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Lisbon, Portugal

Lisbon, Portugal

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Lisbon Area, Portugal

Designed the strategy, and led the implementation and growth of a new and shared Innovation Unit in Portugal to accelerate translation at IGC (Gulbenkian Foundation) and ITQB (NOVA University) in partnership with Oeiras Municipality. Created the international peer-reviewed InnOValley Proof of Concept, currently on its 3rd edition. Within 4 yrs of operation achieved a portfolio of 15 patent families, with over €1M translational funding secured and 100 industry engagements in 2023 alone.

Lisbon

Designed the strategy, and led the implementation and growth of a new and shared Innovation Unit in Portugal to accelerate translation at IGC (Gulbenkian Foundation) and ITQB (NOVA University) in partnership with Oeiras Municipality. Created the international peer-reviewed InnOValley Proof of Concept, currently on its 3rd edition. Within 4 yrs of operation achieved a portfolio of 15 patent families, with over €1M translational funding secured and 100 industry engagements in 2023 alone.

London, United Kingdom

- Initiation of new collaborations, scoping of projects and securing of industrial funding- Identification and negotiation of business and licensing opportunities- Support to spin-off creation- Technology assessment and contract negotiations with industry- Setup and Project management of strategic alliances- Leader of the Strategic Project for the MRC Clinical Trial Unit- Liaising with UK & global Healthcare and Life Sciences companies and key UCL stakeholders

Barcelona Area, Spain

- Line managed a team of 3, coordination & strategic planning of Center activities & budget- Business model Innovation, market analysis, exploitation plans for new healthcare technologies, funding schemes in Healthcare- Liaising with international stakeholders to identify research, business & partnering opportunities- Project Management of 5 EU projects (FP7 & H2020, total budget >€17M), 2 as coordinator, granted 3 EC projects in 2 years- Participation in the setup of EITHealthProjects/networks:- EIT Health Network: one of the largest healthcare initiatives worldwide with more than 140 leading organizations spanning key areas of healthcare such as Pharma, MedTech, Payers, Research Institutions and Universities from 14 EU countries. EIT Health aims to foster the development and commercialization of innovative solutions for healthy living and ageing societies. Core partner.- ALFRED: aims to develop the First European Platform of Mobile Apps for Independent living and Healthy ageing of older people. Project Partner.- INTEGRATE: aims to gain valuable insights into the Leadership, Management and Delivery of Integrated Care as a solution to the challenges of ageing populations and the rise of long-term chronic conditions. Project Coordinator.- AdHopHTA: aims to strengthen the use and impact of excellent quality Health Technology Assessment results in hospital settings. Project Partner.- INPACT: aims at the pre-clinical development of innovative drugs and drug formulations against selected cancers and pathogenic bacteria. Project Partner.- SDH-Net: aims to provide a better understanding of the innovation and research process in middle- and low-income countries related to the social determinants of health. Scientific Coordinator.

Barcelona Area, Spain

- Management of the IP Portfolio and monitoring of Unit’s activities and KPI- Performed technology, patentability and market evaluations, and patent applications- Technology licensing and contracts negotiation with industry- Marketing and Commercial activities: content creation and promotion

Lisbon Area, Portugal

Entrepreneur creating M|GATE, a company dedicated to the delivery of drugs to the Central Nervous System:- Created the Business Plan and defined the IP strategy- Negotiated with investors and host institution, and reviewed contracts- Fundraising: awarded with several national and European prizes- Communication: invited lecturer in Entrepreneurship events- Designed and executed experiments for proof-of-concept

Lisbon Area, Portugal

- Within a Marie Curie IAPP EC project, developed new analgesic and anti-neurodegenerative compounds that were patented and licensed to a Portuguese biotech company- Wrote 5 original and 3 review papers as first author and an invited book chapter in the field of CNS drug discovery, analgesia and biophysics- Presented results at international conferences: 5 oral (2 invited) and 8 poster communications, awarded with several travel grants- Project management in EC and National grants; supervision of 2 MD and 2 PhD students- Wrote patents and grant applications- Participated in the organization of 4 scientific meetings

Lisbon Area, Portugal

Conceived, performed and analysed fluorescence spectroscopy (both steady-state and time-resolved), zeta potential and atomic force microscopy experiments.

Tübingen Area, Germany

- Designed, executed and analysed pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic experiments and in vivo analgesia behavior tests - Participated in several Synovo service contracts with pharmaceutical companies

Girona, Spain

Analgesic peptides synthesis, both in solid phase and solution phase.

Porto Area, Portugal

Designed, performed and analysed animal behaviour tests for 1) antinociception: models of acute and chronic pain with thermal, chemical and mechanical stimuli; 2) side effects: arterial pressure and motor capacities.

Lisbon Area, Portugal

Designed and executed experiments in the field of biophysics and peptide-membrane interactions.

Focus Program - Leading Strategic Projects

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Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Medical Biochemistry, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: IMM PhD Students Representative (elected)Thesis title: Improved analgesic kyotorphin derivatives - correlating.

Technology Assessment And Enterpreneurship

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Licentiate Degree, Biochemistry, Grade 17 (Out Of 20)