Eoghan Ó Faoláin
Eoghan Ó Faoláin, Director, Irish Medtech
Eoghan Ó Faoláin is the Director of Irish Medtech, the Ibec group which represents the medical technology sector and the contracting organisation of the Irish Medtech Skillnet. Irish Medtech has more than 250 members, located throughout the island of Ireland. The group’s broad focus is to promote and support the sustainable development and profitable growth of Ireland’s medical technologies companies. Eoghan has over 18 years’ experience with Ibec, having previously served as Ibec’s Head of Public Sector, supporting hospitals, further & higher education organisations and public sector bodies. Prior to that Eoghan held acting Director and Senior Executive positions in Technology Ireland, representing the technology, software & ICT sectors.
Eoghan joined Ibec in 2008 as Regulatory Affairs Executive in Irish Medical Devices Association (IMDA). Prior to joining Ibec, Eoghan successfully completed his PhD which deployed Raman spectroscopy in the diagnosis of cervical cancer at Technological University Dublin. Eoghan alongside colleagues at TU Dublin’s Physical to Life Sciences Research Hub, the Radiation and Environmental Science Centre (RESC), and collaborators at the Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital and the National Maternity Hospital in Dublin, instigated the process of commercialising the technology with support from Enterprise Ireland, resulting in the filing of a worldwide patent of the technology developed.