HIHI Mentor Panel

Dr Andrew Cameron

Dr Cameron is Founder and CEO of FeelTect, a Galway-based start-up company developing Tight Alright – the first wearable, connected-health technology for measuring and monitoring sub-bandage pressure during compression therapy for venous leg ulcer treatment.

He identified the unmet clinical need for Tight Alright during his time as a Fellow in the BioInnovate Ireland programme and has driven the technology’s development from concept to clinical studies. He previously worked as a Commercialisation Lead at Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, supporting the innovation pathways for several medical technologies. Here, he also worked as Research Fellow in the Tissue Engineering Research Group, primarily working on clinical corneal regeneration applications.

His education qualifications include an Engineering degree, double majoring in Chemical and Biological Engineering, a PhD in Tissue Engineering, a Graduate Certificate in Research Commercialisation, and a Diploma in BioInnovation.