Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium
🔹 Mission: Scientist, innovator, and project manager passionate about turning research into impact. Having worked across academia, biotechnology, and European research initiatives, I enjoy bringing together researchers, industry, policymakers, and investors to accelerate innovation. My current focus is on advancing brain health and strengthening the connections that transform scientific discoveries into solutions for society. 🔹 Project & Programme Management: Experienced in leading projects across academia, industry, and European institutions, from early-stage research to innovation and implementation. Skilled in stakeholder engagement, project evaluation, compliance, partnership building, and coordinating complex multi-partner initiatives. 🔹 Cross-Sector Collaboration: Proven ability to bring together researchers, industry, policymakers, and funding bodies to drive innovation. Experienced in working with international and multidisciplinary teams, fostering partnerships that translate ideas into impactful outcomes. 🔹 Scientific Communication & Strategy: Adept at transforming complex scientific and technical information into clear, actionable insights. Experienced in preparing reports, proposals, policy and regulatory documents, and presenting to audiences ranging from researchers and healthcare professionals to senior executives and decision-makers.
▪️ Manage European research and innovation projects, ensuring effective coordination, stakeholder engagement, budget oversight, and timely delivery of project objectives. Current projects: HEREDITARY, European Partnership for Brain Health. ▪️ Develop and contribute to EU funding proposals, supporting consortium building, proposal writing, and strategic alignment with European policy priorities. ▪️ Identify and cultivate partnerships with academic, industry, policy, and patient stakeholders to strengthen collaboration and accelerate innovation in brain health. ▪️ Organise and support high-profile events, workshops, and stakeholder forums, facilitating dialogue between researchers, policymakers, industry leaders, and funding organisations. ▪️ Promote brain health research and innovation by supporting initiatives that accelerate the translation of scientific discoveries into societal and healthcare impact. ▪️ Facilitate strategic discussions and networking opportunities that connect research, policy, and industry communities to advance innovation and improve health outcomes.
▪️ Supported project management activities in Unit A1.1 to implement the programme EU4Health, aimed at improving citizens' health and reducing health inequalities. ▪️ Supported administrative procedures for the evaluation of EU funding proposals. ▪️ Monitored the implementation of funded projects. ▪️ Assessed project technical reports, deliverables, and project outcomes, supporting evidence-based decision-making and effective programme management.
▪️ Developed new point-of-care diagnostics products, focusing on isothermal amplification technologies and next-generation sequencing (NGS). ▪️ Established cross-functional collaborations with Quality Control, Production, and Operations for product launch and technology transfer. ▪️ Prepared documentation for internal quality control compliant to ISO13485 regulatory standards. ▪️ Conducted market research and created marketing materials (including brochures, fliers, webinars). ▪️ Customised products and provided customer support, including assay troubleshooting. ▪️ Created, implemented, and optimised a database for supply tracking.
Academic visitor in the Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics (DPAG), contributing to the preparation of research papers and providing advisory support.
▪️ Fixed-term appointment funded by Parkinson's UK. ▪️ Investigated the molecular and circuit mechanisms underlying dysfunction in striatal acetylcholine release upon progressive accumulation of alpha synuclein. ▪️ Developed and published a novel protocol for evaluating enzymatic activity in Parkinson’s disease. ▪️ Contributed with research results and publications to the Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) global initiative. ▪️ Delivered an invited talk at the international ASAP Neuromodulation and Neurotransmitter Signalling Symposium. ▪️ Supervised and trained PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, and research assistants.
▪️ Awarded a fully-funded scholarship by the BBSRC and the University of Oxford for the Interdisciplinary Bioscience BBSRC Doctoral Training Partnership. ▪️ Research focused on acetylcholine regulation of dopamine release in health and Parkinson’s disease. ▪️ Developed and published a novel protocol for real-time neurotransmitter monitoring. ▪️ Presented a poster at the Dopamine International Conference in 2021 and 2022 (Montréal, Canada). ▪️ Authored publications in top peer-reviewed scientific journals.
▪️ Visiting PhD Student under Professional Internships for PhD Students (PIPS) Scheme. ▪️ Cross-functional collaboration with a range of teams, including Assay Development, Target Validation, and Anatomy.