Dr McKeon Invited to Speak at Respected Marie Curie Lecture Series

June 29, 2011 - PRLog -- “I was delighted to speak at this prestigious Marie Curie workshop and be asked to be on the judging panel,” said Dr McKeon. “We have strong links with the college both with the graduate school of business and in life sciences research. This event, along with our attendance at the opening by the Irish Prime Minister of the Trinity Biomedical Institute, is a great example of how our location in the Trinity Enterprise Campus allows us to position airmid healthgroup ltd  at the forefront of life sciences research and innovation at a European and Global level”.
The lecture series was organised by Professor O’Neill, from the Trinity School of Business, and Bridget Noone, Enterprise Executive, Trinity Research and Innovation, and held in the lecture theatres in the Trinity Enterprise Campus .
This Marie Curie action initiative, LeCHE,  is described as ideal training for future researchers in Europe, drawing together leading research teams in the world, state-of-the-art methods and a clearly focused, important and emotive question with widespread repercussions and integrates them using sophisticated tools and training devices.
The large, 15 researcher, 24 participant, European training network explores the origin and impact of dairying in Europe. The participating researchers will draw on the latest genetic studies of modern humans and domestic animals to identify markers of specific traits.
The Entrepreneurship master class covered key themes such as idea generation, value proposition, intellectual property, market analysis and business models. It culminated in a pitch presentation to a panel including venture capitalists, entrepreneurs and business consultants.
The winners were Zooms, for the innovative commercialisation model for collagen sampling, which already has had its first customer in the UK Police where their technique proved superior and more commercially relevant than traditional identification methods.
About airmid healthgroup ltd
airmid healthgroup ltd is a multidisciplinary team of clinicians, scientists and occupational health and hygiene professionals. The group provide a range of services to prevent ill health caused by exposure to indoor air pollutants, all backed up by their in-house laboratory testing facilities and expert multidisciplinary team. The range of services includes indoor environmental testing of enclosed spaces and scientific testing of building contents and materials to assess their impact on indoor air and so human health.