Brendan Boland

Brendan graduated with honours from University College Dublin Medical School in 2006. As an undergraduate, he completed a Bachelor of Medical Science as a concurrent degree and was awarded the Colman Saunders medal for Paediatrics. As a post-graduate, he became a Member of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland and also a member of the Irish College of General Practitioners. Brendan was a BioInnovate Ireland Fellow 2014 during which time he developed his skills in identifying and determining opportunities in the lifescience and health technology landscapes. He learned to critically appraise very early stage development opportunities and de-risk potential investment opportunities. He became adept at conducting in-depth industry, market and company research; due diligence, including assessing the competitive landscape; critical analysis of business opportunity assumptions using his extensive medical knowledge base; and evaluating industry trends.