Cathy is the Business Development and Commercialisation Officer for the centre.

She holds a BSc (Biomedical Science) and MSc (by research) from UCD. Cathy has worked as a principal scientist in the agricultural sector where her main focus was the development of sustainable pest control agents. She also is an experienced project manager in both research and the pharmaceutical industry.

Having directly experienced the benefit of implementing a bioeconomical approach in industry, Cathy is passionate about finding sustainable lasting solutions to advance the Irish economy and society.