Judging Panel

An independent panel of recognised and expert judges, drawn from academia, business and broader related sectors will determine the winners of the Life Science Industry Awards.

Our focus is to deliver a balanced judging assessment from industry leaders who will bring their extensive knowledge, enthusiasm and expertise to the judging process ensuring that the winning entries are truly outstanding and worthy of receiving a trophy.

The panel is carefully selected to ensure the Awards judging process is fair and objective. The judges are bound by a strict confidentiality agreement and are required to declare any conflict of interest in entries over which they deliberate, in which case that entry will be reallocated. The integrity of this process lies at the very heart of all that we do.

A comprehensive judging process has been developed to decide the winners of the Life Science Industry Awards

2024 Judging Panel

Eamon Judge

Eamon Judge (Judging Coordinator)

Retired Executive Director - Global Engineering, Eli Lilly and Company

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 and in recent years has planned. VIEW MORE

Anita Maguire

Anita Maguire

Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University College Cork

Anita Maguire is Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry at UCC, Head of School of Chemistry and Director, UCC’s Future Pharmaceuticals. A SSPC Co-PI, Anita leads a research team in synthetic organic chemistry, which interacts extensively with the pharmaceutical sector in Ireland and internationally. VIEW MORE

Olivia O'Leary

Olivia O'Leary

Senior Lecturer Principal Investigator, Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience-University College Cork

Dr. Olivia O'Leary is a Senior Lecturer and Principal Investigator in the Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, University College Cork, where she leads a research programme investigating the neurobiology and treatment of stress-related psychiatric disorders such as depression. VIEW MORE

Denis Ring

Denis Ring

Lecturer, Department of Process & Chemical Engineering - University College Cork

Dr Denis Ring is a lecturer in the Department of Process & Chemical Engineering at University College Cork. He lectures in the areas of pharmaceutical engineering, process design, plant design. He is the programme director for MEngSc in Pharmaceutical & Biopharmaceutical Engineering. VIEW MORE