Search for innovation founder
THE search to find the north's next innovation founder has begun.
The awards seek to find a person who has achieved distinction in
founding, leading or building a celebrated local life sciences or
technology based business. Previous winners of the esteemed accolade,
part of the Northern Ireland Science Park (NISP) Connect Invent Awards,
include the late Professor John Anderson
of HeartSine Technologies (2010); Dr Hugh Cormican, founder and
director of Andor Technology (2011); Dr Tom Eakin of TG Eakin (2012);
and Dr Peter FitzGerald, managing director of Randox Laboratories
(2013).
This years winner will be announced after an extensive judging process
and will be the guest of honour at the Invent awards gala dinner in
October.
NISP Connect programme manager, Peter Edgar,
said: "The Innovation Founder Award is about celebrating innovators who
have been instrumental in developing and growing our local life science
and technology companies. "By recognising and commending their work and
contribution to Northern Ireland, we can inspire the new inventors
coming through with ideas and concepts which have the potential to
revolutionise the industry."
Julie Ann O'Hare, business banking director at Bank of Ireland which
sponsors the award said: "This is an opportunity for the Northern
Ireland public to recognise an individual who is an accomplished
business leader, whose business story has and continues to encourage
innovation and inspire our entrepreneurial talent. "The previous four
winners have established the Innovation Founder Award really as an
esteemed accolade
and they are proof that Northern Ireland innovation continues to succeed on a global business scale."
Last year's winner, Dr Peter FitzGerald, managing director of Randox
Laboratories, started the medical diagnostic company in 1982 with just
six people. It now employs 1,200 staff in offices worldwide.
Nominations
can be registered online at www.invent2014.co. The closing date for
entries is May 28.
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