Barry has been living and doing research and business development in the healthcare industry in Japan since 2012. Most recently, Barry was head of sales for inbound-emerging biotech with IQVIA in Japan. In this role, he had the responsibility for forming strategic partnerships from clinical to commercial and to support biotech accelerate approval of their assets in the Japanese market.

Barry graduated from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland with a degree in Chemistry, followed by a PhD in Organic Chemistry at the University of Manchester in the UK. Before moving to Japan, he carried out postdoctoral research at University College Dublin, Ireland.