Judging Panel

Eamon Judge is former Executive Director for Global Engineering at Eli Lilly, Indianapolis with responsibility for strategic manufacturing, sustainability and FM projects. Eamon has over 40 years of strategic management experience in the multinational pharmaceutical sector. VIEW MORE

Dileep Boinipally is a seasoned pharmaceutical development leader with broad experience in drug product development. As an expert in formulation and process development, regulatory authoring, he has played a pivotal role in advancing drug candidates from development to commercialization. VIEW MORE

Michael heads up the Global Engineering Technology function at Hollister. His primary responsibilities are leading process development, capital investment and continuous improvement across the company. VIEW MORE

Dr Gráinne Cunniffe is a Scientific Programme Manager at Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland, supporting strategic programmes that strengthen enterprise–academia collaboration. Her background spans regenerative medicine research, clinical research and industry R&D. VIEW MORE

Siobhan Dean recently appointed Deputy Director of BioPharmaChem Ireland, at Ibec. Siobhan has over 25 year experience working in the Biopharma sector. VIEW MORE

Executive, Leadership & Team Coach, IDA Mentor, Enterprise Ireland Mentor, and IMI Mentor. Catherine’s cross functional executive career at Eli Lilly, leading pharmaceutical manufacturer was focused on driving site growth & transformation. VIEW MORE

With over 25 Years industrial experience (Cell Therapy, Pharma and Medical Device), Darren is the managing director of Enhanced Information Solutions Ltd. He is the chair of the ISPE Pharma4Ireland working group. Darren has deployed MES, OSI and digital projects on different global customer sites. VIEW MORE

Mamata is a seasoned bioinformatics and data science professional with 12 years of experience in healthcare and life sciences. She specializes in genomic data analysis, NGS, and RWE analytics. With expertise in machine learning, predictive modeling her research work published in high-impact journals VIEW MORE

Erika has a background in chemistry with a focus on pharmaceutical chemistry. Her research interests fall at the interface of chemistry and biology focusing on studies of bioactive molecules including, synthesis, interactions with drug targets and delivery. VIEW MORE

Matt Moran is an independent consultant specializing in Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals. He advices in all aspects of industry strategy. VIEW MORE

Dhaval Rathod is Associate Director of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Shionogi Inc. with 13 years of experience in formulation development, high potent drug manufacturing, and technology transfer across leading pharmaceutical companies. VIEW MORE

Dr Denis Ring is a retired lecturer, Department of Process & Chemical Engineering, UCC. He has extensive experience in the areas of pharmaceutical engineering, process design, plant design. He was previous programme director for MEngSc in Pharmaceutical & Biopharmaceutical Engineering, UCC. VIEW MORE

Dr. Harsh Shah is a globally recognized subject-matter expert and strategic advisor with deep expertise in life sciences, healthcare, and digital innovation. Holding a Doctorate and MBA, he combines academic rigor with hands-on leadership experience to guide founders and executives in scaling high-i VIEW MORE