Our Leadership Team
We have assembled a multi-disciplined team who will integrate with your research project to identify maximum commercial impact and protection of your key Intellectual property.
Dr Pat O'Sullivan
Director of Innovation
Pat has a 20+ year history in translating R&D funding into commercial outputs, including supporting several successful spin-outs in Ireland and across EU. He also served an adjunct (Full) professor at the University of Limerick and at Waterford Institute of Technology. Pat is ranked in Wikipedia’s list of prolific inventors with circa 400 granted patents in his own name. He is the CTO and Director of Innovation at ICP where his focus is on supporting the EU SME sector in commercially applied R&D.
Patrick Durkin
Commercial Director
Patrick has led a range of commercial enterprises over an extensive career in enterprise technology, with commercial leadership positions in global technology providers. Patrick has supported several research groups to assess the commercial applicability of their research and provide practical market validation for their technology solutions.
Jenny Rainbird
Director of OPERATIONS
Jenny has over 20 years’ experience as a Senior Project Manager of multidisciplinary, international research projects. Jenny leads winning project teams across geographies to deliver complex, high value projects, consistently achieving business outcomes, on budget, in the necessary timescales. Jenny holds an MBA and is a certified PRINCE2 practitioner.
Dr Christos Roupas
Director of EU projects
Christos, has worked as Project Director in over 15 EU projects related to the management, analysis and design of Information Systems. He has 15 years’ experience in conception, analysis and implementation of information technology systems in various industries, with a primary focus on the successful commercialisation of R&D projects.
Our Project Managers
Anna George
Senior Project Manager
Anna George is a certified senior project manager (PMP, PRINCE2) with almost 20 years of practical PM experience, working in industries such as Telecom, IT, Building Products, Transport Research. Anna has managed and successfully delivered a plethora of projects for the European Commission under various framework contracts, coordinating multiple partners and incorporating large stakeholder engagements.
Dr Kevin Fleming
Senior project manager
Kevin is a geophysicist by training, with extensive research and project management experience, ranging from mineral exploration, sea-level change studies, glaciology, satellite geodesy, geodynamics, natural hazard and risk assessment, and serious games development. He has managed projects supported by the European Commission within international and multi-disciplinary contexts.
Ian Donovan
Project Manager
Ian is a skilled project manager with extensive experience in successfully leading large consortiums of partners from industry and research, in topics such as new technology adoption, climate action and sustainability. Ian has a track record in bringing together teams from diverse disciplines and securing public and private funding. Ian worked in the aerospace engineering sector and IT software development in Germany, delivering for global industrial clients as well as for government agencies.
Our Administation Team
Angela O'Sullivan
Administration support
Angela is a proven leader with 20+ years’ experience at head office level with financial services institutions that include INBS, Anglo, IBRC and KBC, where she was a CPD member with the Institute of Bankers in Ireland and where she was APA and QFA certified. Angela is supporting financial and fiduciary compliance functions at ICP, as well as overseeing IP related KPIs, IP contracts and Patent Office filing dispositions for several of Inlecom’s partners and clients.
Karolina Wach
Administration support
Karolina has been working as a Senior Administrator/Office Manager with financial and fiduciary oversight duties for the past 16 years. She has served as the first point of contact for numerous clients, ensuring exceptional customer service and fostering positive relationships. She handles end to end procurement processes and has also managed financial contracts from inception to completion. Karolina also oversees key ICP financial functions such as payroll, accounts, reconciliations, financial reporting and compliance to national and EC regulations.
Our Innovation Consultants
Dr Colin Keogh
PrincipAL consultant
Colin is an experienced innovative engineer, inspired by using technology to make lasting impact. He has an extensive engineering and business background, with emphasis on R&D, Commercialisation and Validation in Energy, Manufacturing, Technology and Healthcare sectors. He was worked with number of Start-ups, Spin Outs & EU funded projects, leading actions to launch new innovative solutions.
Dr Ronan Frizzell
Principal Consultant
Ronan combines practical industrial experience with a rich technology background from numerous research management roles. Formerly a department head with Nokia Bell Labs, he oversaw a broad range of advanced research projects, all aiming to deliver new technology to the telecom market. Ronan’s principal areas of focus in ICP are commercial exploitation of research assets and IP protection.
Dr Vassilios Albanis
Senior Consultant
Vassilios has 20 years’ experience in technology transfer and commercialisation across a wide range of early-stage technologies. He worked with SMEs to evaluate technology concepts on technical and market viability. Vassilios worked at UCL Business, where he supported academic teams to commercialise innovative technologies. Vassilios has set up spinout companies and raised early-stage investment.
Dr Kata Trifkovic
Innovation Consultant
Dr. Kata Trifkovic has a vast interest in innovations in food systems. Kata has 15+ years of experience in developing proposals, managing and delivering research projects in the domain of food science and technology, active and sustainable packaging, targeted nutrition, new product development and food waste reduction and valorisation strategies. Her role in ICP is primarily focused on advancing research innovation and fostering exploitation and commercialisation of research outputs for the EU funded projects.
Derek Latil de Ros
Innovation Consultant
Derek worked on commercialising research from biotechnology for over a decade, including at Greenaltech, producing new ingredients from microalgae for pharmaceuticals and cosmetics applications. At Leitat Technological Center, he developed innovative concepts for collaborative EU R&D about the circular and biobased economy. Derek holds a PhD in biotechnology. Derek is the CEO of Algemy.
In House Consultants
Matthew Breslin
Data protection officer
Matt is ICP’s external compliance Director and DPO. He has been responsible for introducing and maintaining a regulatory and compliant environment in various organisations. Matt engages in consultancy work and operates as a mediator as well as a business compliance and regulatory advisor. Matt is a certified Data Privacy and Compliance Consultant.
Laura Franco
In House Consultant
Laura holds a BSc in International Relations and an MSc in Anthropology: Advanced Research. She has expertise in fostering innovative thinking and supporting the development, implementation and dissemination of EC projects that connect research with practical applications. She has a proven track record of driving dissemination and exploitation strategies, building Commercial Ecosystem Clusters and facilitating knowledge transfer of research projects through impactful communication (e.g., infographics, videos, workshops, etc.) to a wide range of stakeholders.
Dr Giovanni Nisato
In House Consultant
Giovanni’s extensive experience in technology maturation encompasses roles in R&D, management, and business development across diverse settings, including large industries (Philips Research), public-private structures (Swiss Center of Electronics), and EU project consortia coordination. He has spearheaded visionary projects in flexible electronics, medical devices, and digital technologies, driving innovation and enabling commercial success.
Our Advisory Team
Dr Takis Katsoulakos
INLECOM Group MD
Takis is Inlecom Group MD and he 30 years’ experience in guiding €100+m of EC funding in advancing state of the art across various industry verticals. Throughout this time he has led the technical management and coordination of various EC projects (research and commercial). Projects under his management have dozens of successful patents as well as many commercially deployed applications for EU SMEs.
Yash Chadha
Director of Finance
Yash is the Director of EU Projects and Finance, with a proven track record of achievement over 25 years in the financial management of technology, distribution, recycling, security and service portfolios. He has specialist expertise in shaping strategic direction, driving change and delivering significantly increased business performance. He has held a Director position in both private and public companies across 25 years.
Ioanna Fergadiotou
MD INLECOM ATHENS LAB
Ioanna has over 20 years’ experience as a consultant, specialising in the design and development of information technology platforms and systems & the design and setup of research and commercial ICT projects. Currently in the position MD of the Inlecom Athens Lab, she has overseen and managed many R&D and Innovation projects with direct responsibility for KPIs that pertain to innovation, research outputs, POCs, scientific excellence and scientific advancements
Our Team
+ Our qualified team is composed of multidisciplinary professionals, with outstanding experience in large-scale project and innovation management, execution and delivery.
+ We utilise a collective approach in all organisation activities and operations.
+ Our organisation is committed to promoting gender equality and in finding solutions to improve the career trajectories of all our employees.
Gender Equality Plan
INLECOM is committed to the principles of gender equality in all aspects of our work, and have a formal gender quality policy on file, implemented throughout the company, which is monitored regularly to ensure gender balance in all aspects of our work including recruitment, gender balance in all management level positions, associated organisational decision making, in the operational execution of projects, and in team/project planning.
Human Resources Policies
The goal of our policies is to set the principles of gender equality under which INLECOM create programmes, processes and practices towards company’s vision and to ensure that gender equality and women’s empowerment are central to our organisation. Transparency and trust, active management support and agility are key factors towards the creation of a safe and equal working environment for women, which in turn promote efficiency, effectiveness and successful outcomes.
Work Life Balance
INLECOM has been actively promoting flexibility in terms of working hours and conditions. Due to its multinational team, teleworking has been always an option for the employees facilitating their daily lives and the balance between work and family. At the same time, the company is continuously working towards reducing bureaucracy which leads to unnecessary time spent on procedural issues by simplifying these processes.
Inclusive Leadership and Decision Making
INLECOM is committed to the principles of gender equality in all aspects of our work, and have a formal gender quality policy on file, implemented throughout the company, which is monitored regularly to ensure gender balance in all aspects of our work including recruitment, gender balance in all management level positions, associated organisational decision making, in the operational execution of projects, and in team/project planning.
Recruitment and Career Progression
Recruitment of women within the organisation has maintained a management focus over the years, evidenced by a positive gender balance achieved across all INLECOM labs and teams today. The senior management team also pay close attention to equal opportunities at all levels of the organisation, with clear definition of roles and promotion criteria that factors in gender imperatives in all aspects of both recruitment and promotions.
Integration of the Gender Dimension in Research
Our organisation takes into account gender dimensions and properties, ensuring that our solutions are not gendered biased, improving the scientific quality and societal relevance of our projects’ results including developing and testing prototypes where potential sex and gender differences are always considered. These actions help us to ensure that our research projects and proposals consider gender dimensions.
Our Expertise
ICP is equipped to lead EU projects as project coordinator, or as work package leaders within the areas of IP and exploitation.
ICP helps our partners to protect their innovation by providing IP education and facilitating successful patent applications.
ICP helps our project partners to extract Key Exploitable Results from their research and build strategies to realise their value.