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Dr. Sean McCarthy specialises in the
development and delivery of training courses for research managers. The
following is a summary of his training, management and research activities.
Twitter Page
http://twitter.com/seanmccarthyhyp
Training Background
 | Since 1997 more than 35,000 participants
have attended his training courses. |
| Dr.
McCarthy has presented training courses in 250 different research
centres in 29 countries throughout the EU. A complete list of these research centres can be
found on www.hyperion.ie/clients.htm |
European Union Expertise
| Since 1980 Dr. McCarthy has been involved
in over 150 EU R&D Proposal, over 50 contracts and managed 16 of these. |
| He has acted as scientific evaluator for
10 different EU R&D Programmes. |
| Board member of EARTO (European
Association of Research and Technology Organisations) www.earto.org |
| He was an external evaluator of the
following networks; Innovation Relay Centres, OPET Network (Energy) and the
50 Regional Innovation Strategies. |
Scientific Background:
| PhD in Electrical Engineering. Research topics
covered photovoltaic systems, batteries, energy crops, electronic
monitoring systems and computer modelling. |
| Fellow of the Institution of Irish
Engineers www.iei.ie |
Management Background:
| Dr.
McCarthy has been responsible for the management of over 130 industrial and
research contracts. He participated in over 50 EU R&D contracts and was
project coordinator for EU 16 R&D contracts. |
Innovation Policy Background:
Dr. McCarthy has completed the
following assignments for National and EU Policy Makers.
| Innovation in Finland: Strategies for Networking (An
International Evaluation), 1998 (Client: Ministry of Trade and Industry,
Finland) |
| Innovation Strategy for the National Microelectronics
Research Centre, Ireland 1998 (Client: NMRC, Ireland) |
| Innovation Strategy for the 12 Institutes of
Technology, Ireland 1998 (Client: Enterprise Ireland) |
| Innovation in Enterprises: An Action Plan for Ireland
1998 (Client: FORFAS, Ireland) |
| Evaluation of the EU Innovation Programme 1997
(Client: European Commission) |
| Obstacle to Mobility between
Academia and Indusry, 2000 (Client: European Commission) |
| Chairman of the Advisory Group
on Innovation, 1997 (Appointed by FORFAS, Ireland) |
Presentations and Publications
A complete list of recent business
and research publications can be found on www.hyperion.ie/seminarsarticles.htm
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