Seed and Venture Capital Committee
Enterprise Ireland launched the Seed and Venture Capital Scheme 2007-2012 in mid-2006. The objectives of the scheme are to: further develop the Irish venture capital sector; provide risk capital to SMEs in the seed, start-up and development stages; leverage private and institutional investment; and develop commercially viable funds. The funding commitment is up to €175 million in commercially focused, private sector venture capital funds. Funding can be up to a maximum of 50% in any venture capital fund. The scheme is a competitive one.
- Feargal Ó Móráin
(Chairman)
Executive Director
Corporate and Investment Services, Policy, Applied Research and Commercialisation
Enterprise Ireland
- Marie Bourke
Manager
Longterm Planning, Tax and Finance
Forfás
- Clare Dunne
Principal Officer
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Sean Higgins
Divisional Manager
Investment Services
Enterprise Ireland
- Des Keane
Consultant
- Kevin Keating
Corporate Director
Goodbody Stockbrokers
- Denis Marnane
Department Manager
Seed and Venture Capital Department
Enterprise Ireland
- Gerry Moloney
Consultant
- Ruth Lacey
Secretary to the Seed and Venture Capital Committee
The following member retired from the Seed and Venture Capital Committee in 2006/2007: Kieran Grace, Principal Officer, Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment.
The Industrial Research and Commercialisation Committee
The Industrial Research and Commercialisation Committee approves funding of up to €1.25 million for Applied Research and Commercialisation involving the universities and institutes of technology, collaborative research, industry led networks etc. It focuses on projects which are either industry led or have potential to lead directly to a commercial outcome in Ireland.
- Feargal Ó Móráin (Chairman)
Executive Director
Corporate and Investment Services, Policy, Applied Research and Commercialisation
Enterprise Ireland
- Enda Connolly
Manager
Research Skills and Manufacturing Division
IDA Ireland
- Prof. Padraig Cunningham
Associate Professor
Department of Computer Science
Trinity College
- Dr. Declan Gilheany
Senior Lecturer in Organic Chemistry
School of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Science Research Centre
University College Dublin
- Prof. Kieran Hodnett
Materials and Surface Science Institute
University of Limerick
- Paul Brennan
Office of Science and Technology
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Helen Keelan
Strategic Development Manager
Intel Ireland Ltd
- Patrick Lawlor
Director of Product Development
Magna Donnelly International Inc.
- John Lohan
Head of Research Development Office
Galway Institute of Technology
- Dr. Martin Lyes
Divisional Manager
Technology, Automation and Productivity
Enterprise Ireland
- Dr. Eucharia Meehan
Head of Research Programmes
Higher Education Authority
- Prof. Richard O’Kennedy
Professor of Biological Sciences
Director of the Applied Biochemistry Group
School of Biotechnology and National Centre for Sensor Research
Dublin City University
- Dr. Paul Phelan
Consultant
- Dr. Tony Smith
Senior Inspector
Department of Agriculture and Food
In Attendance:
- Alice Morgan
Manager
Knowledge, Enterprise and Infrastructure
Shannon Development
- Zoë Deane
Secretary to the Industrial Research and Commercialisation Committee
The following members of the Industrial Research and Commercialisation Committee retired during 2006/2007: Gerry Carroll, Head of Development, Dundalk Institute of Technology; Dr. Colum Dunne, Director Research and Development, Glanbia Innovation Centre; Bob Keane, Office of Science and Technology, Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Prof. Mark Keane, Director General, Science Foundation Ireland; Dr. Mary Martin, Chief Operating Officer, AGI Therapeutics Research Ltd.
