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Summary

USA experienced and self-driven business developer with research, industrial, and management experience, with a proven track for establishing fruitful commercial relationships and long-lasting R&D partnerships. Has published in peer-reviewed journals, patented inventions, and spoken publicly in top tier conferences and tradeshows. Has a practical mindset with strong leadership and team skills in multidisciplinary environments. His objective is to use his expertise in science, team management and market knowledge to bring innovative and sustainable products to life.

Team Player

Problem Solving

Connecting with People

Entrepreneurial Mentality

Analytic Thinking

Technical Skills
Technical Skills
Ecopol Tech SL - US Business Development

​Aug 2016 - present

 

  • Fully managed the marketing, sales and distribution strategy of Ecopol Tech's cosmetic and industrial products in America and Asia/Pacific.

  • Headed Ecopol Tech's global sales expansion throughout North America, Europe and Asia/Pacific. 400% sales growth since 2017.

  • Designed Ecopol Tech’s specialty polymers, drug delivery and cosmetic products regulatory, technical and commercial documents. Check some of them out here.

  • Established big R&D partnerships with 2 of the top 5 cosmetic companies, as well as with other biotech companies and biomedical research groups to co-develop new products.

  • Developed fully new pricing strategy and renegotiated pricing with main cosmetic clients as needed

  • Managed New Talent Acquisition for Ecopol Tech.

  • Fully developed Ecopol Tech’s company website

 

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Ecopol Tech SL - Postdoctoral Research Associate

​Jan 2016 - Jul 2016

 

  • Implemented new-faster-cheaper methodologies to synthesize and characterize novel amphiphilic polymers for drug delivery and cosmetics in 6 months.

  • Designed Ecopol Tech’s drug delivery and cosmetic products technical and commercial portfolios.

  • Managed Nanobiotechnological Polymers Division (7 people).

  • Oversaw novel encapsulation approaches for drug delivery, cosmetics and homecare using Ecopol Tech's know how.

  • Processed intellectual property area in new polyurethane delivery systems.

  • Established robust customer-Ecopol Tech partnerships for the further development of preclinical studies.

  • Handled the market prospection & internationalization strategy of Ecopol Tech through Boston, MA, US.

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IRB Barcelona/Ecopol Tech SL - Industrial PhD student
​Jul 2013 - Dec 2015

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  • Build trust-based partnerships with Hospital Clinic, IRB Barcelona, BiBiTe (UPC). Still proudly ongoing.

  • Managed and processed authored patent WO2014114838A3 for the creation of multifunctional reactive polymers.

  • Engineered innovative amphiphilic polyurethane-polyurea polymers for smart drug delivery and cosmetics.

  • Oversaw polymer chemistry area in Polysfera project for cancer treatment (IPT-090000-2010-1) in collaboration with Pharmamar SA.

  • Published peer-reviewed high impact factor publications in 3 different areas of smart drug delivery systems:

  • In charge of writing grant applications for government funded projects.

  • Self-managed to diversify bio-applicability of Polyurethane-Polyurea nanoparticles by boosting collaborative projects.

  • Promoted successful academic-industrial collaborations that translated into stable partnerships and public-private funded projects.

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Almirall SA - Internship in medicinal chemistry
​Jun 2011 - Sep 2011

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- Performed organic synthesis, characterization and purification of CRTh2 inhibitors for autoimmune diseases.

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Ecopol Tech SL - Internship in nanobiotechnological polymers
​Jun 2010 - Sep 2010

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- Developed a new pipeline of nanobiotechnological amphiphilic polymers for controlled release of encapsulated molecules.
- Laid the foundation for the patent WO2014114838A3.

Work​
experience​

FT-IR, NMR, DLS, DSC, TGA, ZPotential, SEM-XPS, TEM, GPC, contact angle, HPLC, Mass spectrometry, Fluorescence spectroscopy, UV-Vis spectroscopy, Automatic titration, AFM nanomechanics, Fluorescence microscopy, Immunohistochemistry, MTT assays. 

FT-IR, NMR, DLS, DSC, TGA, ZPotential, SEM-XPS, TEM, GPC, contact angle, HPLC, Mass spectrometry, Fluorescence spectroscopy, UV-Vis spectroscopy, Automatic titration, AFM nanomechanics, Fluorescence microscopy, Immunohistochemistry, MTT assays. 

Languages

Spanish

English

German

Catalan

Education
University of Barcelona. PhD in Nanoscience & Nanopharmacotherapy

​2012 - 2015

 

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University of Barcelona. International MSc in Nanoscience & Nanotechnology

​2011 - 2012

 

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University of Barcelona. BSc in Chemistry (Organic Chemistry)

​2006 - 2011

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