Central Figures

    Mireia Vallès-Colomer

    Mireia Vallès-Colomer

    Lead researcher of the Microbiome Research Group at the Department of Medicine and Life Sciences at the UPF

    She graduated in Biotechnology from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and discovered her passion for the microbiome while studying for a Master’s in Biomolecular Sciences at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Belgium), where she took a course in ...

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    Enrique Baca-García

    Enrique Baca-García

    Corporate Head of the Department of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology at the Quirónsalud group of hospitals integrated into the Madrid Health Service (Sermas)

    Enrique Baca-García is Professor of Psychiatry at the Autonomous University of Madrid and Corporate Head of the Department of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology at the Quirónsalud group, which is integrated into the Madrid Health Service. He is the ...

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    Ilkka Tuomi

    Ilkka Tuomi

    Expert in knowledge management, innovation, AI and education

    Ilkka Tuomi is a theoretical physicist and holds a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Helsinki, specialising in knowledge management. His approach combines ethics, technology, critical thinking and a commitment to human learning, making him a ...

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    Albert Francesc Gimó Contreras

    Albert Francesc Gimó Contreras

    Máster MVA en la École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay (Francia)

    Thanks to a postgraduate fellowship abroad from the "la Caixa" Foundation, Albert Gimó is studying for an MVA (Mathematics, Vision and Learning) master’s degree at ENS Paris-Saclay. His main interest lies in the safe and effective integration of ...

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    Belén Luengo Palomino

    Belén Luengo Palomino

    Master’s degree in Applied Ethics and Public Policy at Duke University (United States)

    Born in 2001 in Badajoz, Belén Luengo graduated in 2024 with an average mark of 9/10 in the double degree in Law and International Studies at Carlos III University of Madrid. During her studies, she took part in academic exchanges at the University ...

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    Júlia Laguna i Miralles

    Júlia Laguna i Miralles

    PhD in Astronomy from the University of Cambridge (United Kingdom)

    Júlia Laguna earned a double degree in Physics and Mathematics from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB). Since 2017, she has conducted research in both academic and industrial settings, focusing her work on astrophysics, data analysis and ...

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    Gonzalo Plaza Arriola

    Gonzalo Plaza Arriola

    Master’s degree in Artificial Intelligence for Biomedicine and Healthcare at University College London (United Kingdom)

    Thanks to a postgraduate fellowship abroad from the "la Caixa" Foundation, Gonzalo Plaza is studying for a master’s degree in Artificial Intelligence for Biomedicine and Healthcare at University College London (UCL). He also collaborates with the ...

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    Laura Coll-Planas

    Laura Coll-Planas

    Senior researcher in loneliness and ageing

    Laura holds a degree in Medicine from the Universitat de Barcelona and a PhD in Public Health from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, where she published her thesis Loneliness, Social Support and Participation of Older People from a Health ...

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    Elena Fernández Gamarra

    Elena Fernández Gamarra

    Psychologist, gerontologist and consultant

    Elena holds a degree in Psychology from the Universitat de Barcelona and a Master's Degree in Clinical Gerontology from the University of Southern California (Los Angeles, USA).She is a certified trainer in Dementia Care Mapping by the University of ...

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