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About Us
NUA Surgical is an award winning start-up that has emerged from the University of Galway. Dedicated to innovating in women's health, the company has developed the SteriCISION C-section Retractor to improve access and visualisation during Caesarean Delivery.
Leadership Team
Barry McCann
Elizabeth Garner, MD, MPH
Marie Therese Maher
CEO | Founder
Barry holds a Business degree and MSc in Medical Device Innovation from the University of Galway, and has over 20 years commercial experience. He is a BioInnovate Ireland Alum focusing on OBGYN.
Marie Therese Maher
Elizabeth Garner, MD, MPH
Marie Therese Maher
COO | Co-Founder
Marie Therese holds a BEng degree, is PMP certified and has over 20 years industry experience from MedTech multinationals & start-ups, bringing products from concept through to commercialisation.
Padraig Maher
Elizabeth Garner, MD, MPH
Elizabeth Garner, MD, MPH
CTO | Co-Founder
Padraig holds a BSc in Polymer Engineering and has over 25 years industry experience with start-ups and multinationals. He also established and managed his own company in the sector for 7 years.
Elizabeth Garner, MD, MPH
Elizabeth Garner, MD, MPH
Elizabeth Garner, MD, MPH
Director | Chairperson
With a career spanning four decades across medicine and industry, Dr Garner is a seasoned executive and corporate board member with a career-long focus on addressing unmet needs in women's health.
Anne Geary Schmults
Robert Bilkovski, MD, MBA
Robert Bilkovski, MD, MBA
VP of Commercial Strategy
Based in Rhode Island, Anne leads NUA's commercial strategy for bringing the SteriCISION Retractor to market. She adds three decades of MedTech and Women's Health experience to the leadership team.
Robert Bilkovski, MD, MBA
Robert Bilkovski, MD, MBA
Robert Bilkovski, MD, MBA
VP of Clinical Strategy
Based in Florida, Dr Bob oversees NUA's clinical strategy. He has worked at multiple Fortune 100 companies in medical leadership roles, with expertise in clinical trial design, product development, regulatory and quality.
Anna Nestor
Robert Bilkovski, MD, MBA
Brían O'Reilly
VP of Quality
Anna brings over two decades of experience to the role, having held senior leadership positions with major life science companies including Teleflex, Organon, Viatris, Medtronic and Merck.
Brían O'Reilly
Robert Bilkovski, MD, MBA
Brían O'Reilly
Senior R&D Engineer
Based in our Galway HQ, Brían holds a first-class honours degree and PhD in BioMedical Engineering from the University of Galway, in addition to industry experience from MedTech giants Medtronic and Boston Scientific.
Achievements
2018
- Our founding team were awarded an Enterprise Ireland Commercialisation Fund to bring the project from early stage concept to commercialisation. This was based at the University of Galway.
2019
- NUA Surgical was chosen as one of seven start-ups between Ireland and the U.S. to participate in the Blackstone-backed accelerator 'LaunchPad Lift' powered by Techstars.
- Our CEO was named 'Best Senior Entrepreneur' at the EIT Health Alumni Needs-Led Innovation Showcase in Lisbon, Portugal.
2020
- NUA Surgical were one of 16 UK and Ireland Start-ups to be awarded €40,000 through the EIT Health Headstart Programme.
- NUA Surgical were announced as one of 15 winners for the national HIHI Healthcare Innovation Call 2020.
- The start-up was announced as overall winner of the InterTrade Ireland Seedcorn 'Investor Readiness' Competition, securing €100,000 to help accelerate our innovation in women's health.
2021
- NUA Surgical were announced winners of the Healthy Mom and Baby Innovation Competition 2.0, a global competition run by Parkview Health and MATTER (USA).
2022
- NUA won the MedTech category of the 'Global Tech For Good' Competition run by Empact Ventures, Hays and the NIHR.
- The company was announced as winner of the MedTech Category at the National Start-Up Awards, followed by overall Grand-Prix Winner at the famous Dublin City Hall ceremony.
2023
- Named as the only non-US company to participate in Cohort 15 of the prestigious Texas Medical Center HealthTech Accelerator, a 6-month programme based in Houston, Texas.
- Announced as one of eight Irish finalists for the KPMG Global Tech Innovation Awards.
- Double winners at the 2023 National HealthTech Innovation Awards in the category of 'Best Indigenous Start-Up', followed by 'Overall Winner' across all categories.
- Named as 'Emerging MedTech Company of the Year' at the prestigious Irish MedTech Awards in Dec 2023.
2024
- Named as the only non-US company to participate in 51 LABS Accelerator run by MATTER Health - focusing on reducing maternal morbidity and mortality in the US.
- Femtech World Awards Finalist for Maternal Health
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