Ryan Flannery

Experience

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  Newry Corp

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2010

  Senior Consultant

  Management consulting that works with manufacturing and materials innovators to find new opportunities and promote growth. Starting as an analyst, and then later as a consultant and project manager, I worked individually and in project teams to evaluate new technologies and markets for our clients. Major technology areas include pharmaceutical manufacturing, biofuels, display technologies, industrial gas and liquid filtration, commercial water production, and oil and gas industry.

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  Corning Incorporated

  Jul 2012 - Feb 2024

  Startup partnerships and venture investments in deep tech with a focus on innovative materials science companies across industry verticals including life science, industrial processing, clean energy, display technologies, environmental technologies, optics, and consumer tech. Scouting and screening companies for strategic fit and forming partnerships. Startup partnerships and venture investments in deep tech with a focus on innovative materials science companies across industry verticals including life science, industrial processing, clean energy, display technologies, environmental technologies, optics, and consumer tech. Scouting and screening companies for strategic fit and forming partnerships. Corning's Innovation Group drives new technical and commercial opportunities, conducts diligence, manages partner relationships, and develops new research technologies as a leader for new technology commercialization across the company Creating new products and applications for innovative technologies across many different industries. Primarily, by managing early stage research and development projects, often with external partners, to drive new opportunities as a key part of the innovation process. Core functions involved are project management, commercial forecasting, negotiating partnership agreements (NDAs, JDAs), pricing, establishing IP, technology evaluation and benchmarking, and sales

  • Senior Reseach Collaborations Manager

    Jun 2018 - Feb 2024

  • Research Collaborations Manager

    Oct 2018 - Jun 2021

  • Commercial Technology and Business Development Manager

    Oct 2016 - Oct 2018

  • Manager, Exploratory Markets and Technologies

    Jul 2012 - Oct 2016
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  BRELYON

  Dec 2022 - Feb 2024

  Investment deal lead for Corning Inc. in compelling new immersive display technology company. Represented Corning as Observer on Board of Directors

  • Board Observer

    Dec 2022 - Feb 2024

  • Board Observer

    Dec 2022 - Jan 2024
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  BlueSky Capital

  Mar 2024 - now

  Investment Advisor