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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.

Currently acting as Strategy director of biobanking and bioresources 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 40, with more that 115 high impact publications and 17 transferred patents. 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.

Projects

Innovative Training Network (ITN) in Nanomedicine (NANO2EXCEL)

IP: Simon Schwartz Navarro
Collaborators: -
Funding agency: Ministerio Economía, Industria y Competitividad
Funding: 23000
Reference: EUIN2013-51211
Duration: 01/10/2013 - 30/09/2015

Liberación dirigida de nanoconjugados de inhibidor de Alox5 contra células madre tumorales

IP: Simon Schwartz Navarro
Collaborators: Laura García Latorre, Diana Fernandes de Rafael
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 171215
Reference: PI14/02079
Duration: 01/01/2015 - 31/12/2017

Sistemas de liberación farmacológica dirigidos contra células madre tumorales- prueba de concepto

IP: Simon Schwartz Navarro
Collaborators: Joaquin Seras Franzoso, Miriam Izquierdo Sans
Funding agency: Asociación Española Contra el Cáncer
Funding: 135000
Reference: 2014/AECC-AIO/SERAS
Duration: 01/02/2015 - 31/01/2020

Targetting Combined Therapy to Cancer Stem Cells (NANOSTEM)

IP: Simon Schwartz Navarro
Collaborators: Laura García Latorre
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 145540.01
Reference: PI11/01079
Duration: 01/01/2012 - 31/12/2014

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The European project, in which Vall d'Hebron participates, will favor personalized diagnosis and innovative therapeutic strategies in patients with the disease.

In total, different projects of six research groups will be promoted, focusing on precision medicine and advanced therapies.

During the last year, the collaboration between Vall d’Hebron and ZeClinics has found three nanobody candidates with potent anticancer properties in zebrafish model.

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