a psychosocial researcher in Novo Nordisk. She’s worked in several countries (Belgium, US, Sweden, France and Denmark) and sectors (voluntary, private and public). With a PhD in Social Work to boot, she has published in numerous peer reviewed journals. If Christine was to sum up her approach to research it is a passion for research and analysis coupled with the conviction that we can always learn from different angles of approaching research.

Maurice O’Sullivan Lecturer in Food Science at University College Cork Dr. Maurice O’ Sullivan, a sensory scientist working in the School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, UCC launched his book “A Handbook for Sensory and Consumer Driven New Product Development (Innovative Technologies for the Food and Beverage Industry) on the 14th September at the 3rd National Food & Drink Business Conference and Exhibition, CityWest Convention Centre, Dublin.

In the past he has worked in the food industry as a sensory scientist and flavor chemist for Diageo Baileys and Guinness as well as holding the position of Global Regulatory Affairs Manager for Diageo Baileys. He has worked as a food technologist and process/product development scientist for the processed foods sector in the 1990’s as well as more recently a product development consultant to the dairy, meat and beverage industries. He has a Ph.D. in Sensory and Consumer science from the Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen, Denmark as well as MSc. and BSc. Degrees in Food Science and Technology from University College Cork (UCC).

Currently he works in the School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College Cork as a sensory and product reformulation project coordinator on large scale multi-million euro research projects.

For many years he has also managed the “Sensory

Unit” at UCC working on sensory and flavor based projects involving a diverse selection of products as well as lecturing in sensory science. Finally, Maurice has published more than 200 sensory or consumer research based articles (papers, book chapters, proceedings etc.).

Martin Curley Senior Vice President at Mastercard and is group head for Global Digital Practice Martin Curley is Senior Vice President at Mastercard and is group head for Global Digital Practice based in Dublin, Ireland. Previously Martin was vice president at Intel Corporation and Director/GM of Intel Labs Europe, Intel’s network of more than 50 research labs across the European region. He also served as a senior principal engineer at Intel Labs Europe leading Intel’s research and innovation engagement with the European Commission and the broader European Union research ecosystem. Previously Curley was Global Director of IT Innovation and Director of IT Strategy and Technology at Intel. Before joining Intel in 1992, he held management and research positions at General Electric in Ireland and at Philips Electronics in the Netherlands.

Curley is the author of five books on technology management for value, innovation and entrepreneurship. He is a Member of the Royal Irish Academy, fellow of the Institution of Engineers of Ireland, the British Computer Society and, the Irish Computer Society. Martin is part-time Professor of Innovation at Maynooth University and Industry director of the Innovation Value Institute consortium a unique industry-academic collaboration driving research and development of advanced IT and Digital maturity frameworks.

Martin is the chair of the EU Open Innovation and Strategy Policy group which is driving the further development and adoption of the Open Innovation paradigms in Europe. He is a member of various advisory boards including the EU CAF and the Smart London Board.

Curley has a bachelor’s degree in electronic engineering and a master’s degree in business studies, both from University College Dublin, Ireland.

He earned his Ph.D. in information systems from the National University of Ireland, Maynooth. He was previously a visiting scholar at MIT Sloan Centre for Information Systems Research and was awarded European CTO of the year for 2015-2016.

Michael Hill Founder & CEO Sensipass Originally from the US, Mike is the Founder and CEO of SensiPass. He has been awarded patents for his interactive user authentication method and recognised as a thought leader for his approach to digital identity. Mike brings more than 25 years of experience in risk management, physical and digital security and served as a nonproliferation consultant

and contractor to the US DoE for commercialising technologies from the former Soviet weapons labs.

Mark O’Sullivan Director & Head R&D Technical Services – BDO Ireland Mark has significant experience in working with companies across all sectors having worked solely in R&D tax credit practices in both KPMG and BDO since 2011. During this time Mark has been involved in compiling hundreds of R&D tax credit claims and qualifying over 1,000 projects. This includes compiling and defending a number of the largest R&D tax credit claims made in the country to date.

As head of R&D Technical Services, Mark liaises with clients’ technical personnel to establish what qualifying R&D activities were undertaken in the relevant period of the claim and determines, from a technical perspective, what R&D activities would be considered potentially eligible for the purposes of the R&D tax credit regime.

Mark has extensive Revenue audit experience having assisted numerous clients in engagements with Revenue. To date, Mark has successfully qualified and defended numerous R&D tax credit claims made, from a technical perspective. This is largely based on the knowledge set and methodology utilised coupled with the due diligence placed on the review process undertaken with clients prior to inclusion of projects in a claim. Mark is a member of Engineers Ireland and has professional qualifications in Medical Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing & Design Engineering and Computing.

Noeleen McDonald Soil Researcher-Teagasc, Agricultural Catchments Programme Wexford, Ireland.

Noeleen McDonald (PhD, B.Ag.Sc) has been a soil researcher with the Agricultural Catchment Programme for the last 3 years. Where her role is to provide an enhanced understanding of the processes involved that are pivotal in assessing the efficacy of the nitrates directive measures, and improve the understanding of the linkages between nutrient sources and their availability for transport and loss to water. Noeleen is responsible for overseeing the collection, monitoring and quantifying of nitrogen and phosphorus dynamics on farms within the six catchments. Previous to this role her PhD was also with Teagasc, which focused on evaluating soil tests to predict the nitrogen supply in Irish grassland soils. Before her research career, Noeleen worked in the Teagasc advisory service for 2 years as a rural environmental protection scheme and nitrates derogation planner. The title of Noeleen’s talk will be “The Agricultural Catchments Programme – Achieving the Win:Win – farming intensification and improved water quality”

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Speakers Paul Dillon Director Technology Transfer Office University of Limerick 15 Years experience working in electronic design and developement.

Founder member of high tech start up company.

Developing quality intellectual property support services to academia and industry.

Building and scaling new campus companies with high survival rates.

Specialties: • Strategic Management of intellectual Property • IP protection and Commercialisation • Univeristy-industry research collaborations.

• Microelectronics Engineering Paidi O Reilly Adjunct Innovation Lecturer UCC Dr Paidi O’Reilly is a plain talking innovation workshop facilitator, trainer and speaker. He is a Research Fellow at the SFI funded Infant Centre in University College Cork (UCC). He is on the global lecturing panel at the Irish Management Institute and is an adjunct innovation lecturer at UCC. In the past he has been Director of Innovation & Research with a UK headquartered technology company.

Peter Conlon Commercialisation Executive Maynooth University, Ireland Responsible for industry collaborations, development of licensing opportunities with industry, fostering of high-tech spin-out companies from Maynooth University, supporting business planning and product roadmap development.Advisesindustry on maximising strategic impact through collaboration. Peter is part of a team that provides technology transfer supports to consortium partner’s IT Carlow, Athlone IT and Waterford IT. Peter Parbrook Head of the Nitride Material Group Photonic Centre Tyndall National Institute Peter Parbrook was awarded a first class honours degree in Physics from the University of Strathclyde, Scotland in 1987. His Ph.D., also from the University of Strathclyde, was on the study of the growth and characterisation of wide-bandgap II-VI semiconductors. The majority of this work was carried out on secondment to the Royal Signals and Radar Establishment, Malvern, England.

In 1991 on completion of his Ph.D. studies he took a Toshiba Fellowship to continue his research in II-VI materials, working at the Toshiba Central Research and Development Center in Japan, continuing as

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a contract researcher there on completion of the fellowship period.

In 1995 he was appointed to a lectureship in the Department of Electronic and Electrical and Engineering at the University of Sheffield, being promoted to Reader in 2002. During this time he installed and developed a research activity in III-N semiconductors using metalorganic vapour phase epitaxy, with particular interest in the use of these materials for short wavelength light emitting devices.

In 2009 he took up an appointment jointly between the School of Engineering and the Tyndall National Institute as a Stokes Professor, continuing his research into the preparation of III-N materials and devices.

Prof. Parbrook is the author / co-author of more than 150 publications in international journals and of around 10 patents. He is a member of the International Advisory Committee for the International Workshop on Nitride Semiconductors conference series. In 2011 he was co-chair of the International Conference on Nitride Semiconductors (ICNS) held in Glasgow, Scotland.

Patrick Hall Development Director Maddison Product Design Patrick joined Maddison in 2010, and has a mixed role covering business development, project management and technical consulting. He has 20 years’ experience in product development as a design engineer and project manager working in companies including IDEO and P&G. He has worked in a broad range of industries including medical devices, life sciences, FMCG, business electronics and industrial products. He has a deep understanding of how products are transformed from ideas into reality and how to limit technical risks. He acts as a panel member on University innovation clinics and often speaks at conferences and exhibitions on subjects such as optimising development strategies and user focused design. He is actively involved in many projects including point-of-care diagnostics, medical imaging and wearable sensors.

Ray Walshe Funded Investigator (FI) in the Insight Centre for Data Analytics in Dublin City University.

Ray Walshe is a Funded Investigator (FI) in the Insight Centre for Data Analytics in Dublin City University.

He runs Big Data projects in the areas of Health/ Human Performance, Power Electronics and Personal Communication Platforms. Ray is a recognised expert in Big Data Standards where he some of his work includes : – Lead Editor of ISO WG9 Big Data Standards, – Head of Ireland Delegation for Big Data at NSAI, – Member of Cloud Select Industry Group (C-SIG) for DG-CNECT, Software and Services, Cloud Unit at European Commission , – Steering Board member for NetWorld2020, the European Technology Platform for communications networks and services, – Rapporteur for FOG Computing White Paper for European Standards Development Organisation (ETSI).

Ray’s other passion involves Startup Companies.

Startup activities include: – for the European Commission he is Coordinator for Startup Europe Week activities in Ireland, – He is the Founder of Spark2Start a startup ecosystem event, – Leads the SEC2U and Startup Europe University Network initiatives for Ireland, – Works with Startup Companies in Insight Centre for Data Analytics, – Chief Architect for a number of Startups.

Raymond McGreal Employer Service Manager,Seetec Employment & Skills Ireland • R esults driven leader with over 20 years business experience and MBA. • Proven ability to motivate and develop staff. Creates and implements strategic plans.

• I mproves structures/controls, governance and reduces costs.

• Optimising finances, sourcing new revenue streams.

Manages human resources/mentors staff • A ligns individual activities with organisational goals and improves employee morale • B uilds strong culture and brand. Has turned organisations around.

Robert J McCarthy – (MBA, Dip.Mgmt) Program Director – Innovation, Business Development and Operations – IBM Ireland Lab. For over Sixteen years Robert McCarthy has worked at the leading edge of IBM’s software business. He has during his time held various positions in Business Development, Transformation, Research and Analytics.

Robert was a key member of the team that transformed IBM’s operations in Ireland. Today, operating from IBM’s Ireland Lab, he established and leads IBM’s Innovation Exchange, a team focussed at the bleeding edge of IBM’s innovation which acts as a hub for collaboration on applied research and development projects, working closely with academia and SME’s to drive value and impact. Areas of interest are Health, Conative Solutions, Collaboration, IOT and Security.

Richard Linger CEng, MIEI TEC Gateway Manager, Nimbus, Cork Institute of Technology Richard has over 25 years experience in high tech startups, innovation and energy projects across the globe. He now manages a Technology Gateway in Cork, developing IoT technologies for new and established companies with a team of over 65 fulltime researchers. They deliver over 70 new IoTrelated projects per annum.

Sinéad Murnane Research Fellow at Innovation Value Institute – Maynooth University Sinéad Murnane is a Research Fellow at the Innovation Value Institute, Maynooth University. She is a former Fulbright Scholar and recipient of the JFK

Speakers Memorial Scholarship. Her research is concerned with exploring collaboration, knowledge sharing, and skills development in multi-disciplinary and knowledgeintensive environments.

Sinéad lectured extensively at postgraduate and undergraduate levels on Collaborative Knowledge Sharing, Innovation Management, and Information Systems Management. She has presented her research internationally and been an invited speaker at the Irish Computer Society, Healthcare Informatics Society of Ireland, and UCD School of Health Sciences.

Prior to working in academia, she was an IS Project Manager, group leader, and trainer.

Sheila Kelly Strategic Director, Commercial Affairs ICON plc Sheila holds the post of Strategic Director, Commercial Affairs at ICON plc, a specialist clinical research organisation (CRO) that conducts clinical research on behalf of the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. She has over 16 years’ experience in the conduct of phase II-IV clinical trials and has a special interest in devising strategic data capture solutions and the implementation of customised clinical data management systems and analytical solutions.

In her current role, Sheila is responsible for defining innovation projects for alignment with the overall business strategy, and identifying adjacent commercial opportunities, including liaising with academic institutions, such as University College Dublin, and implementing collaborative projects with other innovation partners. Most recently, Sheila has been instrumental in bringing to fruition ICON’s data partnership the International Consortium of Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM), and the selection of ICON by Genomics England as the data management partner for the 100,000 Genomes Project.

She has held a number of roles in Business Development, Data Management and in ICON Central Laboratories, and has a Bachelor of Arts from the University College Dublin and has a Certificate in International Business Management from the Michael Smurfit Business School. She currently sits on the Editorial Board for the International Association for Contract & Commercial Management (IACCM) (https://www.iaccm.com/) Sean McNulty Chairman and Director Dolmen Sean McNulty, Chairman and founder of Dolmen in 1991, Sean McNulty founded Dolmen product design in 1991. In the last 25 years Dolmen has developed award winning, IP rich products for multinational, SME and entrepreneurial clients across the FMCG, ICT, Telecoms and Life Sciences sectors. Clients include ABB, Diageo, Hollister Inc, Stryker, Moocall, Klas Telecom, Merlyn Showering and Ash Technologies.

Sean is a national expert on Lean Product Development and has led working groups on the development of a new CEN in Innovation Management as well as new award winning standards of Universal Design in the energy and tourism sectors. Sean delivers workshops to accelerators in the area of new product development both nationally and internationally.

Dr. Seán McCarthy Managing Director Hyperion Ltd Cork, Ireland Dr. Seán McCarthy is Managing Director of Hyperion Ltd (www.hyperion.ie). Hyperion designs training courses to help organisations develop their European Research and Innovation Strategies. In 2016 the European Commission published the list of the top 100 organisations involved in Horizon 2020 (EU Research and Innovation Programme). Hyperion provides training courses in 74 of these top 100 organisations. Since 1995 over 65,000 researchers have attended Hyperion’s courses in 29 European countries.

Stefano Messori Design Strategist

Stefano’s aim is to facilitate a design thinking agenda in organisations pursuing a strategic innovation approach. Stefano collaborates with the management of medium sized and large organisations (on ad hoc projects) but also with start-ups, through online learning and group facilitation sessions.

In addition to promoting and facilitating the adoption of a design agenda within organisations, Stefano encourages managers to challenge their current understanding of their work and the mental models they have created to explain reality.

Stefano’s on-line courses invite participants to take part in a conversation about entrepreneurship and its purpose in society. The courses introduce the concepts of strategic thinking and design thinking. On-line programmes are available at www. strategicdesignhub.com Tim Daniels Marketing Manager Autoscribe Informatics Tim has over 30+ years of experience working in national and international markets across a range of software/high-technology products. He is currently the Marketing Manager at Autoscribe Informatics, based near Reading in the UK. Autoscribe Informatics provides database management solutions such as Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) that, uniquely, are graphically configurable requiring no scripting or custom coding to configure solutions.

Tim‘s broad background provides a unique blend of practical knowledge and insight to drive all aspects of product and corporate marketing within Autoscribe Informatics.

Tom Maher CTO & Co-Founder, Asavie As co-founder of Asavie, Tom is the technical visionary behind the Asavie PassBridge™ platform, which enables companies securely deploy mobility and IoT projects globally. Tom has a long engineering career, delivering data/telecommunication and security products for industry leaders such as Baltimore Technologies, AT&T Network Systems/Lucent, Eicon Technology and AEP Systems. Tom has computer science qualifications from Trinity College, Dublin City University and an MBA from the Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business, UCD. Tom is Asavie’s representative on the Industrial Internet Consortium and regularly speaks at industry events on all topics IoT related.

Willie Muehlhausen Head of Innovation DVM Willie developed his entrepreneurial skills early in his career and started his first venture when he was still in training at the Free University of Berlin School of Veterinary Medicine.

He provided technical research services for a number of pharmaceutical and bio-chemical clients. His clients were seeking environmental (safety) data of chemical and pharmaceutical compounds. After he graduated from vet school, he provided veterinary research services to veterinary pharmaceutical sponsors who studied environmental impact of their drugs.

In 1998 Willie moved into corporate organizations and turned to being a successful Intrapreneur. He consistently identified new opportunities within these organizations and turned them into profitable ventures. During his career, he oversaw a variety of new developments, including a dedicated Late Phase EDC system, a Patient Portal, a “Single Sign On solution”, several medical devices in the Patient Reported Outcomes services area and analytical modules that support decisions in the lifecycle of a clinical trial. Bringing all of these together his team is now focusing on wearable devices in Clinical Research.

As ICON´s Head of Innovation he built a highly skilled team of global experts that provides support and guidance to every employee at ICON who wants to progress an idea. His team developed an Innovation process that utilizes a Crowdsourcing platform to benefit from the combined wisdom and experience of the whole of ICONs global workforce.

In recent years his team has conducted extensive original research in the fields of machine learning, BYOD in eCOA, Actigraphy and Wearable devices, Gamification and drug adherence systems to support decentralized Clinical Trial scenarios. He and his team regularly publish and present scientific findings at industry conferences to inspire others and to challenge the status quo. In 2015 these efforts have been honored by his peers in the Clinical Trial industry, when Willie was recognized as a PharmaVoice100 Global Innovation Leader.

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Exhibitors 3D TECHNOLOGY LIMITED WWW.3DTECHNOLOGY.IE

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Stand 166

3D Technology Limited is an Irish owned and managed business. 3D Technology is the Irish authorised partner to 3D Systems in Ireland. In partnership with 3D Systems, the world renowned 3D printer manufacturer, 3D Technology offers a broad range of 3D printers that address a wide variety of 3D printing needs, such as concept modelling, functional prototyping, rapid tooling and end-use parts. You can now benefit from best-in-class 3D printing technology from 3D Systems combined with Irish based service from 3D Technology.3D Technology provides 3D printers, maintenance, consumables and support to medium and large scale companies. All equipment is available for purchase or leasing to suit your business needs. www.3dtechnology.ie

ANALYTIX WWW.ANALYTIX.CO.UK

Stand 156

Analytix Ltd supplies sample preparation and analytical instrumentation for the chemical and life science markets. Products include analytical pyrolysis systems, microwave digestion, ashing, extraction, and synthesis systems, mercury analysers, micro GC gas analysers, nitric oxide analysers, supercritical fluid extraction systems, and Labtech general laboratory apparatus www.analytix.co.uk

ASH TECHNOLOGIES LTD. WWW.ASH-VISION.COM

Stand 169

Ash Technologies is an Irish company established in 1994 specializing in digital magnification and imaging solutions designed for industry.

Our Inspection solutions can improve production process quality and fault detection, provide better cost efficiencies, increase operator performance and productivity, aid training and offer a cost effective alternative to traditional methods. www.ash-vision.com Stand AUTOSCRIBE INFORMATICS 171 AUTOSCRIBEINFORMATICS.COM

Autoscribe Informatics offers industry leading configurable future-proof database management applications. Solutions include Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) and

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Quality Management Systems that are configured to match user requirements. Autoscribe has offices in the UK and USA, with distributors around the world.

Our worldwide team of LIMS, scientific and business software professionals are passionate about delivering solutions that meet the evolving needs of our customers. We leverage our highly configurable solutions and our 30+ years of experience to help our customers automate their processes to work more efficiently, provide real cost savings and meet regulatory compliance needs.

“Discover more about Food Safety through Food Sanitation Monitoring” www.autoscribeinformatics.com Stand A-IOT TECHNOLOGY 129 GATEWAY GROUP TECHNOLOGYGATEWAY.IE

The A-IoT (Applied Internet of Things) Technology Gateway Cluster is made up of five of the Enterprise Ireland Technology Gateways which are run in partnership with Institutes of Technology across Ireland. A-IoT combines the Technology Gateways located at Institutes of Technology in Athlone (COMAND), Cork (TEC), Letterkenny (WiSAR), Tralee (IMaR) and Waterford (MSTG) to provide industry with access to nearly 300 industry focused researchers and engineers. Companies of all sizes and from all industry sectors investigating the integration of applied IoT solutions into their businesses are welcome to avail of our expertise in delivering world-class project support for new & innovative products, services and processes in the IoT field. A-IoT is also on hand to provide information and application assistance on the various Enterprise Ireland funding mechanisms available to your company including, Innovation Vouchers, Feasibility Studies and Innovation Partnerships. www.technologygateway.ie THE ADVANCED Stand PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY 194 RESEARCH CENTRE (APT) WWW.DCU.IE/APT/INDEX.SHTML

The Advanced Processing Technology Research Centre (APT) focuses on state of the art research activities in the areas of Production Technology, Sustainable Technology, Micro/Nano Technology, and Advanced Engineering Materials. Research projects undertaken within APT are conducted to a world class level and support local and internationally based enterprises. www.dcu.ie/apt/index.shtml

Stand ALLIED AUTOMATION 197 WWW.ALLIED-AUTOMATION.COM

Allied Automation is dedicated to the development, design and Precision Engineering of custom automated equipment for many of the world’s leading Medical Device and Life Science companies.

Founded in 1998, the company was built on a foundation of expertise in high Precision Engineering, and we now partner with many of the world’s most progressive manufacturing companies.

Our objective is to provide innovative solutions to our customers, from initial consultation all the way through to expert delivery and commissioning of high precision engineering solutions.

We help our customers to become successful through leading edge efficient production techniques. To make this possible, we invest time and expertise in developing a clear understanding of their requirements. www.allied-automation.com

BDO WWW.BDO.IE

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At BDO Ireland we help clients generate, protect and enhance their wealth. Established by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs, we are Ireland’s leading advisers to entrepreneurial and growing owner-managed businesses and the people behind them.

Through our own professional expertise and by working directly with businesses, we’ve developed a unique insight into what makes a business successful. It’s this insight that makes us true business advisers, rather than mere financial consultants.

We operate a partner-led approach in all our client dealings which ensures our partners and directors are highly accessible to clients. Each client is appointed a client liaison partner to oversee operations and communicate with you directly.

BDO Ireland is a member of the international BDO network* the world’s fifth largest accounting network. We have an excellent partner to staff ratio, with almost 64,303 people working with our clients and offering challenging, ethical and practical advice from 1,408 offices in 154 territories. www.bdo.ie

Exhibitors BRADLEY BRAND BRADLEYBRAND.IE

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At Bradley Brand & Design, we create and manage your brand so that it stands out. We’ve been at the forefront of brand thinking in Ireland for over 25 years, proud to have created some leading household names.

We’re at our creative best working with clients who want to disrupt and differentiate themselves.

We’re not afraid to ask awkward questions, dig deep or roll our sleeves up, always seeking to do what is best for your brand.

We always start by understanding your business and know that a strong brand will enable you to go grow customer appeal. We take our work personally, and don’t feel the job is done until the brands we create reach their full potential. www.bradleybrand.ie

Quality is key to our service and we are ISO9001 and ISO13485 accredited. Using proprietary tools for process monitoring our laser cutting machines can offer unrivalled accuracy and ensure a high yield when achieving features down to 10 microns and up to 1mm deep.

BIO SCIENCES WWW.BIOSCIENCES.IE

Stand 164

Bio-Sciences Limited is a wholly Irish owned company based in Dun Laoghaire that has been supplying consumables, equipment and service for 25 years. We offer the entire Thermo Fisher Scientific Life Science Solutions portfolio including well-known brands, Applied Biosystems™, Invitrogen™, Gibco™, Ion Torrent™ and Thermo Scientific™. We are delighted to support the Research and Innovation Conference 2017.

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Bemis Laboratory Services, which is part of the Bemis Healthcare Packaging, is an independent ISO 17025 accredited laboratory, located in Clara, Co. Offaly.

Founded in 2010, Bemis Laboratory Services was set up as a commercially independent laboratory to provide testing services on packaging systems and materials.

The testing services that Bemis Laboratory Services provides are: • Accelerated Aging • Transportation / Distribution Simulation • Package / Seal Integrity Testing • Material Testing • Analytical Testing www.bemis.com Stand BLUE ACRE 151 TECHNOLOGY BLUEACRETECHNOLOGY.COM

Blueacre Technology offers precision Laser Micromachining of a wide range of materials including metals, plastics and ceramics.

Supporting you through the complete lifetime of your product, we provide an in-house contract manufacturing service while your product grows from low to high volumes. We can also transfer the manufacturing process into your facility, keeping you in control.

www.cappa.ie DATASCAN WWW.DATASCAN.IE/ MEDICAL-RECORDS

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BEMIS LABORATORY SERVICES WWW.BEMIS.COM

The centre also assists industry in accessing national and EU funding from a variety of sources.

CLOUDSTRONG WWW.CLOUDSTRONG.IE

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DataScan are Ireland’s Medical Record Scanning specialists. We will help you cut costs and become more efficient. We Scan & Index all your patient files swiftly, securely & ready for upload into your Practice management software package. A detailed infographic can be found on our website www.datascan.ie/medical-records www.datascan.ie/medical-records

DOLMEN WWW.DOLMEN.IE

Stand 159

Dolmen is Ireland’s leading product design and innovation consultancy.

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We help organisations achieve breakthrough business results using cloud technology. Founded in 2011, CloudStrong is Ireland’s & UK’s largest Microsoft cloud specialist, delivering a beautiful customer experience. We have helped more than 30,000 Irish & UK workers successfully move to the cloud. We have developed a deep understanding of how to transform the way people work. Our team can help you find the right technology for your business needs.

For the past 25 years we have been designing award winning and IP rich products for our clients across the life sciences, FMCG, ICT/ communications and industrial design sectors.

Our clients include Diageo, Hollister, Stryker, ABB, Klas Telecom, Moocall, ESB, Teleflex, GE, Merlyn.

We make ideas work. www.dolmen.ie

EY WWW.EY.COM/IE/EN/HOME

www.cloudstrong.ie CENTRE FOR ADVANCED Stand PHOTONICS AND PROCESS 153 ANALYSIS (CAPPA) WWW.CAPPA.IE

The Centre for Advanced Photonics and Process Analysis (CAPPA) is an Enterprise Ireland funded Technology Gateway aimed at delivering experienced R&D solutions for industry. The Centre’s core skills revolve around using Photonics (light and light based) and Optics platforms to add value to areas such as process analysis and control, product design and development and sensing and measurement. Photonics technologies are applicable across a wide range of industries and the centre has projects in diverse areas such as • Medical and Biomedical • Food and Beverage • Dairy and Agriculture

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EY’s Research & Development (R&D) tax practice was established in 2004, when the R&D tax credit scheme was initially introduced. Our multi-disciplinary team is made up of engineers, industry specialists and tax professionals focusing on assisting clients maximise their R&D tax claims. We liaise regularly with the Irish Revenue on R&D tax credit matters including potential legislative improvements in this area.

We work with both indigenous and global multinational organisations across a range of industry sectors such as: Technology, Pharmaceutical, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Food and Drink, Financial Services, Agriculture, Telecommunications, Energy and the Natural Resources sector.

We secured the first Irish Revenue pre-approval for a client within the software sector, which

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encompassed a technical review by an industry expert engaged by Irish Revenue.

companies to help them to win export sales in international markets

For more information on claiming R&D tax credits visit www.ey.com/rd or follow @EY_Ireland.

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EURAXESS IRELAND WWW.EURAXESS.IE

FRKELLY WWW.FRKELLY.COM Table Top

EURAXESS Ireland is a platform for researchers, entrepreneurs, universities and businesses to interact with each other.

In just one click companies have direct access to a unique web resource specifically relevant to their R&D activities, to help find the right talent, and connects people, projects and funding. www.euraxess.ie ERS IT SOLUTIONS Stand ERS.IE/SERVICES/CLOUD147 SERVICES-IRELAND/TEAMKONNECT-ONLINE/

ERS IT Solutions will be exhibiting our highly successful Team Konnect Cloud and Mobile Application Platform. Team Konnect puts you in full control of your resources to create new projects, assign tasks, share centralised files, receive notifications, and synchronize everything across all devices. Call by stand 147 for a demo. www.ers.ie/services/cloud-services-ireland/ team-konnect-online/ ENTERPRISE IRELAND WWW.ENTERPRISEIRELAND.COM/EN/

Stand 196

Enterprise Ireland has a team of business and specialist advisers based in Ireland, who work with colleagues located in our international office network, to help Irish companies compete for and win international sales.

Enterprise Ireland clients are assigned a Development Adviser according to stage of development (e.g. start-up, established or high growth) and sector (e.g. food, pharmaceuticals, international services).

Other specialists work with clients to help them achieve global success, for example: Technology Advisers work with companies and research institutions to develop innovation capability and to commercialise research.

Market Advisers work directly with client

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FRKelly is a leading specialist in intellectual property law.

Working with world-class institutions, corporate clients, academic and research institutes and high net worth individuals, we offer a range of patent, trade mark, design and copyright services; always with a professional and client-focused approach.

While our reputation for knowledge and integrity has evolved over 80 years, we also believe in being accessible and personable, delivering exceptional levels of service.

Our pursuit of continual improvement in our service to clients and associates is reflected in our maintenance of ISO quality assurance accreditation (ISO 9001:2008). FRKelly is a partner-led firm and we love nothing more than to develop long term relationships with our clients by attaining a rigorous understanding of their business needs.

Our heritage and experience is balanced by a progressive, enterprising outlook. As globally recognised patent and trade mark attorneys, we represent the European intellectual property interests of a number of “Top 50” US corporations and the worldwide intellectual property interests of many large Irish multi-national companies. www.frkelly.com

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GPE Scientific Ltd is a leading distributor and manufacturer of Chemistry and Life Science laboratory equipment. GPE Scientific is the exclusive distributor of Scilogex benchtop and liquid handling equipment, Chemglass Life Sciences and chemical reactors, Norell NMR tubes and accessories, as well as the Nanalysis NMReady benchtop NMR – a compact all-in-one portable NMR, with a permanent magnet and no cryogens. A range of these products will be shown at the exhibition, including a complete J Young Schlenk Line set-up; made up of grease free valves and a Vacuubrand Pump and Gauge. We also offer in-house custom glassblowing services, please get in touch for all your glassware requirements. www.gpescientific.co.uk

HANNA MOORE + CURLEY WWW.HMC-IP.COM

Stand 191

Hanna Moore + Curley is a specialist Intellectual Property firm based in Ireland, with offices in the United Kingdom and China. Our reputation as a vigorous, agile firm depends upon meticulous patent prosecution in highly skilled technology fields such as electronics, software, telecommunications, materials sciences, renewable energy and medical devices; highly skilled advisory services in relation to patent litigation, and clearance and freedom-to-operate advice. We also offer brand protection advice, filing trade mark applications and registered designs with the EU Intellectual Property Office, Irish Patents Office and the UK Intellectual Property Office. www.hmc-ip.com

GROW WWW.GROWSALES.NET

Stand 138

Grow was founded and is led by David Shannon: a proactive, straight-talking inspirational leader who can motivate people and manage organisations to achieve real change.

David has developed a fully integrated skill set in improving the performance of every business aspect that affects sales: From strategic planning and change management to team building and personal development.

Contact him today to find out how he could help your business to sell more, and sell better www.growsales.net

GPE SCIENTIFIC LTD. WWW.GPESCIENTIFIC.CO.UK

IRISH RESEARCH COUNCIL WWW.RESEARCH.IE

Stand 190

The mission of the Irish Research Council is to enable and sustain a vibrant research community in Ireland by supporting excellent researchers in all disciplines from Arts to Zoology.

Established in mid-2012 under the Government’s Public Sector Reform Plan, the Irish Research Council (‘the Council’), a merger of two former councils (the Irish Research Council for Humanities and Social Sciences, IRCHSS, and the Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology, IRCSET), is an associated agency of the Department of Education and Skills (DES) and operates under the aegis of the Higher Education Authority (HEA). www.research.ie

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Stand 157

IRDG is Ireland’s leading non-profit, business-led Innovation Network of member companies and colleges working together to drive excellence in Innovation within Ireland’s industry to create growth, jobs and prosperity. IRDG operates under 5 pillars of Representation, Funding & Support, Innovation Networking, Collaboration & Learning, serving members of all sectors and sizes. Join IRDG’s vibrant & growing network

Ireland and the Irish Research Council. Invent also provides business incubation facilities, entrepreneurship training programmes and a range of supports for start-up technology businesses.

INTERPLANT (IRELAND)

Stand LAB FURNITURE 140 LABFURNITURE.IE/ABOUT.HTML

INSPIRE 3D WWW.INSPIRE3D.IE

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www.inspire3d.ie

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Interplant provide a wide range of laboratory, testing and process equipment to clients throughout Ireland & further afield. They are an established company in the marketplace, adding value through specialised expertise & many years experience.

As well as C. Gerhardt GmbH & Co. KG (see Armin Kukuck speaker) they represent a number of innovative equipment manufacturers e.g. www. istag,ch,, www.sequip.de. and a range of proven products e.g. Adam balances, Carbolite furnaces, Endecotts sieves, Genlab ovens and much more to suit customer requirements. They also offer consulting services & maintain service contracts on behalf of clients. www.interplantireland.com

INVENT DCU WWW.DCU.IE

Stand 179

Invent is DCU’s Innovation and Enterprise Centre based on the main DCU campus. Our mission is to work with both external companies and our researchers to promote innovation, knowledge transfer and commercialisation of DCU innovations through licensing and start-up companies. The team at Invent provide the critical link between the university and business and help entrepreneurs to identify suitable translational research opportunities, consultancy expertise and contract research options.

A vital part of our work is to identify opportunities for partnership between DCU and industry through state funded innovation partnerships. Invent promotes and encourages industry sponsored PhD programmes, student placements and industry sponsored post-doctoral fellowships availing of financial incentives from Science Foundation

www.labunlimited.com

www.dcu.ie

Stand KILDARE WICKLOW ETB 180 KILDAREWICKLOW.ETB.IE

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You can find out more about us and our product range on our website www.labunlimited.com

Kildare and Wicklow ETB was established in July 2013 by the Education and Training Boards Act 2013 and commenced as an Education and Training provider in both counties under the leadership of Seán Ashe, Chief Executive.

The Operation of ETBs is governed by the Code of Practice for Governance of ETBs issued by the Department of Education and Skills. More information on ETBs. Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board (KWETB) provides a comprehensive range of education services throughout Kildare and Wicklow. As the largest education provider in counties Kildare and Wicklow, the ETB provides education and training opportunities for life-longlearning through ETB Community National Schools, Second Level Schools, Post Leaving Certificate Courses (PLCs), Adult, Further Education and Training and Youth Support Service www.kildarewicklow.etb.ie

LAB UNLIMITED WWW.LABUNLIMITED.COM

Stand 183

Lab Furniture has been entrusted to supply and install some of the country’s top Universities, Hospitals, Phamaceutical, Government Facilities and Industrial research centres laboratories with furniture and accessories. We have over 30 years experience in the industry and realize that laboratory furniture needs the highest standards in safety, design and craftsmanship.

Our project managers provide a frictionless interaction between client and company and gather together the needs of the client. With this knowledge in hand we can then design, manufacture and install the laboratory furniture in the required time. www.labfurniture.ie/about.html

MAZARS WWW.MAZARS.IE

Mazars Ireland is a leading professional services firm specialising in audit and assurance, consultancy, corporate finance and tax. Based in Dublin and Galway, Mazars Ireland is part of an integrated partnership. Our core purpose is to deliver exceptional value to clients. With expertise from 22 Partners and over 350 professionals we thrive to provide technical excellence and quality of service. www.mazars.ie

MAYNOOTH UNIVERSITY MAYNOOTHUNIVERSITY.IE

Lab Unlimited is a division of the Carl Stuart Group supplying a wide range of laboratory instrumentation, consumables and technical support services to the industrial and scientific markets since 1984. Our product portfolio offers a wide range of analytical instrumentation and consumables from more than 400 leading manufacturers.

Visit our stand to see the latest technologies in • Flow and Batch Chemistry (Syrris), • Heating and Cooling Technologies (Julabo), • Materials Characterisation (Brookfield Ametek), • Sample Preparation (Retsch) and • Environmental Monitoring Technologies (WTW & YSI)

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Maynooth University is internationally recognised for the quality and value of our research and scholarship, and our dedication and commitment to teaching and our students.

Part of the NUI and formally established as an autonomous university in 1997, Maynooth University traces its origins to the foundation of the Royal College of St. Patrick in 1795, drawing inspiration from a heritage that includes over 200 years of education and scholarship. The University is a place of lively contrasts. It is a modern institution, dynamic, rapidly-growing, research-led and engaged, yet grounded in historic academic strengths and scholarly traditions.

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The humanities, social sciences and natural sciences form the academic and intellectual core of the University, complemented by strong departments and programmes in teacher education, computer science and electronic engineering, business and law. Maynooth University has an international reputation for research in humanities; social and spatial sciences; mathematics, communication and computation; and human health. This research connects directly with our teaching, and with wider societal needs through a very successful knowledge transfer office. Maynooth University is very much an engaged university, making significant contributions to social, cultural and economic development at local, regional and national levels.

NSAI is the national standards and measurement body. Where a standard already exists, NSAI works with businesses to help them apply it. Where a standard may be needed, NSAI will work with relevant parties at national or international level to create and develop the appropriate standard.

NSAI improves the performance of Irish business and protects consumers through the setting of standards and issuing of certification in the quality and safety of goods and services.

We are the national certification authority for CE Marking and provide a certification service to enable business demonstrate that Irish goods and services conform to applicable standards www.nsai.ie

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Murgitroyd is a European patent and trade mark attorney firm with a total of 260 staff and 17 offices worldwide. The firm’s Irish office in Dublin has five attorneys representing all sizes of organisations, including universities, SME’s and large multinationals in all industry sectors.

Contact our Dublin office to arrange a free consultation: eimear.sampson@murgitroyd.com www.murgitroyd.com Stand MASON TECHNOLOGY 176 WWW.MASONTECHNOLOGY.IE

Laboratory and Industrial Equipment Specialists in Ireland serving science since 1780, with over 230 years of specialized industry and consulting experience, Mason Technology is one of Ireland’s leading and largest suppliers of scientific solutions in both the Laboratory and the Industrial arena. At Mason Technology we are also committed to meeting your service requirements, wherever you are in Ireland. www.masontechnology.ie

NSAI WWW.NSAI.IE

Stand 146

NSAI (National Standards Authority of Ireland) is Ireland’s official standards body.

We operate under the National Standards Authority of Ireland Act (1996) and we are accountable to the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation.

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OCON CHEMICALS LTD WWW.OCONCHEMICALS.IE

Stand 186

Since being established in 1981 Ocon has been a supply partner to companies in the Pharmamanufacturing, Food, State, Academic & Independent laboratory sectors.

In the interim Ocon has added some related services such as Lab Chemicals Waste & Calibration Service.

We hope to provide a one-stop-shop for all your Laboratory/Production needs and should you require further information on any item/service please contact us and we will respond to your query promptly.

THE PATENTS OFFICE WWW.PATENTSOFFICE.IE

The Patents Office is a statutory office under the direction and control of the Controller of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks and operates under the aegis of the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. The role of the Patents Office is to provide an efficient and effective system of industrial property protection that will encourage technological progress and promote enterprise through the implementation by the Office of the relevant legislation. This is to be achieved through the protection of industrial property rights in the fields of patents, trademarks and designs and the dissemination of relevant information in conjunction with each of these activities. www.patentsoffice.ie

STRYKER WWW.STRYKER.COM/EN-US

WWW.STRYKER.COM/EN-US

SMARTBAY IRELAND WWW.SMARTBAY.IE Stand 185

PJR takes great measure to ensure that no conflicts of interest occur. In order to maintain our accreditation, PJR must comply with a number of documents, all of which contain clear conflict of interest clauses: EN 45012, General Criteria for Certification Bodies Operating Quality System Certification; ANSI-ASQ Criteria for Accreditation; ISO/IEC 17021:2011, Conformity Assessment – Requirements for Bodies Providing Audit and Certification of Management Systems, Guidelines for Quality and/or Environmental Management Systems Auditing. Failure to comply would result in the loss of our accreditation certificates. In addition, according to PJR by-laws, its employees, subcontractors and auditors cannot engage in any activities that may constitute or be reasonably perceived to constitute a conflict of interest with PJR’s registration services for any client. www.pjr.com

Stand 150

Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies and is dedicated to helping healthcare professionals perform their jobs more efficiently while enhancing patient care. Stryker is committed to delivering exceptional results to patients so they can continue to live healthy, active lifestyles.

www.oconchemicals.ie PERRY JOHNSON REGISTRARS INC. WWW.PJR.COM

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SmartBay Ireland supports the national marine test facility for the development of innovative products and services for the global maritime sector. This includes the trial and validation of novel marine sensors, prototype equipment and the collection and dissemination of marine data to national and international users of the facility. www.smartbay.ie

SYNECCO LTD WWW.SYNECCO.COM

Stand 144

Synecco Ltd provides design and contract manufacturing solutions for the medical device market with a diverse commercial client portfolio, from large multinational companies to high growth start-ups. Fully compliant to industry standard ISO 13485, Synecco has earned a reputation as an innovative, cost-effective and market driven supplier of medtech solutions worldwide. www.synecco.com

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Stand 143

any world-leading education systems” said t 4 National Coordinator Paddy Keays. www.solidsolutions.ie

Sartorius is a leading international pharmaceutical and laboratory equipment supplier. In laboratories for research and quality assurance, the name Sartorius is synonymous with premium lab instruments, consumables and services.

TECHNOLOGY GATEWAY Stand 165 MATERIALS CLUSTER WWW.TECHNOLOGYGATEWAY.IE

Sartorius offer a comprehensive range of laboratory products covering the areas of weighing, centrifuges, water purification, ultrafiltration, microbiology and liquid handling.

The Technology Gateway Network is run by Enterprise Ireland in partnership with Institutes of Technology – successfully delivering expertise and solutions for industrial partners in a time scale that industry expects.

www.sartorius.com

www.technologygateway.ie

SRL PHARMA WWW.SRL-PHARMA.COM

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TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN WWW.TCD.IE

Trinity Research & Innovation (TR&I) interfaces externally with industry, funding agencies and government bodies and internally with Trinity College academics and administration.

www.srl-pharma.com

units. TR&I provides supports and advice along the continuum from research funding application, through contract signature, through

Stand 152

Solid Solutions Ireland is Ireland’s Premier SOLID WORKS Reseller. With a wealth of experience in the CAD and Engineering industries Solid Solutions Ireland prides itself on the high level of service it offers to all its customers. We have a broad range of customers, ranging from the Educational market to small entrepreneurs with one or two CAD systems to multinationals with complex installations. With these customers we have helped them in their implementation of mechanical and electromechanical design, finite element analysis, computer aided manufacturing, complex modelling, sheet metal and product data management solutions.

A measure of Solid Solutions Ireland and SOLIDWORKS success in the Irish Market was recently highlighted when the Department of Education purchased 25,000 licenses of SOLIDWORKS Education Edition software to expand technology education in second level schools and grow the pool of skilled local engineers.

Students between 12- and 18-years old in 550 schools will learn SOLIDWORKS in four technology subjects. “The use of SOLIDWORKS represents a very significant advance in the provision of information and communications technology (ICT) in Irish schools and will ensure that students of technology subjects and their teachers have access to resources and facilities on a par with

www.vtnetworks.ie

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SRL Pharma offers the widest range of antacid raw materials worldwide and supplies antiperspirant ingredients and cosmetic raw materials for a variety of applications.

SOLID SOLUTIONS IRELAND WWW.SOLIDSOLUTIONS.IE

businesses to connect objects under one network and one contract. Our technology and commitment to innovation redefines traditional connectivity business models, enabling you to connect your solution on a global scale.

intellectual property management to exploitation by licensing to campus companies or established industry. www.tcd.ie

VISKA SYSTEMS WWW.VISKA.IE

Stand 139

Viska Systems offers automated high-accuracy manufacturing and measurement solutions to the medical device, electronics, and research industries. Our ‘secret sauce’ is our specialist knowledge in designing equipment operating with accuracies to one-thousandth of a millimetre. We are experts in: motion control, CNC systems, and custom machine vision. www.viska.ie

VT NETWORKS WWW.VTNETWORKS.IE

Stand 136

VT is the exclusive operator of the Sigfox network in Ireland. This nationwide Internet of Things (IoT) network provides the lowest power, lowest cost connectivity for the most common use of connected objects — simple sensors and devices. We are part of the global Sigfox network which allows

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166 3D technology 129 A-IoT Technology Gateway Group 194 The Advanced Processing Technology Research Centre (APT) 197 Allied Automation 156 Analytix 169 Ash Technologies 171 Autoscribe Informatics 195 Bemis Laboratory Services 164 Bio Sciences 161 BDO 151 Blue Acre Technology 167 Bradley Brand 153 Centre for Advanced Photonics & Process Analysis (CAPPA) 116 Cleancare Ireland/ Crebisol & Alpha CC IT Cleaning 179a Cloudstrong 184a Data Scan 112 Dillon Productions 159 Dolmen 158 EY 128 Empire Recruitment 147 ERS IT Solutions 196 Enterprise Ireland 149 FRKelly 170 GPE Scienctific

110 Green Healthcare 138 Grow 191 Hanna Moore + Curley 127 HIQA 157 IRDG 162 Interplant (Ireland) 109 Initial Medical Services Ltd. 115 Innovection Ltd 179 Invent DCU 123 Independent Speech-Language Therapists of Ireland 132a Inspire3d 190 Irish Research Council 122 Jobabroad 180 Kildare and Wicklow Education & Training Board 132 Kingspan Cleanroom Systems 189 Lab Furniture 183 Lab Unlimited 105 The Logo Shop 148 Maynooth University 137 Murgitroyd & Company Limited 176 Mason Technology 172 Mazars 146 National Standards Authority of Ireland 186 Ocon Chemicals Ltd

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185 Perry Johnson Registrars Inc. 184 Patents Office 101 Reproductive Choices 104 Royal Pharmaceutical Society 103 The Rutland Centre 175 SmartBay Ireland 192 SARTORIUS Ireland LTD 150 Stryker 144 Synecco 152 Solid Solutions Ireland 117 Sytorus 108 Tinderpoint: Digital Marketing for Life Sciences 133 TransferMate Global Payments 165 Technology Gateway Materials Cluster 181 Trinity College Dublin 136 VT Networks 124 Viatel 131 Velocity Couriers 139 Viska Systems

Mental Health and Disorders Elderly & Disabilty Care and Treatment Medical Treatment Nursing and Paramedic

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Design and Branding Innovation R&D, Data, Technology 3D Printing/IOT/Wearables/Advanced Technology

Finance, Supports, Collaboration and Business Intelligence Jobs, Skills and Training Legal & Standards Market Research and Business Intelligence ● Seminar 7

Food and Agriculture Sustainabilty Pharma and Lifesciences Sustainable Healthcare