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Meet Dr Emer Gilligan – WaterWipes’ External Affairs Director
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Meet Dr Emer Gilligan – WaterWipes’ External Affairs Director

07/30/2024

Dr Emer Gilligan is the external affairs director at WaterWipes. She brings professional and academic experience to the role and has worked for many years in the cosmetics industry, in a variety of product safety and compliance roles. Emer has been heavily involved with researching skincare needs and cosmetics ingredients, with a focus on ingredient safety, function, and impact on the skin.

Today, her expertise is crucial to bringing WaterWipes to a wider market as the world’s purest baby wipes.

The road to becoming an expert

Emer started her academic career at UCD Dublin where she studied pharmacology. After getting her BSc, she stayed at UCD to complete her PhD in molecular biology.

She worked for a number of years as a cosmetic scientist before taking a step into the world of regulatory affairs, working specifically on markets in Latin American, Europe and Africa. After this she progressed to the role of toxicologist and subsequently product safety manager for personal care products.

At WaterWipes, Emer joined as regulatory manager before moving to her current role – External Affairs Director.

Qualifications

  • University College Dublin – BSc, Pharmacology

  • Conway Institute of Biomedical & Biomolecular Research, UCD – PhD, Molecular Biology

  • UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School – Executive MBA, Business Administration

Partnering with WaterWipes – and what makes it so special

In her role as External Affairs Director, Emer leads a team responsible for product safety and regulatory compliance, medical and scientific product claims and research, and consumer care.

For me, what makes WaterWipes so special is how hard everyone works to bring the best products to our consumers. We provide a product that was specifically created for babies’ delicate skin.

With minimal ingredients, it is safe to use even on the most sensitive skin. And WaterWipes are reassuring for parents too – who can use them safely in the knowledge that they’re gentle yet effective.

We’ve a great team at WaterWipes working on exciting projects – so every day is fun, friendly, and professional and a great place to work.

Published works and presentations

- Researchgate.net/profile/Emer-Gilligan

Social presence

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emer-gilligan/?originalSubdomain=ie

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