Irish firm sets gold standard for clinical research in the USA

Barry Skillington, of Atlantia Clinical Food Trials, on the company's success in Ireland and the USA. He talks to Shauna McHugh

Roundtable discussion at the US Chamber, Washington: Barry Skillington, Atlantia Clinical Food Trials, Prof Mark Ferguson, DG of Science Foundation Ireland, An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, Andrea Doolan, CEO of Atlantia Clinical Food Trials, and Julie Sinnamon, former CEO, Enterprise Ireland. Photo: John Harrington

From our spuds to our sausages, our beef to our beer, we Irish are well-known worldwide for our stellar food and drink offering. 

While Irish produce has long been regarded as unbeatable for taste and quality, it’s only in recent years that Ireland has also become synonymous with the health benefits and nutritional value of many beloved international foods  — specifically, of functional foods.