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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

NoCanTher: Nanomedicine Upscaling for Early Clinical Phases of Multimodal Cancer Therapy

IP: Simon Schwartz Navarro
Collaborators: Joaquin Seras Franzoso, Tamara Del Rio Higueras, Sandra Mancilla Zamora, NoCanTher: Nanomedicine Upscaling for Early Clinical Phases of Multimodal Cancer Therapy , Olga Sánchez- Maroto Carrizo
Funding agency: EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Funding: 630633.55
Reference: NOCANTHER_H2020NMP2015
Duration: 01/04/2016 - 30/09/2021

Grup de direccionament i alliberament farmacològic

IP: Simon Schwartz Navarro
Collaborators: Montse Capella Tomás, José García Arumí, Laura García Latorre, José Raul Herance Camacho, Laia Foradada Felip
Funding agency: Agència Gestió Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca
Funding:
Reference: 2014 SGR 1394
Duration: 01/01/2014 - 31/12/2016

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

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