Catalyst is an independent, non-profit science and technology hub with a vision of opportunity for all through world-leading innovation and supporting entrepreneurship in Northern Ireland from its campuses in Belfast and Derry.
Rob has spent over 25 years in the pharma and biotech sector, and was a member of Matrix, the Science and Technology policy panel for the Northern Ireland Government for over a decade, chairing the organisation until 2024. He also represented NI on the Chief Scientific Advisors Network for the UK and is a visiting lecturer at Queen’s University Belfast.
Since 2022 he has served as CEO at Intelligent OMICS Ltd, an AI-driven drug discovery company and has previously held senior roles in the sector as CEO of CIGA Healthcare and Health Innovation Research Alliance Northern Ireland (HIRANI). Rob began his career in drug discovery and development at Schering-Plough and GlaxoSmithKline, before moving on to Cerebricon and Almac Discovery.
In his current role Rob is responsible for bringing stakeholders from the private and public sectors and academia together to take advantage of the collaborative opportunities that exist in NI’s innovation sector.