Ferguson new DG at Science Foundation Ireland

Updated: 14:43, Monday, 9 January 2012

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Science Foundation Ireland has appointed Professor Mark Ferguson as Director General of the organisation.

Professor Ferguson, a native of Northern Ireland, will take up the position later this month. The appointment is for a five-year term.

An academic for 30 years, Professor Ferguson is also a co-founder of Renovo, a biotechnology company developing novel pharmaceutical therapies to prevent scarring and accelerate wound healing.

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