Economics of Science and Innovation Program

Daniel Kupka '10

Economist / Policy Analyst

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Saurab Paruthi '10

Project Manager

Nivio Technologies

"My responsibilities at Nivio include managing the innovation processes of our R&D team, such as release management, QA management and enforcing Scrum process, among others."

David Araujo '09

Director

TATA Consultancy Services (Ecuador)

"I am the director of the Business Intelligence, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Practice for the Quito office of TATA Consultancy Services. I manage all of the projects involving the implementation of business intelligence, as well as those cases involving the generation of new businesses and exploitation of technology, which is all quite closely related with what we studied in the MESI program.

"Prior to this, I was in charge of the Technology Exploitation & Entrepreneurship Department at ASCAMM in Barcelona. This involved trying to transfer technologies the center produces in its R&D projects (European, national or regional) into the market, either by licensing our patents or by creating spin-offs."

Christopher Frieling '09
Research Assistant

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Belgium)

Previously, Mr. Frieling worked at the European Commission's DG Research "European Research Area Policy" unit:

"At the European Commission, I worked on the preparation of an ex ante impact assessment for a future strategic framework and an Action Plan for the European Research Area. I also had the possibility to attend many meetings, most of them inside the Commission but also in the Council or in the Parliament. At the ERA Conference, for example, about 500 stakeholders of European research discussed issues of cooperation and research policy in Europe. Two of my GSE professors, Ramon Marimon (UPF and Barcelona GSE) and Gonzalo León (UPM and guest professor in the MESI program), spoke during the conference. They are both involved in expert groups, as is Reinhilde Veugelers (KUL and guest professor in the MESI program)..." Read more

Antonio Henriques '09
Business Unit Manager

"As a Business Unit Manager at the Trifermed Group I support Life Science companies in their International Business Development activities in order to guarantee the successful penetration of their products, technologies or services in foreign markets. By connecting my knowledge in Biotechnology, Economics and International Business, I am providing biotech and pharmaceutical companies with In and Out-Licensing Services together with tailored Market Research and Advice on Business Strategies. With different clients and geographical territories under my responsibility, apart from the need to manage my own budget and objectives, travelling overseas to meet with potential partners (scientists and business managers), attend international conferences and identify new business opportunities are part of my routine." 

Ivan Lorenzo '09

Researcher

Fundació Caubet-Cimera

"I came into the MESI program with a PhD in biomedicine. Now I am going to continue my research career as a post-doc working with Daniel Bachiller at the Fundació Caubet-Cimera located in Mallorca (Balearic Islands). Cimera is a research centre of excellence in respiratory diseases. I am going to be working on an amazing project that aims to find a cure for the genetic disease cystic fibrosis. We are trying to develop a protocol with stem cells in order to restore patient lung function. I hope to eventually collaborate on the transfer the results of this research to clinical and market applications."

Kelly Morón '09
Advisor to Vice Chancellor of Doctorate and Postgraduate Programs

Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)

"My job is to foster innovation by evaluating and developing ideas to increase doctorate and postgraduate course competitiveness and internationality. At the UPM, where the programs are based on engineering and applied sciences, issues around economics, innovation, and science are always present when we analyze our programs. Another objective of my work is to create synergies of scientific cooperation between European universities and to between different teams of researchers."