Stephen Geary

Stephen Geary

Dungarvan, County Waterford, Ireland
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Innovation | Life Sciences | Deep Tech | Science Communications | Technical Writing and…

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Experience

  • PorterShed Graphic

    PorterShed

    Galway, County Galway, Ireland

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    Paris Area, France

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    Reno, Nevada Area

Volunteer Experience

  • OSV-X Graphic

    Project Manager

    OSV-X

    - 3 months

    Disaster and Humanitarian Relief

    Team OSV-X. See www.teamosv.com
    Rapid development of compact PAPR (Portable Air-Purifying Respirator) units for use in high-risk Healthcare settings during pandemic. Advising on microbiological safety aspects of other projects in the pipeline.

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    EUvsVirus Juror

    EUvsVirus

    - 2 months

    Civil Rights and Social Action

    Juror for the #EUvsVirus challenge pan-European hackathon.
    The European Commission, led by the European Innovation Council and in close collaboration with the EU member states, is hosting a pan-European hackathon to connect civil society, innovators, partners and investors across Europe in order to develop innovative solutions for coronavirus-related challenges.
    See: https://euvsvirus.org/

  • Mentor

    MIT Health Hackathon

    - 1 month

    Science and Technology

    Providing guidance and support to the teams based on their developmental needs.
    Sharing ideas, providing feedback.
    Acting as a sounding board for ideas & concerns, providing insights, sharing information to help the idea succeed.
    Identifying resources to help the teams.
    Providing access to network of contacts.
    Playing the "Devil’s Advocate", when needed to help teams think through important decisions.
    Giving industry insight.

  • Judge

    Student poster competition at Open Innovation Conference

    - 1 month

    Education

    One of a panel of judges for the student innovation poster competition hosted by Shannon Applied Biotechnology Center at their 5th Open Innovation Conference.
    Viewed a fascinating range of student projects on display, spoke with the students, gave feedback and guidance.

  • Co-Founder

    Forma Labs (Cork BioMakerSpace)

    - 2 years 2 months

    Science and Technology

    Forma Labs in Cork city is Ireland's premier biomakerspace founded in 2014.
    formalabs.org
    Twitter: @FormaBiolabs

  • STEM outreach volunteer

    Smart Futures (http://www.smartfutures.ie)

    - 5 years 6 months

    Education

    Available to visit schools to speak with second-level students considering a career in the STEM areas.
    "Smart Futures is a collaborative government-industry-education programme that provides second-level school students in Ireland with information about careers in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM)."

  • Technical Advisor

    Knockanore Digital Hub

    - Present 3 years 6 months

    Science and Technology

    www.knockanorehub.com - A rural digital hub in Waterford, hosting a BCP (Broadband Connection Point) as well as providing co-working facilities. A member of the ConnectedHubs.ie network. Providing technical advice to the hub management.

Honors & Awards

  • Shorlisted at BOI Startup Awards 2017

    BOI Startup Awards 2017

  • Hello Tomorrow Challenge 2016

    Hello Tomorrow

    Invited to attend Hello Tomorrow Summit 2016 in Paris following selection as a top 500 startup for Hello Tomorrow Challenge.
    http://challenge.hello-tomorrow.org/

  • Invited Speaker: 5th Open Innovation Conference

    Shannon ABC

    Talk titled "Biotech Innovation – A European Perspective"
    http://www.shannonabc.ie/conference2016.php

  • Ireland Funds Business Plan Competition 2016

    The Ireland Funds

    Sothic Bioscience overall winner 2016.
    http://www.theirelandfunds.org/past-events/id.917

  • Shortlisted Irish Times Innovation Awards

    The Irish Times

    Shortlisted in the Life Sciences & Healthcare catergory at 2016 Irish Times Innovation Awards.
    http://www.irishtimes.com/business/innovation-awards-sothic-bioscience-could-save-horseshoe-crab-from-extinction-1.2739195

  • Pioneers 70 competitor

    Pioneers Challenge

    Top 70 competitor at Pioneers Challenge in Vienna.

  • Venture Academy award 2015

    CorkBIC

    At Startup Forum event, shortlisted companies competed for the Cork BIC Venture Academy award. Sothic Bioscience was the winning startup, with their next generation cell based technologies targeting the pharma sector.
    http://irishtechnews.net/ITN3/cork-bic-venture-academy-winner-announced-at-startup-gathering-cork/

Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • French

    Limited working proficiency

  • German

    Elementary proficiency

Organizations

  • Biochemical Society

    Member

    The Biochemical Society is a learned society in the United Kingdom. It exists to advance the molecular and cellular biosciences.

  • Royal Society of Biology

    Member (MRSB)

    The Royal Society of Biology (RSB), is a learned society and professional association, incorporated by Royal Charter in the United Kingdom, created to advance the interests of biology in academia, industry, education, and research.

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