Staff

Support Services


Directorate

Director
Prof. Dr. Josep A. Planell

Assistant to the Director
Pilar Ciriquián

Associate Director
Prof. Dr. Josep Samitier

Assistant to the Associate Director
Judith Forné

Managing Director
Àlex de Jaureguizar


General Projects

Support to researchers in the application for research grants and management of research projects, liaising with other sites and institutions across Spain and Europe; liaison between research group leaders and other IBEC support areas for the daily running of the research line; compilation and evaluation of IBEC scientific output; organization of IBEC Seminars and PhD Discussions.

Head of General Projects
Dr. Teresa Sanchis

Project Managers
Javier Adrián, Ester Rodríguez, Dr. Juan Fran Sangüesa,
Dr. Robert Fabregat


Corporate Projects

Corporate development, research strategy, building up alliances, policy advising

Head of Corporate Projects
Dr. Arantxa Sanz

Project Assistant
Roger Rafel


Finance
Oversees all institutional accounting and purchasing practices including preparing budgets, financial reports, executing purchase orders, management of treasury, tax and audit functions, procurements.

Head of Finance
Ana María González

Accounting Manager
Francisco Javier Buenestado

Accounting Technician
Maria Estirado


Purchasing Manager
Mayte Muñoz






Communications
Contact Communications with questions relating to press
releases, documents and publications such as the Annual Report and the INSIDEIBEC newsletter, updating the IBEC website with news and other content, promotional materials, posters and IBEC branding.

Communications Manager
Vienna Leigh


Infrastructures
Lab and research environment preparation, management and maintenance including working regulations and safety. Equipment and instrumentation purchase. Chemicals and consumables inventory and management, ordering and distribution.

Head of Infrastructures
Dr. Isabel Oliveira

Laboratory Technician
Laura Gómez


Human Resources
HR deals with recruitment, training and development, contracting, payroll, compensation and benefits, health and safety, administration and labour issues.

Head of Human Resources
Carolina Marí

Human Resources Technician
Ricard Rius

Administrative Technician for Travel and Support
Marta Redón

Occupational Hazards Prevention Technician
Jordi Martínez


IT
Contact the IT unit with questions relating to systems support, the computer and internal/external telephone networks and the acquisition and servicing of hardware and software.

IT Manager
Julio Bafaluy

IT Technician
Francisco Contreras


Events
The Events unit manages all processes involved in organizing scientific and institutional meetings, conferences, symposia and other events. In collaboration with other departments, it is involved in designing, developing and overseeing all tasks required to meet the objectives of these activities.

Event Managers
Pilar Jiménez
Àngels López


Funding Services
Funding Services disseminates information and deadlines about research scholarships, supports researchers with the paperwork for competitive grant applications and helps consolidate the economic justifications for the life of research projects.

Funding Services Manager
Esther Gallardo