Elan makes €3.17m academic donation to UCD

Pharmaceutical company Elan today announced funding for two scholarships and an annual lecture series at University College Dublin (UCD).

The donation is named in honour of Kieran McGowan, former head of the Industrial Development Authority of Ireland (IDA), Kyran McLaughlin, deputy chairman of Davy Stockbrokers and well-known accountant Laurence Crowley, who is a board member of many Irish companies and organisations.