Darren Cunningham has 20 years senior management experience in life science companies. Darren spent 8 years at Amarin Corporation plc in a range of senior positions with responsibility covering business and corporate development – comprising in-licensing, out-licensing, M&A, divestitures, deal negotiation; strategic planning, global intellectual property management, investor relations, fundraising, financial reporting and operations management. Prior to Amarin, Darren was an Associate Director of Strategic Planning at publicly quoted drug company Elan Corporation plc.

Darren recently obtained a certificate in Biochemistry from Harvard University, holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the National University of Ireland Galway, and a Masters in Accountancy from the Michael Smurfit Business School, University College Dublin. He trained at PricewaterhouseCoopers and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland. He is also Adjunct Professor at the School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, University College Dublin.