Clare Thorp, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Linthicum Heights, Md, Us

Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, Pr

HyperLocal Network is an infrastructure provider that creates networks for food, jobs and technology. This is achieved using efficient and low cost tech farms that pair aquaponics with data center facilities. These facilities provide a path from agriculture to technology in a sustainable and scalable fashion using open farming protocols. Open financial systems are used to demonstrate a way for unbanked and underbanked regions to establish a path for traceable ESG/SDG investments. The future is hyperlocal.

Oaklare Strategic Scientific Consulting (OSSC) is a cross-disciplinary consultancy which uses translational data science and systems analysis to pull knowledge from existing data. We converge our expertise in the life sciences, regulatory science and data science to create a multidisciplinary approach to solving complex problems, and to develop solutions and strategies for businesses and non profits working in the human health, environmental, food or agriculture industries.

Dublin, Ie

Combined scientific and regulatory affairs expertise and relationship building skills to provide solutions for companies and regulators seeking improved regulatory, scientific, and data utilization outcomes.Led the research strategy and proposal writing and was POC for significant data collection, visualization and scientific modelling projects comprising industry consortia and trade associations.

Dublin, Ie

Creme Global is a cutting edge data science technology company that delivers predictive analytics and scientific modeling to help whole industries make better decisions. www.cremeglobal.com

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Non-Profit Executive Director of a $5.0m, multisectoral, 501(c)3 organization with 14 staff and accountable to a Board comprising industry, academic and government funders and stakeholders. Provided executive leadership and operations management to a food industry funded, scientific foundation that advances the science related to the nutritional quality and safety of the food supply. Convened scientific experts and leaders from industry, government and academia together to conduct scientific research to improve human health and environmental safety. Vice-President Elect of the international ILSI Global Management Team comprising Executive Directors of ILSI entities tasked with developing solutions to common problems across the ILSI regions and countries.

Washington, Dc, Us

Senior staff team leader for Regulatory and Government Affairs in a trade association representing industrial and environmental biotechnology companies. Responsible for business critical legislative and regulatory policy issues, and director-level staff management on topics related to renewable fuels, bioengineered food ingredients, ag biologicals, chemical and biotechnology regulation and barriers to market entry. Established the Bio IES Regulatory Affairs Committee comprising member companies to address implementation of the amendments to the Toxic Substance Control Act, and the Bioengineered Food Disclosure Act. Served on various industry association coalition groups in Washington, D.C. comprising food and agriculture industry organizations. Advocated to members of congress and their staff on legislative issues on behalf of BIO IES companies, including revisions to the Toxic Substance Control Act.Worked with allied associations on legislative issues of common concern.Provided written and oral public comment to federal agencies.

Washington, D.C., Us

CLA Staff lead for human health policy, scientific and regulatory affairs. Administered the industry coalition which engaged with US EPA on the development of the EPA Endocrine Disrupter Screening Program for pesticides and chemicals. Managed scientific committees which addressed worker protection, dietary risk, toxicological testing, and human health risk assessment. Industry nominated member of the US EPA Tox 21 Working Group. Communicated to media and other outlets on the safe use of pesticidal chemicals, published and presented at scientific conferences and other relevant fora, drafted scientifically referenced public comments to regulatory agencies. Provided strategy and addressed significant EU barriers to trade using EU legislative and regulatory knowledge and experience working on Working Party to Council in Brussels.

Borris, Co Carlow, Ie

Provided leadership for a multinational animal feed equipment manufacturing and nutrition service provider with markets in the EU and US. Led the development and implementation of a corporate-wide customer facing quality assurance program for Keenan country market managers and field staff.Worked with the Scientific Advisory Board comprising senior scientists from the UK and US, to advance data gathering in support of improving feed conversion efficiency in ruminant animals.Developed business relationships with large U.S. multinational animal feed companies.Advocated and communicated on behalf of Keenan USA to U.S. government and industry associations.

Dublin, Dublin, Ie

Selected to establish the Office of the Irish Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) in the Irish Embassy to the United States, Washington D.C. for the first time in over 35 years.- Developed an extensive network of influential contacts on the Hill, and in US in federal agencies, government departments and research organizations to assist in achieving DAFM's strategic trade and outreach mission.- Provided intelligence and insights into US negotiating positions during the World Trade Organization's Doha round of negotiations on US agriculture and food policy, international trade/ trade negotiations, including sanitary/phytosanitary issues . - US Policy interpretation and benchmarking: explained and contextualized the US Farm Bill, The Food Safety Modernization Act, Biotechnology regulation etc. to Irish government, industry and academic stakeholders. - Organized successful bilateral meetings and visits between senior executive level Irish and U.S. industry representatives and government officials, including the Minister for Agriculture with Committee Chairs on the Hill.- Represented the Irish Department of Agriculture & Food on policy positions and in negotiating outcomes relating to trade, food safety, market access, and export plant certification. - Managed significant food safety outbreaks and reputation risk: Kept the US market to Irish pork open after the Dioxin Crisis, Initiated the rule making process which ultimately led to access for Irish beef into the US market. - Assisted Irish companies navigate US regulations and develop business relationships within the U.S.

Kildare Street, Dublin 2, Ie

Position included science & research policy, biotechnology policy, EU law & membership of senior EU legislative committees, enterprise-wide risk management, research program management, laboratory management and accreditation, speech writing, ministerial briefs & representation. As follows: - Director of the publicly funded 70m euro food and food safety research program (FIRM). Negotiated a 30%+ funding increase with D/Finance in the face of existing government budget cutbacks. - Negotiated the re-write of 7 pieces of EU legislation to reflect DAFM's position on the implementation of the Maastricht Treaty.- Lead role in the development and implementation of Enterprise Wide Risk Management throughout DAFM and its 32 decentralized offices and agencies. Subsequently requested by the Irish agricultural research service (Teagasc) and by the Estonian government (D/Finance) to advise them on implementing Enterprise Wide Risk Management in their organizations.- Accredited the Irish Seed Testing Station to International Standards to enable the exports of Irish certified seed.- Restructured and re-staffed the animal feed testing laboratory responsible for implementing animal feed controls during the BSE crisis (Mad cow disease). State expert witness in prosecution cases.- Biotech and Research Policy. Member of the Irish Council on Science and Technology. Member of the EPA Biotechnology Advisory Committee to the government.

Reading, Berkshire, Gb

Role:Animal Science- Established the Beef Research Facility-Built collaborative research program with the University of Bristol- Director of beef research program and research facilities- Taught undergraduate and postgraduate courses- Supervisor, M.Sc. and Ph.D. studentsFund raising for research - government and industryPublished in peer reviewed literature

Master Of Science (M.Sc.), Economics And Policy Studies

Research Doctorate (Ph.D.), Agricultural Science, (Animal Sciences)

Postgraduate Certificate, European Law

Bachelor Of Agricultural Science (B.Agr.Sc.), Animal Science, Crop Science, Agri Business, Agri-Economics