Edel Browne

Background

About Edel Browne

Edel holds a BSc(Hons) Biotechnology and an MSc in Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development (TechInnovation) both from NUI Galway, and a recent graduate of Law at King's Inns. Edel also holds a Diploma in Scientific and Technical French with Distinction from CCI Paris and has undertaken executive education in Healthcare, Innovation and Strategic Management at Imperial College London and Cambridge University. She is also a qualified project/program management practitioner certified by PMI with the PMP and associated Diploma from UCD. Edel is a passionate communicator on the topics of entrepreneurship, healthcare innovation and the role of women in STEM. She has had the opportunity to participate in; Forbes 30u30 Startup Showcase, UN Youth Commission for the Status of Women, World Economic Forum, The McGill International Entrepreneurship Conference, a TEDx talk entitled 'The Accidental Entrepreneur', as well as delivering various guest lectures on entrepreneurship and innovation across engineering, business and science disciplines at University level in Ireland and the UK. Edel is passionate about the intersection between health, entrepreneurship and policy, and as such was a Member of the Class of 2018 of the Washington Ireland Program. She is a Governance Board Member of the University of Galway, and the National University of Ireland, and was the youngest person across Europe to be named in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for Science and Healthcare in 2019. Edel was recognised as the Accenture Nominee for the GradIreland Graduate Employee of the Year Awards in 2020, and her current role involves management of program strategy at Tympany Medical.