Staff

Support Services


Directorate

Director
Prof. Dr. Josep Samitier

Assistants to the Director
Pilar Ciriquián
Judith Forné

Managing Director
David Badia


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
Dr. Javier Adrián
Ester Rodríguez

Dr. Juan Fran Sangüesa
Dr. Guadalupe Rivero


Corporate Projects

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

Head of Corporate Projects
Dr. Arantxa Sanz

Project Manager
Dr. Marta Soler


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
Victoria López

Purchasing Manager
Mayte Muñoz


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






Core Facilities
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 Core Facilities
Dr. Isabel Oliveira

Laboratory Technicians
Laura Gómez
Cristina Rivero

Nanotechnology Platform Technicians
Dr. Raúl Pérez
Judit Linacero
Marina Cazorla


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

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


Communications and Outreach

Please contact the unit for information 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; scientific and institutional meetings, conferences, symposia and other events; outreach activities such as fairs and visits.

Head of Communications and Outreach
Vienna Leigh

Coordinator of Events
Pilar Jiménez

Coordinator of Media Relations and Branding
Àngels López

Communications and Outreach Assistant
Marta Redón