Director
Managing Director
Assistant to the Director
Ester Sánchez | Tel. +34 934 039 706
Patricia González | Tel. +34 934 039 706
Support Services
People A-Z
A | Javier Adrián | Projects Office |
Cristina Arimany | Strategic Initiatives | |
B | Julio Bafaluy | IT |
B | Tania Bordoy | Core Facilities |
B | Ciara Boter | HR |
B | Ramona Bravo | Core Facilities |
C | Laura Casas | Finance |
Daniel Caudepón | Projects Office | |
Clara Civit | Communications | |
Axel Conill | IT | |
F | Judith Forné | Projects Office |
G | Teresa Galan | Core Facilities |
G | Esther Gallardo | Projects Office |
G | Karem García | HR |
G | Raquel Garrido | Projects Office |
G | Laura Gómez | Core Facilities |
G | Ana María González | Finance |
G | Diana González | Tech Transfer |
G | Raquel Guillén | HR |
I | David Izquierdo | Core Facilities |
K | Anke Kleff | HR |
J | Pilar Jiménez | Communications |
L | Judit Linacero | Core Facilities |
L | Àngels López | Communications |
L | Victòria López | Finance |
L | Lara López | Communications |
M | Meritxell Macias | Finance |
Carolina Marí | HR | |
M | Toni Martin | Finance |
M | Rosa Miralles | Projects Office |
M | Inma Moreno | Core Facilities |
M | Bia Moreno | Communitacions |
M | Mayte Muñoz | Finance |
O | Isabel Oliveira | Core Facilities |
O | Carles Ortega | IMS |
O | Guillermo Orts | Communications |
P | Berta Pla | Finance |
P | Marc Purgimon | IMS |
S | Isabel Saez | Projects Office |
Teresa Sanchis | Strategic Initiatives | |
S | Sandra Segura | Core Facilities |
S | Javier Selva | Projects Office |
S | Alejandro Silverio | IT |
Eduardo Salas | Tech Transfer | |
V | Sara Vicente | Projects Office |
V | Neus Vilalta | HR |
Finance
Finance unit oversees all institutional accounting and purchasing practices including preparing budgets, financial reports, executing purchase orders, treasury management.
Head of Finance
Ana María González
Accounting Manager
Toni Martin
Accounting Technician
Victòria López
Laura Casas
Purchasing Technician
Mayte Muñoz
Finance Assistant
Berta Pla
Public Procurement Specialist
Meritxell Macias
HR
The aim of the Human Resources Unit is to support IBEC’s mission through delivering high-level services throughout the organisation.
The HR Unit deals with all issues related to the employee life cycle: recruitment and selection, contracting, training and development, promotion, payroll, compensation and benefits, health and safety, employee and student visa, induction and leave management. The HR Unit provides a high quality, efficient, accurate and timely HR service to all stakeholders and effectively implements all HR policies.
Our Unit leads strategic projects such as the Human Resources Strategy for researchers (HRS4R) in line with the Principles of the Charter and Code of the European Commission, and the Equal Opportunities and Diversity Plan.
We attempt to incorporate best practice in programmes and services with feedback from our staff.
Head of Human Resources
Carolina Marí
Senior HR Officer
Anke Kleff
Human Resources Technician
Ciara Boter
Neus Vilalta
Karem García
Occupational Hazards Prevention Technician
Raquel Guillén
Core Facilities
The Core Facilities unit provides services and support to the IBEC laboratories daily operations. This comprises the management, organization and maintenance of the labs, including working regulations and safety. Allows internal research scientists open access to centralized equipment. Training and information for students and researchers who join the institute about the organization and functioning of IBEC spaces. Configuration and launch of new laboratories.
Apart from routine laboratory equipment (Common Core Basics), Core Facilities provides additional sophisticated, state-of-the-art equipment to support the groups’ research. They are distributed in four different categories: MicroFabSpace (open to external institutions and companies), BioSpace, ChemSpace and Microscopy Characterization (partially open to external institutions and companies).
Head of Core Facilities
Dr. Isabel Oliveira
MicroFabSpace and Microscopy Characterization Facilities Coordinator
Dr. Teresa Galan
Microscopy and MicroFabSpace Characterization Facilities Technician
David Izquierdo
Judit Linacero
Sandra Segura
Laboratory Technician
Ramona Bravo
Laura Gómez
Inma Moreno
Administrative Assistant
Tania Bordoy
Projects Office
Projects Office unit gives support to the research lines of IBEC in all aspects related to the management of their scientific activities, including looking for funding opportunities both for research and human resources, writing proposals for competitive calls, preparing contracts with private companies, management of the projects and contracts portfolio of the research line in a comprehensive way, finance management of the line, etc, in liaison with the rest of IBEC support areas. In addition, it organizes and coordinates IBEC internal research activities such as IBEC Strategic Research Initiatives, the programme of IBEC Seminars and PhD Discussions and the yearly IBEC Symposium on Bioengineering and Nanomedicine. Finally, this Unit will also lead any internal and cross-cutting support project related to IBEC’s Corporate Development.
Head of Projects Office
Javier Adrián
Groups: Nanoprobes and Nanoswitches, Nanoscale bioelectrical characterization, Molecular Bionics, Bioengineering in reproductive health.
Funding Manager
Esther Gallardo
Funding Technician
Raquel Garrido
Assistant to the Projects Office
Judith Forné
Project Managers
Daniel Caudepón
Groups: Cellular and respiratory biomechanics, Cellular and molecular mechanobiology, Integrative cell and tissue dynamics, Mechanics of development and disease.
Rosa Miralles
Groups: Nanomalaria, Pluripotency for organ regeneration, Nanoscopy for nanomedicine.
Groups: Signal and information processing for sensing systems, Alicia Casals (RA), Biomedical signal processing and interpretation, Smart nano-bio-devices, SPECS.
Isabel Saez
Groups: Biosensors for bioengineering, Molecular and cellular neurobiotechnology
Javier Selva
Groups: Nanobioengineering, Biomimetic systems for cell engineering.
Sara Vicente
Groups: Biomaterials for regenerative therapies, Bacterial infections: antimicrobial therapies, Targeted therapeutics and nanodevices, Benedetta Bolognesi.
Tech Transfer
Technology Transfer unit provides support to the researchers in their liaisons with industry, hospitals and policy makers. It advises and guides on every aspect related to sponsored research and technology transfer, as well as contributing to the Institute’s alliances and long-term partnerships and strategic development to link better research results to society.
Head of Tech Transfer Office
Eduardo Salas
Project Manager
Diana González
Integrated Management Systems
The Integrated Management Systems (IMS) unit integrates all of the organization’s systems and processes into one complete framework, enabling it to work as a single unit.
IMS Developer
Carles Ortega
Junior Developer
Marc Purgimon
Strategic Initiatives
The Strategic Initiatives unit provides strategic advice and support to the Director in all matters related to scientific affairs of IBEC. Moreover, the unit fosters and coordinates (a) institutional and strategic projects such as Severo Ochoa, EIT Health and and institutional networks as the NanoMed Spain, (b) international alliances and partnerships, and (c) the academic and scientific activities of the institute.
Head of Strategic Initiatives
Teresa Sanchis
Project Manager
Cristina Arimany
Communications
The aim of the Communications Unit is to provide support to IBEC´s mission, protecting and promoting IBEC’s international reputation as a world-class center of excellence in bioengineering, advanced training, innovation and public engagement. It delivers scientific and institutional news, press releases and institutional documents across all key stakeholder groups. It also manages IBEC’s websites, corporate image and social media presence. It prepares printed, graphic and online materials related to IBEC activities, and it organizes high-impact events, conferences and symposia. The Communications Unit fosters Public Relations, IBEC´s fundraising programm Faster Future and the Club of IBEC´s SuperFriends called Superamigos del IBEC. It also runs a wide program of outreach activities including school visits, open days and attendance at careers fairs and science exhibitions.
The Communications Unit at IBEC it is a full member of the National Network of Scientific Culture and Innovation Units (UCC+i) and it holds the Seal of Educative Quality awarded by Barcelona City Council’s Institute of Education.
Head of Communications and Public Relations
Guillermo Orts
Coordinator of Events and Outreach
Pilar Jiménez
Coordinator of Media Relations and Branding
Àngels López
Events and Communications Officer
Clara Civit
Communications Officer – EU Projects
Bea Moreno
Internship Assistant
Lara López
IT
The IT unit maintains and optimizes the computer systems of the institute and gives support to research lines by suggesting the software and hardware needed. It supports users in the fields of computation, telecommunications and networks and ensures the integrity of the information stored in the different systems.
IT Manager
Julio Bafaluy
IT Technician
Axel Conill
Alejandro Silverio