Our Team

Steven Ferguson

Steven is an Associate Professor and Head of the School of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering at University College Dublin (UCD). He previously worked in Biogen in Cambridge, USA, having completed his postdoctoral training at MIT.

Anne Marie Healy

Anne Marie is Professor of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology at Trinity College Dublin and has +30 years experience researching how drug properties can be optimised for formulation. She is committed to advancing pharmaceutical science via collaborative research through inclusive, multidisciplinary programmes.

Mike Stocker

Mike is a chemical engineer with over 10 years of experience in applying polymer science to drug delivery. As a Research Fellow in UCD, Mike combines the latest advances in drug delivery technology and drug product manufacturing to maximise SEncIL’s commercial potential.

Patrick Keady

Patrick is a chemist with experience generating novel analogues of APIs to optimise oral bioavailability. As SEncIL’s Chemistry Lead, Patrick designs tailored drug delivery systems for drugs with solubility and permeability limited oral bioavailability.

Brunella Grassiri

Brunella is a Research Fellow at Trinity College Dublin, specialising in solubility enhancement, inhalable formulations, and mucoadhesive excipients. As the Formulation Lead for SEncIL she is expanding the scope of the technology to ever more advanced drug delivery systems.