Joan Marsal, biologist, has over 30 years experience in the Spanish medical devices and IVD sector in management positions, building and expanding markets and businesses as well as delivering profitable growth.In october 2019 joined NOVA BIOMEDICAL to build the IBERIA subsidiary starting from scratch. Nova Biomedical develops, manufactures, and sells advanced technology blood testing analysers for Point of Care, Critical Care and Biotech.Nova is one of the 25 largest in vitro diagnostic companies in the world and the largest privately owned in vitro diagnostic company in the United States.In 2014 Joan started to promote the new Sysmex URINALYSIS solutions and Fecal Immunological Test for Colorectal cancer screening programs with a dedicated professional team, in addition to his previous job in developing Point of Care business.Sysmex is a Japanese company with European headquarters in Hamburg (Germany)Previous to Sysmex, he served as Country Branch Manager in Spain for BELLCO S.r.l. (today a Medtronic company) based in Sant Cugat del Vallès from 2006 to December 2011.Bellco is an Italian manufacturing company focused in Hemodialysis equipment, therapies and disposables for Dialysis centers. In the last years Bellco expanded its business to Critical Care in ICU units, developing extracorporeal blood equipments & therapies for several ICU diseases (i.e. Sepsis, ARDS)From 1990 to 2006 served in MENARINI DIAGNÓSTICOS, S.A. in several positions with increasing responsibilities at National level.Joan Marsal started in Menarini Diagnósticos in 1990 as a Sales Rep. for 3 years. From 1993 to 1997 he was in different Marketing positions in the Diabetes and Rapid testing product lines. From 1998 to February 2006 he served as Director of Check Up Division (POC) for Spain with direct responsibilities in Sales, Marketing and Customer ServiceIn Menarini Diagnostics Spain, Joan and his team achieved very high sales growth and profitability results (from 13,5 to 41 Million € in ten years), reaching the leader position in Home Glucose Testing market (27% MS)Joan Marsal has a Degree of Biology by the Universitat Central de Barcelona (UB) and the PDD Program in IESE Business School. He speaks Catalan (mother tongue), Spanish, Italian and English.Joan enjoys off-road motorcycling and skiing. He is married and has two sons.