Airmid healthgroup team
At airmid healthgroup ltd our mission is to prevent ill health caused by exposure to indoor air pollutants. To achieve this goal we have assembled a unique physician led multidisciplinary team of scientists specialising in virology, bacteriology, mycology and allergy.Â
CEO and Chairman
Dr Bruce Mitchell
Dr Mitchell is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in Ireland, the Royal College of Physicians…
CEO and Chairman
Dr Bruce Mitchell
Dr Mitchell is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in Ireland, the Royal College of Physicians in Canada and is a diplomat of the American Board of Allergy and Immunology. He is a director of the Immunology Laboratory, Blackrock Clinic and a past President of the Allergy Foundation of Ireland. He has been a member of the WHO sponsored International Workshop on Dust Mite Allergy. Dr Mitchell has extensive business experience within the allergy and asthma specialties and is also co-founder of Mitest Limited a manufacturer of a patented dust collection device that is distributed internationally. Dr Mitchell practices at the Blackrock Clinic as a Consultant Physician and Clinical Immunologist.
CFO
John Carroll FCA
John trained as a Chartered Accountant with Ernst and Young, Dublin and has more than…
CFO
John Carroll FCA
John Carroll trained as a chartered accountant with EY. Whilst working with EY John was responsible for the audit of many large national and multinational enterprises including, Philips, Cement Roadstone and EBS. He has more than fifteen years post qualification commercial experience in a range of sectors including intellectual property, licensing and corporate finance. He has worked with AHG since it commenced trading in 2007 and is Company Secretary.
Chief Scientist
Vivienne Mahon PhD
Vivienne graduated from Trinity College Dublin with a B.A. (Mod) degree….
Chief Scientist
Vivienne Mahon PhD
Vivienne graduated from Trinity College Dublin with a B.A. (Mod) degree in microbiology and then remained at Trinity to complete a PhD in molecular microbiology that focused on the regulation of gene expression in enterotoxigenic E. coli. Vivienne then spent two years as a post-doctoral scientist in the National Institute for Bioprocessing, Research and Training (NIBRT) working on mammalian cell culture media development and optimisation.
General Manager
Graeme Tarbox BA (Hons)
Since joining airmid healthgroup in 2012, Graeme has developed a thorough…
General Manager
Graeme Tarbox BA (Hons)
Since joining airmid healthgroup in 2012, Graeme has developed a thorough understanding of the company and how the services we offer can add value to those interested in improving health in the built environment. Graeme is involved in managing our relationships with NPOs and government agencies, as well as developing our client base to include some of the world’s most innovative companies. Graeme graduated from Exeter University with a degree in Classics and holds a Level 3 Certificate in Investment from the Securities & Investment Institute. In 2017, he graduated with distinction from the Dublin Institute of Technology business school with a Postgraduate diploma, having completed the International Selling Programme, Enterprise Ireland’s sales development programme targeted at maximising export sales for Irish companies. He has previously held senior posts in the residential and commercial property industry in the UK.
Head of Operations
Jake Behan BSc
Jake graduated with a BSc. (Honours) in Biosciences with Biopharmaceuticals…
Head of Operations
Jake Behan BSc
Jake graduated with a BSc. (Honours) in Biosciences with Biopharmaceuticals from the Institute of Technology Carlow in 2013. Since joining airmid healthgroup in 2014, Jake has overseen many of the studies in airmid’s testing facilities, coordinated a significant field study in the USA and contributed to the development of new testing standards across a wide variety of product categories. In 2017, Jake was awarded a Diploma in Project Management from Griffith College, Dublin and was promoted in 2018 to the role of Technical Project Manager where his responsibilities include management of our health friendly air® programme.
Technical Manager
Naga Bonagiri MSc
Naga graduated from GITAM University, India with a bachelor’s in biotechnology…
Technical Manager
Naga Bonagiri MSc
Naga graduated from GITAM University, India with a bachelor’s in biotechnology and later moved to Ireland to pursue a master’s at NUI Galway, obtaining a MSc degree in Biotechnology. Naga worked in the recombinant protein lab of NUI Galway on a project expressing recombinant antibodies for use in cardiovascular stent biofunctionalization, gaining knowledge and experience on several micro and molecular biology techniques.
As a Scientific officer, his role revolves around the environmental chamber, allergen and helping in the testing of technologies capable of depleting biological contaminants.
Senior Laboratory Scientist
Dana Ziuzina PhD
Dana graduated with a BSc in Pharmaceutical Technology from…
Senior Laboratory Scientist
Dana Ziuzina PhD
Dana graduated with a BSc in Pharmaceutical Technology from Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin), where she also completed a PhD in Microbiology. She worked at the interface of applied microbiology and cold plasma technology development for delivering a safe system for surface decontamination of wide range of products. Following her PhD, Dana worked for four and a half years as a postdoctoral researcher in Plasma Research group of TU Dublin.
Senior Scientific Officer (Allergen)
Priyadarshini Babubalakrishnan MSc
Priya graduated from Sri Krishna Arts and Science College, affiliated to Bharathiyar…
Senior Scientific Officer (Allergen)
Priyadarshini Babubalakrishnan MSc
Priya graduated from Sri Krishna Arts and Science College, affiliated to Bharathiyar University, India with BSc Microbiology in 2016. Later, she moved to Ireland and completed an MSc in Biotechnology at the National University of Ireland, Galway. Priya now works at airmid healthgroup as a Scientific Officer in the Allergen Lab and, in Microbiology where she focuses on testing anti-microbial surface coatings.
Senior Scientific Officer (Virology)
Heena Hussain MRes, MSc
Heena graduated from the University of Delhi with a BSc in Life Sciences, after which she…..
Senior Scientific Officer (Virology)
Heena Hussain MRes, MSc
Heena graduated from the University of Delhi with a BSc in Life Sciences, after which she completed a MSc in Biotechnology at Jamia Hamdard University, India. In 2017 Heena was awarded the prestigious Government of Ireland Scholarship and gained a Masters by Research Degree (MRes) in Biochemistry at University College Cork. She then worked at UCC, training and supervising undergraduates in experimental techniques and instruments in biochemistry and microbiology labs. Heena is a proactive researcher with four years cross-discipline research experience in Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Molecular & Cell Biology.
Scientific Officer (Virology)
Pei Shee Tan MSc
Scientific Officer (Virology)
Pei Shee Tan MSc
Pei Shee received her BSc. (Hons) in Pharmaceutical Science with Biopharmaceutics from Institute Technology Tralee, with Astellas Award for Outstanding Academic Performance. She completed her MSc in inflammatory biosensor in Shannon Applied Biotechnology Centre, Munster Technology University. She has experience in characterisation of human macrophage with flow cytometry, ELISA technique and successfully developed a prototype biosensor for managing inflammatory disease conditions. She has experience in QC chemistry lab and is capable of performing all laboratory duties in accordance with GMP and Safety procedures.
Scientific Officer (Test Chambers)
Colm Kinsella BSc
Colm graduated from Dublin City University with a BSc in…
Scientific Officer (Test Chambers)
Colm Kinsella BSc
Colm graduated from Dublin City University with a BSc in Environmental Science and Health and joined airmid healthgroup after completing a college internship here. Colm is responsible for the maintenance and product testing in the chambers, as well as co-ordinating purchasing in airmid healthgroup.
Scientist (Allergen)
Francis Lee BSc
Francis graduated from Maynooth University with a BSc in Biotechnology….
Scientist (Allergen)
Francis Lee BSc
Francis graduated from Maynooth University with a BSc in Biotechnology and joined airmid healthgroup after completing a Francis mincollege internship. During this internship, he gained experience in the testing of anti-microbial surface coatings, work he will now continue in his role as a Scientific Officer.
Scientist (Test Chambers)
Colm O'Sullivan BSc
Colm graduated with a BSc. (Honours) in Biotechnology from Maynooth…
Scientist (Test Chambers)
Colm O’Sullivan BSc
Colm graduated with a BSc. (Honours) in Biotechnology from Maynooth University in 2020. He has experience in organic chemistry, mammalian cell culture, and analytical techniques. At airmid healthgroup, Colm conducts maintenance of product testing chambers, allergen extraction, and microbiological work.
Scientific Officer (Test Chambers)
Masum Patel MSc
Masum graduated from Christ College, affiliated to Saurashtra University, India…
Scientific Officer (Test Chambers)
Masum Patel
Masum graduated from Christ College, affiliated to Saurashtra University, India with a BSc in Chemistry in 2018. He then moved to Ireland to pursue a master’s at Griffith College, where he obtained an MSc degree in Pharmaceutical Business and Technology. Masum now works at airmid healthgroup ltd as a Scientific Officer in the Environmental Chambers where he’s responsible for product testing. Masum has experience in chemistry, and in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry.
Office Manager
Helen Dalton
Helen joined airmid healthgroup as Office Manager in January 2021…
Office Manager
Helen Dalton
Helen joined airmid healthgroup as Office Manager in January 2021. Her wealth of knowledge and experience in management and administration has accumulated over a career spent working in diverse industries such as the energy sector, insurance, sales and account management.
Lab Technician
Keelan Murphy
Lab Technician
Keelan Murphy
Keelan is currently in his 4th year of a Biotechnology course in Maynooth University, where he has written a dissertation on how biologics can be of benefit for people suffering from allergic diseases. During Keelan’s college internship in airmid healthgroup he is gaining experience in assisting with product testing in the chambers as well as being involved in work in the microbiology lab.
Lab technician
Naomi Ogbulafor
assistant lab technician
Naomi Ogbulafor
Naomi is a 3rd year student at Technological University Dublin. She is currently studying Biomedical and Molecular Diagnostics where she covers areas in Microbiology and Immunology. As part of this course, she is completing a 3 month placement at airmid healthgroup where she works as an assistant lab technician