Who we are
FeelTect is a connected-health company, passionate about developing connected health technologies that improve the implementation of evidence-based wound care therapies. We are an award-winning team of medical experts that put the patient at the heart of everything we do.
Meet the people
ANDREW CAMERON, PhD
CEO, Co-Founder
- PhD in Tissue Engineering
- 10 yrs in Commercialisation
- BioInnovate Ireland Fellow
DARREN BURKE, PhD
CTO, Co-Founder
- PhD in Tissue Regeneration
- Mechanical Engineer
- Previous Quality/R&D roles
PROF. GARRY DUFFY
Co-Founder
- Prof. of Anatomy, University of Galway
- PI at AMBER and CÚRAM
- Led multiple EU consortia
JOE O’CONNOR, MSC
R&D Engineer
- MSc in Medical Device Design
- 2 yrs Design Engineer role
- 2 yrs R&D/Test engineer role
EMER GARRY, PHD
Project Manager
- PhD in Neuroscience
- 2 yrs EU Funding Management
- 4 yrs MedTech Product Management
MANUEL VILLEGAS-MARTíNEZ, PHD
Clinical Engineer
- PhD in Biomedical Engineering
- Masters in Industrial Engineering
- 5 yrs Biomedical Engineering
JOAN FARTHING
R&D Technician
- Senior Product Management
- Manufacturing Engineer
EOIN KELLY
Biomedical Engineering Intern
- BSc Biomedical Engineering
- Computer Engineering
TREVOR DURITY
Quality Assurance Lead
- Technical Quality Processes
- Software Delivery
- Cybersecurity
Awards and recognition
- Winner of the European Wound Management Association Innovation Award
2021
- EIT Health Catapult Semi-Finalist
2020
- Winner of the Senior Category of the EIT Health Fellowship Network Alumni Showcase
- Bronze in the Medtech Startup category of the National Startup Awards
- Regional Finalist (Connacht) in the Intertrade Ireland Seedcorn Business Readiness Competition
- IPA4SME “Better access to IP for innovative SMEs” Award as part of the COSME programme of the European Union
- Andrew Cameron, FeelTect CEO, Junior Chamber International (JCI) Galway Ten Outstanding Young Persons (TOYP) Award for Medical Device Innovation)
- Health Innovation Hub Ireland (HIHI) Health Innovations 2020 winners
- Selected to take part in the ConvaTec CoLab programme
- Receiving a Seal of Excellence from European Commission as part of the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation – Horizon 2020 SME instrument
- Regional Finalist (Ireland and UK) in EIT Health Catapult competition
- International finalist for the Connected Health category for the Med-Tech Innovation Awards 2020, as part of the Medilink UK Healthcare Business Awards
- Selected for CorkBIC Entrepreneur Experience event
- National Finalist in Pfizer Healthcare Ireland Digital Innovation Fund
- World Union of Wound Healing Societies (WUWHS) “Rising Stars’ Award” in Wound Healing
2019
- Finalist in Galway Chamber of Commerce Business Awards for R&D and Innovation
- Regional Finalist (Connacht) in the Intertrade Ireland Seedcorn Business Readiness Competition
- Irish Medical & Surgical Trade Association Medtech Award for Most Cost-Effective Product
- Selected for NDRC Accelerator Programme
- EIT Health Headstart Award
- Finalist in Urgo Mentorship Programme
2018
- Health Innovation Hub Ireland Innovation into Healthcare Award
FeelTect in the Media
Irish times
Medtech start-up addressing the slow healing and costly treatment of leg ulcers
FORA
Giving patients a leg up: Galway’s Feeltect is using medtech to treat venous leg ulcers
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