HIHI Team

Dr Tanya Mulcahy

HIHI Director, based at University College Cork | UCC

Dr Mulcahy is the Director of Health Innovation Hub Ireland (HIHI). In this role she is responsible for leading HIHI. Her key priority is to ensure that the objectives of HIHI; supporting companies as they navigate the healthcare system, supporting healthcare innovators to assess and develop their ideas and delivering education programmes to encourage innovation; are achieved across all partner sites of HIHI.

Tanya joined the Health Innovation Hub in December 2013 and has played a pivotal role as National Manager in the advancement of HIHI from a pilot at one location to a national entity, now with 4 partner locations across the country. She has a extensive experience in the public and private sector; her previous role was Manager of the College of Science, Engineering and Food Science, UCC. She has an honours degree in Biochemistry and a PhD in Cancer Genetics from UCC and recently completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Trials.

She has conducted postdoctoral research in population based Neuropsychiatric Genetics at Trinity College Dublin and has over 10 years’ experience in biotechnology based research and development industries – Schering Plough (NJ, USA) and start-up Biotechnology company Orchid Biosciences (Princeton, NJ). Dr Mulcahy returned to Ireland from the USA in 2006 and worked with Science Foundation Ireland before joining UCC in 2009.

Tanya has been a member of the Executive Management Board of Eureka Centre for inquiry based Education in Science and Mathematics and a member of the UCC Genovate team. She is the UCC co-ordinator of the BioInnovate programme led by NUIG. She is founder of the Women’s Ideas Network and mentors on the UCC Aurora programme.

Team Members

Mr Dave Shanahan
Chair of the National Oversight Group of Health Innovation Hub Ireland
Professor John R. Higgins
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
Chief Executive Officer, South / South West Hospital Group, National Principal Investigator, Health Innovation Hub Ireland.
Professor Martin O’ Donnell, HIHI Academic Advisor, HIHI PI
Executive Dean CMNHS, University of Galway.
Professor of Neurovascular Medicine at NUI Galway.
Consultant Geriatrician at University Hospital Galway, Ireland.
Professor Martin O’Halloran, HIHI PI
Professor in Medical Electronics University of Galway.
Director Translational Medical Device Lab, Lambe Institute
Professor Seamas Donnelly
HIHI PI, Trinity College Dublin
Dr Matt Cotterell, HIHI PI
Head of School of Mechanical, Electrical and Process Engineering, Munster Technological Institute
Dr Tanya Mulcahy
HIHI Director, based at University College Cork
Jane O’Flynn
HIHI National Operations Manager, based at Munster Technological University, Cork
Eimear Galvin
HIHI Regional Manager (Dublin), based at Trinity College Dublin
Geraldine O’Flynn
HIHI Manager based at the University of Galway
Dr Michael Twomey
HIHI Senior Clinical Research Manager, Clinical Evaluation Lead based at University College Cork
Caroline McGarry
HIHI Communications & PR Lead, based at University College Cork
Eimer O’Connell
HIHI Project Manager, based at University of Galway
Laura Caden
HIHI Heath Technology Innovation Specialist, based at Mater Misericordiae​ University Hospital
Dr Jonathan Moran
HIHI Clinical Liaison, based at Trinity College Dublin & St James’s Hospital
Noel Murphy
HIHI Clinical Liaison, based at University College Cork & Cork University Hospital
Niamh Allen
HIHI Clinical Liaison, based at University College Cork & South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital
Noreen Lynch
HIHI Clinical Liaison, based at University College Cork & Bantry General Hospital
Michael Duane
HIHI Clinical Liaison, based at University of Galway & Galway University Hospital
Neil Tilley
HIHI Clinical Liaison, based at Trinity College Dublin & Tallaght University Hospital
Maria Kelly
HIHI Clinical Liaison, based at University of Galway & Galway University Hospital
Joann Kelleher
HIHI Research Support Officer, based at University College Cork