Dr. Montserrat Vendrell Profile


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Name:	Dr. Montserrat Vendrell
Company:	BioRegion of Catalonia
Title:	CEO
Profile:	Dr. Montserrat Vendrell i Rius has been appointed by The board of trustees of the Private Foundation Biocat (The BioRegion of Catalonia), and the President of Catalonia; Honorable Jose Montilla, as the CEO of Biocat, in 2007. As the new director, Montserrat Vendrell has an immense knowledge about the BioRegion of Catalonia project, having worked on it from the very beginning, collaborating on the conceptual design and management, launching and development of this initiative. Connected with the Barcelona Science Park from its origin in 1997, she was initially the Scientific Director, and then the Deputy Director from 2005. Among other responsibilities, Vendrell has lead the design and implementation of the Strategic Plan for the Park, along with scientific activities, scientific services and biotech platforms, as well as the international relationships of the Barcelona Science Park, in networks related to biotech. She has also participated in the direction of the Bioincubator CIDEM-PCB. Montserrat Vendrell) holds a Ph.D. degree in Biology from the University of Barcelona and has more than a 10 years of experience in biomedical and biotech research. As a postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Vendrell researched at the Roche Institute of Molecular Biology of New Jersey (USA) and the Institute of Molecular Biology of Barcelona, CSIC. She holds a Science Communication Masters degree (UPF, 1997) and a General Management Program (IESE, 2007). She has been the vice-president of the Catalan Society for Biology since 2003.