Centre Governance
Our Governance Structure and associated committees support and advise our leadership team ensuring optimal performance and oversight of activities and development.
Role
To provide oversight of BiOrbic’s strategic vision and measure performance against this vision.
Committee Members
Ms Patricia Reilly (Chair)
Head of Animal Welfare Division
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Mr George Burke
Head of Economic Infrastructure, Regulation and Climate Change
Department of an Taoiseach (Prime Minister)
Prof Kevin O’ Connor
Director
BiOrbic, Bioeconomy SFI Research Centre
Dr Paul Connolly
CEO
Marine Institute
Dr Kevin Turner
Research and Development Innovation Project Manager
Carbery
Prof Linda Doyle
Dean of Research
Trinity College Dublin
Dr Frank O’Mara
Director of Research
Teagasc
Prof Orla Feely
Vice President for Research, Innovation & Impact
University College Dublin
Mr Rory Caren
Founder and Business Development Director
Caren Meicnic Teoranta
Mr Christophe Luguel
Director, Europe
IAR – French Bioeconomy Cluster
Role
Provide the Centre with independent and impartial advice on recent scientific trends and developments worldwide, to ensure that the Centre is at the forefront of international state-of-the-art.
Committee Members
Prof Alexander Steinbüchel (Chair)
Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
Germany
Prof Roger Sheldon
Technische Universiteit Delft
Netherlands
Prof Diana Sousa
Wageningen University and Research
Netherlands
Prof Sarah McLaren
Massey University
New Zealand
Role
Advise Centre as to prevailing industry trends and needs and review and advise on the commercial impact of research intellectual property developed by the Centre.
Committee Members
Mr Peter Corcoran (Chair)
CEO
MBIO
Mr Ciaran Behan
Director – Global Trade
EY
Dr Paul O’Connor
CEO
This is Seaweed
Mr Michael Murray
Managing Director
NVP Energy
Mr Stephen O’Donovan
Head of Business Development
Dairygold
Role
Develop and maintain a long-term strategic plan for the Centre and ensure on-going, smooth operations of the Centre through the effective implementation that its long-term strategic plan.
Committee Members
Prof Kevin O’Connor (Chair)
Director
BiOrbic, Bioeconomy SFI Research Centre
Prof Nick Holden
Deputy Director
BiOrbic, Bioeconomy SFI Research Centre
Prof Maeve Henchion
Teagasc
Prof Eoin Casey
University College Dublin
Prof Yurii Gun’ko
Trinity College Dublin
Prof Pat Guiry
University College Dublin
Prof Gerard Cagney
University College Dublin
Prof Fionnuala Murphy
University College Dublin
Prof James Lyng
University College Dublin
Prof Brijesh Tiwari
Teagasc
Prof Ramesh Babu
Trinity College Dublin
Mr Derek O’Brien
Executive Director
BiOrbic, Bioeconomy SFI Research Centre
Role
Monitor research progress across all Centre-funded projects.
Committee Members
Prof Maeve Henchion (Chair)
Teagasc
Prof Nick Holden
University College Dublin
Prof Yurii Gun’ko
Trinity College Dublin
Prof Pat Guiry
University College Dublin
Prof James Lyng
University College Dublin
Prof Cathal O’Donoghue
NUI Galway
Prof J.J. Leahy
University of Limerick
Dr Liina Rae
Research Programme Officer
BiOrbic, Bioeconomy SFI Research Centre
Role
Review proposals brought forward for allocation of available funding to industry targeted projects.
Monitor connections and access to Platform Research expertise for industry focused projects and will make recommendations for integration where needed.
Recommend a strategy for industry spokes (individual spokes and collective spokes).
Committee Members
Mr Ciaran Behan (Chair)
Director – Global Trade
EY
Prof James Lyng
University College Dublin
Prof Nick Holden
Deputy Director
BiOrbic, Bioeconomy SFI Research Centre
Prof Maeve Henchion
Teagasc
Prof Eoin Casey
University College Dublin
Prof Fionnuala Murphy
University College Dublin
Prof Brijesh Tiwari
Teagasc
Prof Ramesh Babu
Trinity College Dublin
Prof Vincent O’Flaherty
NUI Galway
Mr Seán Douglas
Industry Engagement Manager
BiOrbic, Bioeconomy SFI Research Centre
