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We are a multidisciplinary team formed by 15 professionals with specific profiles in the area of project management, technology transfer, innovation, communication, marketing, entrepreneurship and investment. All of us ensure the coverage of all areas of expertise needed to make CIMTI a reality.

Moreover, we collaborate with external advisors with experience in innovative public purchase and new technologies implementation and a national advisory council formed by professionals with a long trajectory in the health ecosystem of Catalonia.

Our team

  • Elisenda Casanelles, PhD
    Chief Operations Officer
  • Laura Luque
    Project Manager
  • Andrea Martinez
    Project Manager
  • Marta Arenas, PhD
    Project Manager
  • Miriam Corredor, PhD
    Business Developer
  • Olga Garcia, PhD
    Manager Project Office
  • Eri Vázquez
    Manager of Strategic Projects
  • Izabel Alfany, PhD
    Business Development Manager
  • Xavier Casares
    President of the CIMTI Investment Mentoring Council

External advisors

  • Ramon Maspons
    AQuAS innovation area
  • Cristina Garcia
    AQuAS Innovation Area
  • John Collins, PhD
    Chief Operations Officer, Director, Technology Implementation - CIMIT Boston

National Advisory Council

  • Joan Bigorra
    MD, PDD (IESE) – Director for strategy and innovation at Hospital Clínico de Barcelona, Director for strategy and innovation at ISGlobal
  • Lluís Blanch
    MD, PhD – Delegated director of the Fundación Parc Taulí
  • Joan Comella
    MD, PhD – Director en Vall d’Hebron Institute of Research
  • Bonaventura Clotet
    MD, PhD - Doctor in medicine. Head of HIV Unit at University Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol IRSI Caja
  • Manel Esteller
    MD, PhD Director of the Epigenetics and Biology program and head of the Cancer Epigenetics Group of the IDIBELL Institute (Bellvitge – ICO)
  • Núria Más
    PhD – Professor of Economics at IESE Business School
  • Jordi Monés
    MD, PhD - Director of the Macula Institute - Barcelona Màcula Foundation
  • Jordi Naval
    Life Sciences Entrepreneur. CEO at Biocat. Co-Founder of Aelix Therapeutics, Genocosmetics Lab and Entrepreneur School
  • Luís Pareras
    MD, MBA – Founding partner of Invivo Ventures, director of the venture capital fund Healthequity, head of Incubation and Business Projects for the Barcelona Medical Association Official
  • Ana Ripoll Aracil
    PhD Professor of Architecture and Computer Technology, Former UAB Rector.
  • Màrius Rubiralta i Alcañiz
    PhD – Former Secretary of State for Universities (2008-2012), Former UB Rector
  • Josep Samitier
    PhD Biomedical Researcher, Group Leader of the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC)
  • Núria Terribas i Sala
    Director of the Borja Institute of Bioethics (Ramon Llull University)
  • Xavier Trias i Vidal
    MD – Doctor, Former Minister of Health, Former Presidential Advisor to the Catalan Government, and Former Mayor of Barcelona
  • Anna Veiga
    PhD – Director of the Stem Cell Bank. Center of Regenerative Medicine in Barcelona (CMRB)
  • Miquel Vilardell i Tarrés
    MD – Doctor, University lecturer of internal medicine in the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB). Former president of the Medical College
  • Nadia Pons
    Director of the Health Entrepreneurship Program of Col·legi Oficial de Metges de Barcelona

Investment Mentor Council

  • Manuel Marín
    Entrepreneurship Centre Director
  • Ramón Morera
    Ramón Morera
  • Ramón Puente
    Business Development
  • Francesc Saldaña
    Expert in Business Management, Growth and Innovation
  • Antoni Terradas
    Founder of TRACE and VERBIO Technologies