| Entrepreneur Name |
Company Name |
Background |
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International Category 2004 |
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| Patrick Brazel |
Eontec |
In 2001, as part of a larger fund raising with Warburg Pincus, Mr. Brazel bought an equity stake in Eontec Limited and became a full-time member of the senior executive management team. |
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| Dr Hugh Cormican |
Andor Technology |
Andor Technology is a leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy cameras and was established in 1989, by Dr Hugh Cormican. The company was a spin out from Queens University Belfast and is now located in the Springvale Business Park in West Belfast. |
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| Dr Peter Fitzgerald |
Randox Laboratories |
Randox Laboratories Ltd was founded on the 22 April 1982 in Crumlin, Co Antrim. They had a desire to create employment within Northern Ireland. This was in the early Eighties and the ‘troubles’ were bad. There was a net migration of graduates out of Ireland. They felt it would be beneficial for the community to create a high technology business. I searched for products/markets which we could make and sell products into. We came across market of In-Vitro diagnostics dominated by German and American multinational companies. |
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| Diarmuid Hegardy |
Griffith College Dublin |
Griffith College dates back to 1974 when it was founded to provide preparation programmes for students seeking to qualify as Chartered Accountants. The college’s core business was as it remains, the preparation of students to meet the exacting standards of professional and academic examination bodies and to advance their careers. |
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| Dr Cormac Kilty |
Biotrin Holdings |
Biotrin has developed only proprietary diagnostic products where the company would be the only supplier worldwide or it would have a clear technical/patent superiority. Unlike other diagnostic companies, Biotrin does not develop "me-too" products. Its lead products are blood tests for the detection of the B19 immune status of women. |
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| Willie Leahey |
Connemara Trials / Dartfield Horse Museum |
Dartfield Horse Museum and Park was founded in 1999 in Loughrea, County Galway. Dartfield have a very unique product, they are the only museum in Ireland dedicated solely to the Irish horse and the immense contribution that it made to our history. |
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| Pat McDonagh |
Claddagh Irish Pubs/Supermacs |
Serving both Irish and American food in a purpose built Irish Pub is now becoming one of the new most successful restaurants in the states, Pat foresees the Claddagh opening in all major cities in the US inside the next five years. |
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| Finbarr Power |
CNG Hotels |
CNG Travel Plc was founded in Ireland in March 1999. The company originally had offices in Dublin but in 2002 I moved the headquarters to Kenmare, Co. Kerry. The quality of staff was excellent in Kenmare and the costs about 30% lower than Dublin. |
