About Us

BSc (Hons) MSc PhD GradDip

CEO & Co-Founder

Alison is the CEO and manages the overall company. As an entrepreneur with both a scientific and engineering training she was born to solve problems. Following the Bioinnovate fellowship and seeing patient frustrations with the lack of effective pain treatments, Alison became consumed with finding superior solutions, leading to the creation of Relevium Medical.

Alison loves the wildness of the Irish western Atlantic and enjoys sea swimming at the crack of dawn by the famous Blackrock tower in Galway. In her spare time she loves nothing more than a good period drama, listening to jazz, and spending time with family.

BSc (Pharm) MPSI MVB BEng PhD

CTO & Co-Founder

As CTO, Barry enjoys being responsible for all things technical at Relevium Medical. This involves getting involved in all aspects of pharmaceutical development from initial needs identification, through to CMC planning, in vitro testing, and onwards to clinical trial design and regulatory strategy.

Barry can be seen most mornings jogging around near the seafront in Galway with his two rescue dogs. In his downtime he enjoys hanging out with his family, reading books, or indulging in a little retro-gaming.

BEng MSc PhD

Scientific Advisor & Co-Founder

Martin is Executive Director of the BioInnovate programme (Europe’s only affiliate of Stanford’s BioDesign programme). He has received 7 successive research awards from the European Research Council (Europe’s equivalent of the NIH), is a named inventor on 20+ medtech patents, and was selected as the inaugural Irish Research Council’s Senior Researcher of the Year. Martins's experience in both the start-up innovation space and R&D, has been invaluable to Relevium Medical. He frequently inputs and trouble shoots with the team around a variety of topics.

Martin is keen karate enthusiast and holds a black-belt in Shotokan Karate, won several national titles, and taught karate for over 20 years.

BSc (Hons) MBA

CFO

Damien controls the overall financial strategy of the company. As former managing director of Bioniche and CFO of Mylan Global, he brings over 25 years' experience of financial management in the pharmaceutical sector to his role as the CFO of Relevium Medical.

Damien lives in a village west of Galway on the coast, and you'll often find him helping out with the local football team or enjoying a game of golf.

BA MBA

Commercialisation Advisor

Kevin is Commercialisation Advisor to Relevium Medical. Kevin is a recognised leader in the pharmaceutical sector bringing 25 years of extensive international experience in market access and commercial leadership roles across Europe and the UK. The key to his success is a commitment to a patient centric approach in securing access and uptake across all markets.

Kevin is a native Irish speaker and his love for Connemara, Galway, West of Ireland and all things Irish remain close to heart. As a sports enthusiast he can be seen cycling the roads of Ireland or attending any live sporting event.

BSc (Pharm) MSc PhD

Principal Scientist

Mehnaz is a neuroscientist, passionate about translating her expertise on pain into new treatments. As our Principal Scientist, she is heavily involved in R&D particularly preclinical study design and data analysis - critical steps in the translation of our candidate drug.

Mehnaz is also a self-proclaimed foodie. In her spare time, she loves reading crime fiction, cycling around Galway, trying out new recipes, or watching all-things-food videos.

BSc (Hons) MSc PhD

Principal Scientist

Sahar is a Principal Scientist at Relevium Medical with a passion for translational research. She makes strong contributions across all the R&D aspects, but her speciality is modelling the preclinical work in a “dish”, and investigating our therapeutic hydrogels using complex cell models in-vitro.

Sahar’s non-science passion is hiking in Ireland and across the globe. She also calls herself a “paper artist” and enjoys reading and writing blogs on books.

BSc (Hons) MSc PhD

Senior Research Chemist

Kevin is a Senior Research Chemist funded by the EIC Transition partnership grant between Relevium Medical and the University of Galway. His PhD and postdoctoral work focused on the development of smart hydrogels for clinical applications. Kevin’s expertise is focused on physicochemical testing and chemical optimisation of our lead candidate for the treatment of osteoarthritis.

When at home in Kildare, Kevin enjoys cooking for family and friends. Apart from science, he is also a bit of a history nerd. Time permitting, he volunteers with the Irish Red Cross.

BSc MSc

Development Chemist

Simona is a medicinal chemist funded by the EIC Transition partnership grant between Relevium Medical and the University of Galway. Simona has a passion for applied organic chemistry and drug discovery. She is involved in the R&D side of Relevium, contributing to several aspects of the chemical development of drug candidates, with a strong focus on the chemical design and synthesis of prototypes. 

In her free time, she enjoys walking along the beach with her dog and spending most of her downtime at Galway’s Long Walk. She also enjoys spending time with family and friends, and watching good reality shows.