Ernest Lara Email & Phone Number

Catalyst is a methodology for needs identification and opportunity development, and an organizational model that fosters a vibrant multi-stakeholder community. Catalyst mission is to increase the potential that biomedical research will lead to products that address unmet health care needs. The Catalyst methodology starts with a hands-on entrepreneurial program for PhD students and postdocs (Fellows) who would like to accelerate the impact of biomedical research. In this immersive experience, participants identify and evaluate unmet medical needs, build multi-professional teams to design solutions and plan R&D projects that show strong potential for healthcare impact in collaboration with industry and hospitals.Catalyst Europe is the European version of Catalyst. A consortium composed of European academic, industry and hospital partners run the program and guide participants through the Catalyst process.

Greater Boston Area

I led Richi Entrepreneurs, a Richi Foundation’s business unit with the mission to boost innovative projects, startups and organizations from around the world by providing them strategic advice and connecting them with Boston’s innovation key players (industry experts, investors, clients, accelerators or academia), helping them take full advantage of this unique innovation ecosystem. We mainly operated in the following areas: Life sciences (biotech, pharma, medical technologies, digital health), Cleantech and technologies at the service of positive social or environmental impact.https://richientrepreneurs.org/2019https://richientrepreneurs.org/2018https://richientrepreneurs.org/fall-2017https://www.richientrepreneurs.org/spring-2017http://www.richientrepreneurs.org/summer-2016Richi Foundation is a nonprofit organization based in Boston.

Program Manager at Plymouth Rock Project

I mentor transversal projects in large companies (i.e Gas Natural Fenosa), and startups participating in entrepreneurship programs (Empenta), as well as executive education students.

As a freelancer, I have participated as faculty mentor and speaker at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) IDEA2Global program. I have participated as a jury member in MIT Innovator under 35 and Pulse@MassChallenge.I have organized and managed an entrepreneurship program for the Computer Vision Center (UAB). Commercial Strategic Plan for Sant Cugat City Hall.

BCN Accelerator helps companies to enhance their competitive position through Corporate Entrepreneurship and Corporate Venture strategies. Mentor and program manager in corporate transversal projects for Bimbo and Monolitic.

- Business Development: Responsible for international sales and management of distributors. Selection, negotiation and management of international distributors. Management of internal sales staff and responsible for global sales results. - Strategy: Responsible for the Business Plan. Management of the P&L of the company.- Marketing: Implementation of the Marketing department. Responsible for portfolio definition, pricing, product, promotion and channel policies.- Finance: Management of the Finance department. Fund raising. (2010 – 2012)

a) Project Manager for Telefónica (Movistar), Motorola and a regional governmentb) Business development (Consultancy, Audit and Project Management services)

Collaboration in projects for Telefónica, Orange, CNES (French Space Agency)

Mba, Master In Business Administration

Ranked number 2 in the class (out of 123 students).

Master In Project Management

Telecommunications Engineering

Introduction To Biology, 96%

Nlp Trainer, Neuro-Linguistic Programming

Master, Nlp (Neuro-Linguistic Programming)