About Us
The promoters of the North West Life Science Facility are Collooney Community Enterprises Ltd, a community owned and managed Enterprise Development Company. The company was formed in 1997 by a group of experienced individuals who recognised a local and regional need for developments in the area of enterprise creation and support.
Meet the Team
Wendy Lyons.
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Wendy is a Director and Chairperson of Collooney Community Enterprises Ltd. She runs her own Architectural Private Practice. Wendy has been involved in many community projects over the last thirty years, including the Fás Computer Training Project at the Teeling Centre, Collooney, Sligo and the 1798 Commemoration of the French Invasion . |
Kevin Callaghan
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Kevin is a Director and Secretary of Collooney Community Enterprises Ltd. Kevin is proprietor of Pharmastainless Supplies, Collooney, Sligo - a leading edge provider of Stainless Steel Products and Solutions for Life Science Industries. |
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Dr. Lawrence Storey
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Lawrence Storey has been the Managing Director of B Braun Hospicare LTD, situated in Collooney County Sligo since 1995. Prior to this Lawrence was Managing Director of Rexam Ireland situated in Portlaoise and before this worked with the Unilever group in Surrey England and in the USA. A native of Belfast originally and a chemist by education, he also holds a Ph.D in Organic Polymer Chemistry." |
Cecil Whiteside
Cecil is a Director of Collooney Community Enterprises Ltd and is Proprietor of The Centra Supermarket in Collooney and of The Supervalue Supermarket in Ballisodare where he provides local employment for excess of one hundred people. Cecil is also Treasurer of Tir Na n’Óg, a state of the art childcare facility in Collooney, Sligo. |
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Michael Quigley.
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Michael is a Director of the company and is also CEO of Sligo Leader Partnership Company. |
Loretta McGowan
Loretta qualified and worked as a Nurse for ten years before moving into the area of Community Development. Loretta has worked on a varied number of community projects and sat on the Board of Jolly tots Playgroup Ltd in Sooey, Sligo for a number of years. Loretta is Manager of The Collooney Community Enterprise Centre and also heads the Company’s flagship project Northwest Life Sciences. |
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Enda McKeon
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Enda has over twenty years experience in the Life Science Industry and has worked on many cleanroom insulation projects, Enda has an Msc in Pharmaceutical Validation Technology. Enda will provide a Cleanroom consulting service to Clients at Northwest Life Sciences. |
Left to Right: Ann Finn - Enterprise Ireland Loretta McGowan - North West Life Sciences Michael Quigley - North West Life Sciences Kevin Callaghan - North West Life Sciences Mr. Michaél Martin, Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Employment Wendy Lyons - North West Life Sciences Cecil Whiteside - North West Life Sciences Dr. Bert Geraghty - Head of Science, Sligo IT Barry Egan - Enterprise Ireland
Confidentiality: At North West Life Sciences we are mindful that confidentiality will undoubtedly be foremost in the minds of those interested in making enquiries. We wish to reassure any individual, business or other, that all enquiries will be dealt with in the strictest of confidence. | Cleanroom photographs are courtesy of Asgard Cleanroom Solutions Ltd
As we are a community owned Development Company our policy is to offer our clients the maximum flexibility that our position permits. We offer both short and medium lease terms and will always listen to what our clients needs are. As we are a not for profit group our objective is to provide new and existing businesses with affordable workspace. We are always available to discuss these matters further and we assure strict confidentiality to all enquiries.
Company registration number: 276603 | Charity number: CHY 17633