Archive for March 27th, 2023
Emma Bello Gomez
Emma Bello Gómez is a Senior Project Manager at ERINN Innovation with over 15 years of experience supporting organisations across Europe to secure EU funding, strengthen their European profile and maximise the impact of research and innovation initiatives. She has extensive expertise in proposal development and review, project management, strategic communication, dissemination, stakeholder engagement and knowledge transfer. Emma has supported the development and/or review of more than 200 Horizon Europe and other EU funding proposals, while leading communication, dissemination, stakeholder engagement and exploitation activities across numerous European projects. As former Executive Director of EuroMarine, she successfully enhanced the visibility, strategic positioning and European influence of a network of more than 50 marine research organisations. She is fluent in English, Spanish and French.
Eva Greene
Eva is a Senior Project Manager and Team Lead at ERINN Innovation, with expertise in research impact, knowledge transfer, and innovation management. She has built her career around helping research and innovation move beyond publications to create meaningful change in policy, practice, and society. Her experience spans the design and delivery of major national and European initiatives, including the establishment of the CAP Network Ireland Innovation Hub, research uptake and impact services for the EPA Research Programme, and communications leadership for the LIFE IP Peatlands and People project. In the last ten years Eva has supported hundreds of researchers, innovators, policymakers, and stakeholders through knowledge exchange activities, impact development processes, proposal design, and collaborative innovation programmes. With a background in Environmental Science and Ecosystem Science and Policy, Eva is particularly passionate about sustainable food systems, nature restoration, and knowledge brokerage.
Rebecca Doyle
Rebecca is a Senior Project Manager at ERINN Innovation and a specialist in environmental science. She leads the land use team in ERINN Innovation, with a portfolio that includes a LIFE IP peatland project, a H2020 wetland project, a Horizon Europe Mission Soil project, Peatland Finance Ireland and Ireland’s National Rural Network. Rebecca has over 5 years experience working in sustainability and conservation within the European research landscape. She has over 10 years’ experience working in nature conservation, sustainability and science communication. She has a BSc in zoology and a MSc in wildlife conservation and management.
Jane Maher
Jane is a Senior Project Manager and the Proposal Services Manager at ERINN Innovation. She leads the team in delivering on pre-award services, including proposal development, reviews and training, as well as delivering on a portfolio of EU-funded projects. Since 2014, Jane has had broad experience in science communication and teaching within academia and non-profit sectors. She has an in-depth understanding of the research environment, particularly Horizon Europe, which has been developed through years of working directly on projects and engaging with researchers at proposal development stage. Jane has a PhD from Trinity College Dublin which explored how gender is addressed in climate change policy and how that is implemented on the ground in climate-vulnerable regions.
Cliona Ni Cheallachain
Cliona Ni Cheallachain is Operations Manager at ERINN Innovation, with over 15 years of experience in project management, funding procurement, knowledge transfer and research impact. She has managed and delivered numerous European and nationally funded projects and has extensive expertise in financial reporting, monitoring and compliance across a range of funding programmes. Cliona plays a leading role in advancing ERINN Innovation’s knowledge transfer methodologies through both funded projects and commercial contracts, helping organisations maximise the impact and uptake of research and innovation. She has significant experience in Horizon Europe and Horizon 2020 proposal development, has led work packages within European projects, and regularly facilitates stakeholder engagement, co-creation and knowledge exchange activities across multiple sectors.
Marieke Reuver
Marieke Reuver is co-founder and Executive Director of ERINN Innovation, with over 20 years of experience in European education, research and innovation projects. She holds an MSc in Animal Sciences (Dutch engineering title Ir.) from Wageningen University, the Netherlands. Marieke provides strategic leadership across funding acquisition, project delivery and business development, with particular expertise in large-scale EU-funded programmes, including Horizon Europe, Horizon 2020, FP7, FP6, Erasmus, Interreg, JPI Oceans and the Lifelong Learning Programme. Her strengths span proposal development, project management, science communication, dissemination, knowledge transfer and stakeholder engagement. Passionate about the blue economy, climate action, environmental sustainability and the broader sustainability transition, she is dedicated to helping organisations translate research and innovation into meaningful impact for policy, industry and society.
Laura Richardson
Laura is a professional accountant with diverse practical experience across multiple sectors and a demonstrable record of achievement in driving commercial success in complex organisations, implementing contemporary financial management practices and business systems. She has experience in Multinational organisations, Health and Education sectors at senior level in strategic development, change management and leadership. Laura is a Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants and holds and International Executive MBA from Smurfit Graduate Business School at UCD.
Michael Papapetrou
Michael is a co-founder and Executive Director at ERINN Innovation, responsible for the company’s pre-award services. He is a physicist by training, with post-graduate studies in the technical and policy aspects of energy, and a PhD in engineering. He has over 20 years’ experience in research and innovation, spanning concept development, consortium building, fundraising, and project management. Michael has acted as the coordinator of 10 European-funded projects, originally specialising in clean energy and alternative water sources, and has since broadened this experience to support research and innovation projects across a wide range of disciplines. He has authored over 40 peer-reviewed publications and is a co-inventor on several patents.
David Murphy
David Murphy is the CEO and co-founder of ERINN Innovation and has over 25 years of experience working at the interface of research, innovation, policy and industry. He is recognised for his expertise in European funding, knowledge transfer, research impact and science communication, helping organisations transform research and innovation into tangible societal, environmental and economic outcomes. As founder of ERINN Innovation, David has shaped the company’s strategic vision and development as a leading provider of knowledge transfer, stakeholder engagement and innovation support services. His work focuses on connecting researchers, policymakers, industry and society to accelerate the uptake of knowledge, strengthen innovation ecosystems and maximise the value of research and innovation investments. David has extensive experience in funding procurement, proposal development, consortium building and project management, having supported and managed more than 70 European-funded projects throughout his career. Prior to establishing ERINN Innovation, he served as General Manager of AquaTT, where he led organisational growth and the delivery of major European research and innovation initiatives. Today, he leads ERINN Innovation’s multidisciplinary team, supporting organisations across Europe to secure funding, build partnerships and create lasting impact.
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ERINN Innovation is a value-driven company owned by the staff who support research and innovation to have impact.
Information
ERINN Innovation Ltd
Company No.: 600883 (Ireland)
Company No.: 600883 (Ireland)
Directors
David Murphy (IE/UK)
Laura Richardson (IE)
Marieke Reuver (NL)
Michael Papapetrou (GR/IE)
