Michael Donnelly - Chairman
With over 25 years international experience in technology based business development, Professor Donnelly returned to Ireland, after 20 years in the US, to establish Growcorp in January 1999. He has researched and successfully commercialised numerous products for paediatric health care.
Michael has numerous patents and publications in ICT and life sciences and has participated in and chaired international committees. He has held senior executive positions in industry, and academic and research positions in US universities and has directed multidisciplinary research and product development programs for the US National Institute of Health and the US Department of Defence’s Advance Research Projects Agency.
Prior to assuming the CEO position at Growcorp, he was Vice President and General Manager of a Medical Products company in Cincinnati, Ohio from 1996-1998, Vice President of IEP Group Research Triangle Park, NC from 1993-1996, Professor of Paediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Ohio and Director of Bioengineering Research at the Perinatal Research Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio from 1986-1996, Director of Research and Development from 1983-1986 and Director of Marketing from 1980-1983 with Air-Shields Vickers, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Michael sits on the Boards of Growcorp Group, Growcorp (GP), Merrion Biopharma, Gas Sensor Solutions, Fluorocap and Pharmatrin.
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