Gerry Byrne

Professor Byrne is a Senior Advisor to the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, the worldwide leading applied research organisation. He was awarded the Gold Ring of the German Society of Engineering (VDI) for his insights into the fundamentals of material removal processes. He is also the recipient of the prestigious Taylor Research Medal of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, USA, in recognition of his outstanding research contributions. In 2017 he was awarded the Fraunhofer Taler Medal for his outstanding international contribution to applied R&D and Innovation. He is the founder of GB Innovation Ltd. (2014) and is specialising in excellence in R&D and Innovation and associated incentive schemes. Gerry is actively engaging with and supporting numerous organisations in their R&D progression both in Ireland, Germany and internationally.