BRIAN HARRISON

Managing Director, HiTech Health

Brian brings over 25 years of extensive technical leadership experience in the life science industry. As Managing Director of HiTech Health, Brian is proud to work with an excellent team of cell and gene therapy (CGT) experts based in our Galway laboratories. Our CGT expertise includes the manufacture and supply of pre-clinical materials, process and analytical development as well as Quality and Compliance (QP) and supply chain management. As VP of Chemical Development with Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS), Brian was responsible for the transfer, scale-up and registration of multiple new products in a range therapeutic of areas including oncology, virology and antibiotics. Brian has also significant operational expertise having been general manager of a manufacturing facility for BMS. Brian also supported Science Foundation Ireland (the Irish Government research funding organisation) in the effective management of funding programs across diverse areas including life sciences, ICT and sustainable energy. He also served as a pro bono Board Chairman of Debra Ireland, the charity supporting families and patients with the debilitating disease, Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB). Brian holds a B.Sc. and Ph.D. from University College Dublin, Post Doctorate from Emory University, GA, USA, as well as business qualifications in Management, Finance and Corporate Governance.