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Professor of Chemical Engineering at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain. Research activity focused on the field of Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering, and more specifically in the culture of mammalian cells for the production of proteins with interest in diagnostic and therapy of diseases, and the cellular, metabolic and tissue engineering. Work in the development of industrial fermentation processes, immobilized biocatalysts, bioreactor design, and the development of biological life support systems for long term manned missions in Space. Co-founder of the spin-off company HEXASCREEN Culture Technologies, focused on the development of a platform of minibioreactors for screening in Biotechnology.
Became interested to contibute to ESACT since attending his first ESACT meeting in 1992. Served on the ESACT Executive Committee for several years, and as Chairman of the 18th ESACT Meeting held in Granada in 2003.
President of the Spanish Society for Biotecnology from 2002 to 2006. Member of the Executive Board of the European Federation of Biotechnology since 2005. |
