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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

Advancing on drug delivery-combined targeted treatments against human breast cancer and Leukemia (Oncotarget/Nano)

IP: Simon Schwartz Navarro
Collaborators: Diego Arango Corro, Ibane Abasolo Olaortua
Funding agency: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación-MICINN
Funding: 28300
Reference: EUI2008-0170
Duration: 01/03/2009 - 01/03/2011

Ministerio de Ciencia

Anàlisi de l'expressió i funció del hCD 300f/CLM1 murí en cèl·lules de micròglia i identificació del lligant del mateix immunoreceptor en oligodentrocits primaris on s'estudiarà la seva possible funció

IP: Simon Schwartz Navarro
Collaborators: -
Funding agency: Agència Gestió Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca
Funding: 4188
Reference: 2010 BE1 00133
Duration: 01/05/2011 - 31/07/2011

Development of nanomedicines for enzymatic replacement therapy in Fabry disease

IP: Simon Schwartz Navarro
Collaborators: Ibane Abasolo Olaortua
Funding agency: Fundació La Marató de TV3
Funding: 214925
Reference: MARATV3/2010/101230
Duration: 03/02/2011 - 31/12/2014

NANOSTEM-Acción complementaria

IP: Simon Schwartz Navarro
Collaborators: -
Funding agency: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación-MICINN
Funding: 3000
Reference: SAF2009-08592-E
Duration: 01/11/2009 - 30/04/2010

Ministerio de Ciencia

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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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