María Garrido Martínez PhD in Organic Chemistry from the University of Barcelona, with a career path that bridges scientific research and strategic innovation in healthcare. I support researchers in the valorization and acceleration of their ideas: securing funding and key collaborators, defining intellectual property protection strategies, and driving their transfer to market. With experience in technology transfer and research commercialization, I have a proven track record of building industry partnerships and maximizing the market value and social impact of healthcare innovation projects. Institutions of which they are part Gestió i Administració Innovation Unit Directorate of Innovation and Business Development Vall Hebron Institut de Recerca LinkedIn Twitter Email María Garrido Martínez LinkedIn Twitter Email Institutions of which they are part Gestió i Administració Innovation Unit Directorate of Innovation and Business Development Vall Hebron Institut de Recerca PhD in Organic Chemistry from the University of Barcelona, with a career path that bridges scientific research and strategic innovation in healthcare. I support researchers in the valorization and acceleration of their ideas: securing funding and key collaborators, defining intellectual property protection strategies, and driving their transfer to market. With experience in technology transfer and research commercialization, I have a proven track record of building industry partnerships and maximizing the market value and social impact of healthcare innovation projects.
PhD in Organic Chemistry (Faculty of Pharmacy, UB) and BSc in Chemistry (UAB), with a career path that combines scientific research and strategic innovation in healthcare. I began my career as a researcher at IQAC-CSIC and the Barcelona Science Park, designing and synthesizing new drug candidates against various therapeutic targets. This scientific foundation paved the way toward healthcare innovation management, a field I have worked in since 2019 at institutions such as Fundació Leitat (CIMTI) and the Parc Taulí Research and Innovation Institute, and currently as Senior Innovation Manager and Tech Transfer at VHIR. I lead the strategic evaluation and prioritization of healthcare innovation projects, and design and execute their technology transfer plans: intellectual property protection, licensing models, and commercialization pathways. I also negotiate collaboration agreements with other research institutions and industry, and support the creation of spin-offs, from structuring the maturation plan to connecting with funders and private investors. I am also involved in teaching activities at VHIR, both delivering sessions in the Master's in Translational Biomedical Research and coordinating one of the modules of the Master's in Health Innovation and Entrepreneurship. I am motivated by contributing to the improvement of healthcare innovation and, ultimately, to patients' quality of life.
Projects MicroAspiration Retrieval System (MARS) - A novel thrombectomy device for distal vessel occlusion strokes IP: Marc Ribó Jacobi Collaborators: Jiahui Li , María Garrido Martínez, Riccardo Tiberi Antonio, Giorgio Colangelo , Magda Jablonska Funding agency: Fundació "La Caixa" Funding: 49000 Reference: CI25-10370 Duration: 09/11/2025 - 08/11/2026 MicroAspiration Retrieval System (MARS), dispositivo de trombectomía mecánica para el tratamiento ictus isquémico agudo debido a oclusiones de vasos distales IP: Jiahui Li Collaborators: Marta de Dios Lascuevas, Carlos Molina Cateriano, María Garrido Martínez, David Hernandez Morales, Giorgio Colangelo , Magda Jablonska , Jesús David González Riveros Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III Funding: 290000 Reference: PI25/01133 Duration: 01/01/2026 - 31/12/2028 Overcomming chemoresistance in HNSCC IP: Matilde Lleonart Pajarin Collaborators: Katerin Ingrid Rojas Laimito, Yoelsis Garcia Mayea, David Virós Porcuna, Josep Castellví Vives, María Garrido Martínez, Pablo Verges Fort, Marina Bataller Fernández Funding agency: Fundación hna Funding: 50000 Reference: FUND.HNA/PREMI/LLEONART/2025 Duration: 01/10/2025 - 30/09/2027 Consolidación del modelo de innovación del VHIR basado en emprendimiento, colaboración e impacto. IP: Mariona Esquerdo Barragán Collaborators: Rafael José Navajo Garrido, Judit Domingo Prim, Juan Ignacio Sanz Palau, María Garrido Martínez, Alejandra de la Cruz Trillo, Gabriela Isabel Fuentes Llopis, Marco Inzitari, Nunzio Gennaro Cifariello Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III Funding: 408900 Reference: PT23/00052 Duration: 01/01/2024 - 31/12/2026
