Past Judges

Judged by the Industry's Elite: Life Sciences Industry Awards Our esteemed panel of past judges is composed of renowned experts who have made significant contributions to the life sciences industry. They come from diverse backgrounds in academia, business, and related sectors, bringing a wealth of knowledge and experience to the judging process. Their involvement ensures that entries are evaluated by the highest standards of excellence, objectivity, and fairness. The calibre of our past judges is a testament to the rigorous and impartial nature of the awards.

Eamon Judge

Retired Executive Director - Global Engineering, Eli Lilly and Company

Sarah Adams

Manager of Operations, Abbott Diagnostics Business

Dileep Kumar Boinipally

Director, Drug Product Formulation, Metsera, Inc

John Crumlish

Laboratory Manager, Beaumont Hospital

Adrienne Fleming

Senior Lecturer, TU Dublin

Catherine Giblin

Executive & Leadership Coach, Ex Eli Lilly Catherine Giblin Executive & Leadership Coaching

Darren Grant

Managing director, Enhanced Information Solutions (EIS)

Mamata Khirade

Healthcare Consultant, Citiustech, Client UCB

Stephen Lennon

Quality & Regulatory Specialist, Clonallon Laboratories Ltd

Erika Loizidou

Lecturer in Drug Discovery, UCL School of Pharmacy

Paul McCabe

Chief Operating Officer, VLE Therapeutics Ltd

Matt Moran

CEO, Matt Moran Consulting

Olivia O'Leary

Professor, University College Cork

Toryn Poolman

Lecturer, University College London

Denis Ring

Lecturer (retired) Department of Process & Chemical Engineering, University College Cork

Brian Thornes

CEO, X-Bolt Orthopedics

Ruth Callanan

Quality Systems Director, Medtronic

Siobhan Dean

Deputy Director, BioPharmaChem Ireland

Cepta Duffy

Manager - High Profile Start Ups, Enterprise Ireland

Steve Kerrigan

Professor of Precision Therapeutics, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences

Neil Kerrigan

Head of Collaborative Research, Enterprise Ireland

Anita Maguire

Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University College Cork

donal o callaghan

Engineers Ireland, Consultant; Ret'd MD Eng Consulting, Callaghan Partnership

Deaglan O Donaill

Strategy and Transformation Manager, ESB

John O'Brien

Head of Laboratory Operations, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

Eileen Armstrong

Lecturer, Atlantic Technological University (ATU Sligo)

Finnian Hanrahan

Scientific Programme Manager, Science Foundation Ireland

Sandra Lenihan

Lecturer, Munster Technological University

Neville McClenaghan

Professor/Head of Department of Life Sciences, Atlantic Technological University