Team

Miguel has developed his neuroresearch career under Prof. Carmen Sandi, Director of Brain Mind Institute-EPFL in Switzerland, studying the key neurobiological mechanisms connecting stress and psychopathology.

Moreover, Miguel has over 10 years professional experience as an executive search consultant and entrepreneur in the healthcare sector.

Miguel holds a PhD in Neuroscience and EMBA, and he is graduated in Clinical Psychology.

Jaime has worked as  Psychiatrist in several hospitals such as the University Hospital Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, where he is the current Head for the  Anxiety Unit, and Coordinator of the Psychiatric Unit at the Neurological Hospital  Fundación Instituto  San José, Madrid, Spain. Moreover, he is Associate Professor of Psychology at Camilo José Cela University, Madrid, Spain.

He has been a Research Scientist Observer in the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University, New York, and collaborator at Yale University, USA, investigating impulsivity, addictions and anxiety disorders.

Jaime holds a degree in Medicine and Surgery from Alcala de Henares University, Madrid, Spain, and then he specialized in Psychiatry at 12 Octubre Hospital, Madrid, Spain.

Pedro has more than 10 years of clinical experience in the field of Neurology and Neuroscience, currently working as a Neurologist at Puerta de Hierro University Hospital of Madrid, Spain.

He’s also the President of the Spanish Brain Damage Association and the Spanish Neuroeconomy Association, and Lecturer in several universities.

Pedro is Graduated in Medicine and holds a PhD in Neuroscience from Autonoma University of Madrid. He has specialized in Neurology from the Puerta de Hierro University Hospital of Madrid, Spain.

Iñaki is a biomedical engineer with extensive experience in the eHealth sector. He also has more than 20 years professional experience in different roles in engineering, manufacturing, prototyping, and quality management companies.

He has worked as a consultant for both national and international healthcare corporations, offering custom solutions in the design, development and certification of eHealth solutions.

Iñaki holds a MS in Biomedical Engineering and a BS in Industrial Engineering from Public University of Navarra, Spain, and a Master in Business Administration, Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain.

Carolina has vast experience in the collection and preparation of company accounts, managing budgets and sourcing finance from various organisations.

She has over 15 years experience in tax management & fiscal law working both for local and international corporations.

Carolina is graduated in Business from Oviedo University, Spain and holds a Master in Fiscal Law by CEREM, Madrid, Spain.

Alfonso has more than 15 years experience as a Business Lawyer working with several leading international companies.

He is also the Founder & Director of Graiño Legal & Tax Services, a law firm with a wide experience in commercial, trade & fiscal areas.

Alfonso holds a MA from Instituto Empresa-IE, Madrid and a BA in Law, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain.

Luis has built his professional career at globally renowned multinationals managing development projects worldwide for different industrial sectors.

Luis has managed during the last 15 years multicultural teams in Latam, Europe and Asia.

Luis is MSC in analytical instrumentation by the University of Oviedo and has an MBA by Universidd de Nebrija.

Martin is highly motivate to create  technological solutions applied to the real world. The conception of innovative projects and its application to both traditional processes and new needs.

Martin has experience as Software developer for military and civil aeronautical simulation projects and he is founder and CEO at  Signal Software, a virtual reality, simulation and computer vision sofware development company.

Direct communication with people to translate their needs to specifications. The design of efficient and scalable software architectures to solve present and future needs. To lead teams of highly capable people to build software that works. And lately, the generation of business from new technologies.

Martin holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science and Engineering.

Paloma is a mechanical engineer who has developed most of her career in quality management, with more than 15 years of professional experience as consultant, trainer and auditor of QMS’s under international standards as ISO 9001, ISO 13485, ISO/IEC 17025 or ISO 15189.

She is IRCA auditor, EFQM model qualified trainer & evaluator and technical expert in CE mark European Directives. As quality expert, she has published several titles over the years.

Paloma has worked both as Regulatory & QA Manager and as external consultant for biomedical companies specialized in medical device design & development.

Alberto is a retired  Spanish Navy Officer where he was serving as Electronic & Avionics specialist for more than 20  years working in several locations such as USA or UK.

Alberto is outstanding as Project Managment & Engineer leading and developing electronic hardware, firmware and software for wearable medical devices.

Alberto holds a Bachelor Degree in Technical Engineer (Navy Officer Specialist Corps) from Naval Military & Communications and Electronics Academy, Vigo, Spain.

Carlos is an expert in many programming languages and more than 10 years of experience in analysis and object‐oriented development with an extensive knowledge in graphics programming.

More over, Carlos is an expert in hardware devices programming working in several field such aeronautics and medical devices.

Carlos holds a Bachelor’s in Computer Engineering from University of Oviedo, Spain.

Iván Cortina, is a technician in prosthetic audiology with more than 12 years of experience in the field of hearing aids, he has worked in both the private and public sectors.

In the private field he has worked for the main companies dedicated to the world of audition such as GAES, Amplifon, Widex. Performing functions from technical director of its centers to the basic functions of a technician in prosthetic audiology. Currently performing technical tasks in training and configuration of specific electromedical equipment. As well as the manufacture of otoplasties.

He has also developed his work in pharmacy and optical chains, where apart from exercising the functions of the technical director of the audiology cabinet, he has performed functions of assistant and optical workshop.

In the public field, he has worked as an audiometer for the Basque health service (Osakidetza), performing impedance tests and audiometry at the outpatient clinic in Gros (Donostia), and conducting studies for the subsequent adaptation of cochlear implants and osseointegrated implants in collaboration with the service of otolaryngology from the Donostia hospital.

Prof. Sandi is the Director of the Brain Mind Institute, Federal Polytechnic School of Lausanne, EPFL, Switzerland, where she is also the Head of the Laboratory of Behavioral Genetics.

She works on the interplay between genes, brain function and behavior, and her work focuses on the impact of stress on cognitive function and psychopathology, as well as on the mechanisms implicated on stress actions.

Prof. Sandi has served in several boards of scientific societies, currently acting as President-elect for the European Federation of Neuroscience Societies (FENS) and council member for the Swiss Society for Neuroscience. Previously, she was the President of the European Brain and Behavior Society, EBBS.

Dr. Baca is the Head of the Psychiatry Department of the Jiménez Díaz Hospital of Madrid, Spain, as well as Asociate Professor of Health Science of the Autonoma University of Madrid, and Adjunt Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University, New York, USA.

Dr. Baca has over 100 peer reviewed publications, several in top journals, regarding with mental health, suicide, affective disorders, , genetic, epidemiology, data mining and eHealth..

Dr. Baca has received more than 20 honors and awards including the AEP (Association of European Psychiatrists) Research Prize and 2 NARSAD Grants that are one of the highest distinctions in the field of mental health research.

Juan is a partner and director of Linkpoint Europe and Thiansan Energy Capital Partners, international consulting and investment firms. Before creating his own companies Juan worked for prestigious investment firms in Europe, China and Latam.

Juan is BSc in Economics, Master in Tax studies by University of Oviedo (Spain), with Erasmun EU Grant at Strathclyde University (Glasgow, UK) and scholarship for finance studies at London School of Economics (London, UK). He also has a MBA by the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and is certified risk professional by the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP).

Juan is fluent in English, Spanish, Portuguese. Chinese, Italian and French.

Prof. Vega is currently Professor of Anatomy and Human Embryology at the University of Oviedo, Spain. Prof. Vega is an outstanding researcher in the field of the periferic nervous system and sense organs.

Prof. Vega has worked on several leading international universities sucha as Universities of Brno and Prague in the Czech Republic, and the Universities of ” La Sapienza “of Rome and Messina in Italy, and University of Harvard, Cambridge, USA.

Prof. Vega is the co-author of more than 250 scientific articles JCR and author of 35 book chapters.

Dr. García de Gurtubay is the Head of the Neurophysiology Unit at Hospital of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.

Dr. García de Gurtubay is Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Public University of Navarra and Project Consultant as Expert in Biomedical Technology at Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.

Dr. García de Gurtubay has published more than 200 papers JRC publications and is a reviewer of several international scientific publications. He is also a member of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology (IFCN).

Prof. Sánchez Meléndez received the M. Sc. degree in Telecommunications from the Technical University of Madrid and the Ph.D. degree in Biomedical Signal Processing from the Technical University of Valencia.

Prof. Sánchez is currently Associated Professor of Electronic Devices, Telecommunication Infrastructures and Biomedical Instrumentation at the University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. His research interests is focused on the signal processing applied to biomedical signals.

He has more than 10 years experience in the regulation of biomedical equipment education and training. He has been member of the main board of the Spanish Society of Electromedicine and Clinical Engineering and member of the national expert group for the development of a new degree in medical equipments (Spanish Formation Council).