EGA Autumn Panel Discussion 2020

The UCD Engineering Graduates Association were delighted this year to welcome a panel of experts to deliver the EGA's Autumn Panel Discussion on 'The Future of the Pharmaceutical & Biopharmaceutical Industry in Ireland’, on Thursday 8th October 2020 at 6pm.

The event took place virtually as an online webinar due to the current public health restrictions associated with the Covid-19 pandemic. A special thanks to our panelists for contributing to such a fascinating discussion and engaging in the Q&A Session during which our viewers were be able to participate.

A recording of the 2020 Autumn Panel Discussion is available below.

Speaker Profiles:

• (opens in a new window)Professor Niall Barron, Principal Investigator ((opens in a new window)NIBRT), Prof of Biochemical Engineering at UCD Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering
  Prof Barron will present on the 'Future of Biopharmaceutical Therapies: Cell and Gene Strategy for Ireland'. 
  
• (opens in a new window)Professor Anne-Marie Healy, TCD Prof of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology and Adjunct Prof at UCD Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering:
  Prof Healy will present on the 'Future of Pharmaceuticals and Drug Delivery'.
  
• (opens in a new window)Mr Matt Moran, Director, (opens in a new window)BioPharmaChem Ireland
  Mr Moran will present on the 'Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical Industry: Contribution to the Irish Economy'.
  
• (opens in a new window)Assistant Professor Steven Ferguson, UCD School of Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering:
  Assistant Prof Ferguson will present on 'Next generation pharmaceutical manufacturing'.
• (opens in a new window)Professor Aoife Ahern - College Principal and Dean of Engineering, UCD College of Engineering and Architecture, will moderate the panel.

The EGA also gratefully acknowledges the support of all our Corporate Members.