Darragh Whelan

Darragh Whelan

Advisory Board

Sports technology entrepreneur and performance science expert with deep expertise in athlete monitoring, rehabilitation, wearable sensors, and data-driven performance optimization.​

Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Output Sports, a UCD spin-out that provides performance analytics solutions used by professional sports teams, Olympians, and elite coaching organizations worldwide.​

Holds a background in physiotherapy and sports science research, with published work in wearable technology and movement analytics, and has been recognized for translating cutting-edge research into scalable commercial products.

Last updated: 21 August 2026

Research Programmes in these themes

NanoMind-GenAI

An AI formulation platform helping pharma companies and CDMOs design lipid nanoparticles for RNA therapeutics faster and with fewer experiments.

Lead: Dr. Nan Zhang

Healthcare & Medical Applications

Pro-Advance

Takes ProACT, a validated digital platform for managing multimorbidity, from research prototype to a commercial product for community-based care.

Dundalk Institute of Technology

Lead: Dr. Julie Doyle 

Healthcare & Medical Applications

ProstheticAI

An AI platform recommending personalised prosthesis configurations from patient data, improving socket fit, comfort and rehabilitation outcomes.

South East Technological University

Lead: Kurt Jan Pumares

Healthcare & Medical Applications

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