Cormac O'Cleirigh

Cormac O'Cleirigh currently serves as the VP of Partnerships & Alliances at AgBioScout and has held the position of Principal Consultant at Accel Business Development since July 2019. Concurrently, Cormac is a Business Development Executive at Terramera, an Entrepreneur In Residence at Foresight Cleantech Accelerator Centre, and a Mentor at entrepreneurship@UBC. Previously, Cormac was the Vice-President of Business Development and Chief Business Development Officer at Renaissance BioScience Corp., and the Head of Business Development & Innovation at AB Mauri, where responsibilities included strategic business development and innovation project management. Cormac's extensive experience also encompasses roles such as Group Innovation Manager and Innovation Project Manager at AB Mauri GTG, and Senior Fermentation Scientist at AB Mauri T&D. Education includes a Ph.D. in Bioprocess Engineering and a B.Sc. in Biotechnology, both from Dublin City University.