James O’Kane
Chairman @ QUBIS
James O’Kane is a startup investor at QUBIS. A chartered accountant by profession, James O'Kane is currently the Registrar and Chief Operating Officer of Queen’s University Belfast, having previously been Director of Finance for six years. An advocate of technology and knowledge transfer, he is a Director of a number of companies including QUBIS Ltd., NI Challenge Fund Ltd., Northernn Ireland Science Park Holdings Ltd. and Kainos Software. He is on the Board of Advisers for Crescent Capital, a Director of Queen’s University Belfast Foundation Board and a Director of Queen’s Overseas Recruitment Ltd.He is also currently a Director of the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust and was formerly the Chairman of the Belfast Metropolitan College, the largest provider of tertiary education in Northern Ireland.As Registrar and Chief Operating Officer, he plays a leading role in helping Queen’s become a university of global standing which contributes directly to the development of Northern Ireland as a successful knowledge economy.
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About QUBIS
QUBIS Ltd was established in 1984 by The Queen's University of Belfast to commercialise the University's research and development activities through the formation of 'spin-out' businesses. Qubis Ltd is an investment vehicle, holding company which takes an equity holding in a new spin-out venture in return for an investment ofcash and/or Intellectual Property. Qubis Ltd 'pulls through' appropriate R & D from the laboratory into the commercial market place.
QUBIS Contacts
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Denis Murphy
Team Member
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Gordon Bell
Director of Global
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James O’Kane
Chairman
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Oisin Lappin
Corporate Finance Manager
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Pat McComiskey
Secretary
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