André Balico Email & Phone Number

Cork, IE

Ireland

• Startup and innovation hub powering NDRC - Ireland's National Startup Accelerator.Achievements:
• Developed, managed, and delivered startup support across 45+ programmes, impacting over 1500 participants.
• Designed and implemented no-code CRM, LMS, and other platforms, enhancing operational efficiency and stakeholder engagement.
• Conducted data analysis and contributed to strategic decision-making by reporting key performance indicators.Responsibilities: Project scope management; Stakeholder management; Systems management; Data operations.

Ireland

• Achievements:
• Managed and supported the logistical and operational aspects of 20+ startup programmes, impacting 800+ founders.
• Liaised with regional partners and other stakeholders to ensure the delivery of successful programmes (NPS: 84) across Ireland.
• Developed tools and processes to streamline programme delivery and enhance quality, including data dashboards and project management platforms.Responsibilities: Support with recruitment strategy; Content creation.

Remote

• Office of intellectual property, technology transfer, and innovation of the University of São Paulo (USP), the first-ranked university in Latin America. Achievements:
• Structured the database with 4200+ entries and operationalised a platform aimed at fosteringtechnology transfer and innovation.
• Increased by 85% the number of researchers and companies registered on the platform.
• Managed a team of six interns, focusing on process improvement and efficient task management.Responsibilities: Interview researchers and collect data from patents, laboratories, and companies; Dataanalysis to provide.

• Achievements:
• Performed 180+ interviews and 350+ data reviews of different fields (e.g.: medical, pharma, biotech).
• Increased the team’s productivity and reduced the registers backlog by implementing a task tracksystem.Responsibilities:Interview researchers and enter/clean this data to build an R&D initiatives database; Creation of.

• Biominas is a pioneer in supporting life sciences businesses in Brazil, connecting people to build successful businesses and create innovative environments.Achievements:
• Delivered two business plans for health startups which resulted in a second deal closed with thecompany and also in investments for one of the startups.
• Mapped 80+ Brazilian health startups.
• Co-authored the bioBR 2021 article "Hidden Champions - discover some of the most innovative Brazilian health startups”.
• Scored an average NPS of 85 points (zone of excellence) in all projects.Responsibilities:Consultancy for business plan development, including market, SWOT, regulatory, intellectual property,and go-to-market analysis.

• Responsible for a specific project in a pharmaceutical and cosmetic ingredients' company.Achievement:
• Characterised 8 compounds for different receptors, cell lines, and conditions, supporting thecompany’s drug discovery process.Responsibilities:Cell culture and signalling evaluation using BRET technique and western.

• NAIAD is a startup that develops molecules with high potential to become the next-generation medicines, with a major focus on biased ligands that target G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs).Achievement:
• Characterization of dozens of molecules with therapeutic potential.Responsibilities:In vitro evaluation of signaling profiles and affinity; Mammalian cell culture and transfection; Plasmid preparation; Adherence to GLP.

Agência USP De Inovação

• Office of intellectual property, technology transfer, and innovation of the University of São Paulo (USP), the first-ranked university in Latin America.Achievements:
• Reduced by 45% the number of eligible patent deposits through prior art search, avoiding costs withpatents that would not be granted.
• Disclosed 48 inventions through the elaboration of communication materials and prospection ofpotential licensees, resulting in 1 licensing process.
• 5 cooperation agreements closed with companies due to the accurate selection of researchers.Responsibilities:Prior art search in patent and scientific databases of medical devices, pharma products, and others.

• 7TMR Lab is a biochemistry laboratory at the Faculty of Medicine focused on cell signaling research.Achievements:
• Developed chimeric receptors in different expression vectors.
• Co-authored a publication related to a project conducted in collaboration with the lab members.Responsibilities:Molecular cloning; Affinity, signalling, and western-blotting assays using HEK293T cells; Preparation of.

Car repair shop.Responsibilities:Inventory and cash flow management; Bank account management; Control of payments and receipts; Issuance of invoices; Customer service; Improvement of internal processes through the implementation of management tools, practices, and software.

Master Of Science - Ms, Biochemistry

Activities and Societies: Development and pre-acceleration of a startup project; Project collaboration with pharma and brewery companies.

Project Management Diploma

Bsc. Biology Sciences, Emphasis On Molecular And Technological Biology

Activities and Societies: Member of the Center for Research in Innovation, Technological Management, and Competitiveness (InGTec).