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Simon Schwartz Navarro

Senior scientist and advisor with specific interest in Nanomedicine and Advanced Therapies applied to unmet clinical needs. I am also acting as strategy coordinator to facilitate programs and initiatives that foster innovation in new treatments and diagnostic tools.

Institutions of which they are part

Main researcher
Clinical Biochemistry, Drug Delivery & Therapy (CB-DDT)
Vall Hebron Institut de Recerca
Cap de Secció
Bioquímica
Cross-departmental services

Simon Schwartz Navarro

Institutions of which they are part

Main researcher
Clinical Biochemistry, Drug Delivery & Therapy (CB-DDT)
Vall Hebron Institut de Recerca
Cap de Secció
Bioquímica
Cross-departmental services

Senior scientist and advisor with specific interest in Nanomedicine and Advanced Therapies applied to unmet clinical needs. I am also acting as strategy coordinator to facilitate programs and initiatives that foster innovation in new treatments and diagnostic tools.

Senior research of the clinical biochemistry - drug delivery and therapy group at VHIR and Strategy director of biobanking and biomodels at Vall d'hebron Campus. President of the European Society of Nanomedicine and Executive Board member of the International Society of Nanomedicine. Former director general of the Blood and Tissue Banc of Catalonia. Former director of CIBBIM-Nanomedicine. Former scientific associate director of CIBER-BBN and coordinator of technology transfer. Former director assistance of translational research at VHIR. H-index of 48, with more that 120 high impact publications, 19 transferred patents and several EU granted projects. Co-founder of 3 biotech companies (i.e, Bsure Medical ltd). Science Advisor of the European Nanomedicine Characterization Laboratory (EU-NCL). Member of the editorial Board of Precision Nanomedicine, J. Nanotechnology and of J. of Nanotheranostics. Former editorial Board member of Eur. J. Nanomedicine and Nanomedicine-NBM. Exper member of the nanomedicine group at EMA.

Projects

Desenvolupament d¿assaigs preclínics de nanosistemes per estudis clínics amb aplicació en càncer ductal pancreàtic.

IP: Simon Schwartz Navarro
Collaborators: Miriam Izquierdo Sans
Funding agency: Generalitat de Catalunya - Departament de Salut
Funding: 67280.97
Reference: SLT006/17/00270
Duration: 01/03/2018 - 14/05/2021

Terapia combinada mediante nuevos nanoconjugados terapéuticos contra Células Madre Tumorales en tumores de mamas triple negativos

IP: Simon Schwartz Navarro
Collaborators: Laura García Latorre, Joaquin Seras Franzoso, Fernanda Raquel Da Silva Andrade, Diana Fernandes de Rafael
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 123420
Reference: PI17/02242
Duration: 01/01/2018 - 31/12/2020

Smart-4-Fabry: Smart multifunctional GLA-nanoformulation for Fabry disease

IP: -
Collaborators: Simon Schwartz Navarro, Sandra Mancilla Zamora, Zamira Vanessa Diaz Riascos
Funding agency: EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Funding: 266300.8
Reference: SMART4FABRY_H2020NMBP2016
Duration: 01/01/2017 - 31/12/2020

(Nano) systems with active targeting to sensitize colorectal cancer stem cells to anti-tumoral treatment Target4Cancer

IP: Simon Schwartz Navarro
Collaborators: Laura García Latorre, Joaquin Seras Franzoso, Diana Fernandes de Rafael
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 143385
Reference: AC15/00092
Duration: 01/01/2016 - 30/09/2019

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Based on the study led by VHIR, a clinical trial has been approved for patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer.

Vall d'Hebron participates in a project to develop innovative microsampling technology, making blood collection more accessible and patient-centered.

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