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Madrid Area, Spain

Management of the Funding Unit team, working with private and public clients in optimizing their access to public funding opportunities at national and international level. Expert support is provided in areas such as:- Calls and technological surveillance.- Development of Project ideas.- Proposal preparation and evaluation.- Project management.- Event organisation.- Project auditing.- Tax deductions.

Eu Support Office - Technology Transfer Office

- Holistic support to researchers during the H2020 project life cycle: helpdesk, project idea and proposal evaluation, grant agreement and consortium agreement preparation, etc. - Responsible of the Excellent Science Area at the EU Projects Office: dissemination, help-desk, support on proposal writing and peer-review of draft applications for ERC and MSCA (IF, ITN, RISE) funding schemes.- Organisation of dissemination events and training sessions on EU-related subjects. Speaker during the sessions.- Representation of UDC at Information days, networking/partnering events, meetings with relevant European Commission´s officers, etc.

Swindon, United Kingdom

- Confidential support for UK applicants: helpdesk service, proposal preparation and project management advice, statistics, etc.- Organisation of dissemination events to raise awareness on EU funding opportunities (H2020, Health Programme, Innovative Medicines Initiative, AAL, Eureka, etc.). Speaker during the sessions.- Maintaining communication channels about funding opportunities, EU legislation updates, events, etc., with relevant stakeholders (e.g. European Commission).- Scientific expert for the FP7 and Horizon 2020 Health Programme Committee, providing scientific advice to the UK representative during the discussions on the strategy for the theme at the EU level.- Scientific advisor for FP7-funded Health projects (Coordination actions): Fit for Health, Health-NCP-network.

Doncaster, Uk

Acting on behalf of the UK innovation agency, the Technology Strategy Board:- Confidential support for UK applicants: helpdesk service, proposal preparation and project management advice, statistics, etc.- Organisation of dissemination events to raise awareness on EU funding opportunities (H2020, Health Programme, Innovative Medicines Initiative, AAL, Eureka, etc.). Speaker during the sessions.- Maintaining communication channels about funding opportunities, EU legislation updates, events, etc., with relevant stakeholders (e.g. European Commission).- Scientific expert for the FP7 and Horizon 2020 Health Programme Committee, providing scientific advice to the UK representative during the discussions on the strategy for the theme at the EU level.- Scientific advisor for FP7-funded Health projects (Coordination actions): Fit for Health, Health-NCP-network.

Coruña, Spain

- Preparation, submission and management of proposals for FP7 calls (Cooperation, People and Capacities programmes).- Expert for the Health theme and the People Programme within FP7.- Analysis of EU policies and regulatory framework, providing periodic reports for strategic decisions to the Board, developing a strong insight on public policies, legal issues and innovation trends.- Contact point providing support services in EU project analysis and proposal preparation to the Innovation Unit colleagues in several EU countries.

Vigo, Spain

- Head of the RDI teams in CECOPESCA, including the Technology Transfer Office of the centre.- Responsible for planning and implementation of all RDI activities (proposal preparation, project execution, project monitoring, etc.), reporting to the General Manager.- Principal Investigator for regional/national RDI projects, and representative of the Centre for several EU-funded collaborative projects.- Training and dissemination activities.- Management of human resources.

Santiago, Spain

- Design/execution of experiments and discussion of results, reporting to the Head of Department: characterization of intracellular signalling and pH regulation in HMC-1 mast cells, as a first step for drug discovery.- Publication of results on internationally ranked journals.- Culture, preservation and characterization of cell lines used in the experiments.- Management of incoming materials, relations with suppliers, technical services, etc.- Training of new PhD students.

Phd, Veterinary Medicine

PhD work entitled "Characterization of calcium signalling, pH regulation and histamine release in the human mast cell line HMC-1"

Licentiate Degree, Veterinary Medicine