CROWDHELIX - Key Persons
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- Member of the Chair of the Board
- Chairman of the Crowdhelix Board of Directors
Abdul is Chair of the Crowdhelix Board of Directors and one of its founders. He has extensive expertise in entrepreneurship and business planning.
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- Science Communications Manager
Alan is an experienced communications professional. He helps Helix Managers, partner organisations and researchers to communicate with key audiences.
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- Machine Learning Engineer
Alex has experience in building AI solutions for large UK companies and is responsible for developing systems to facilitate user collaboration.
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- Communication & Events Manager
Andreea is looking after the company's events calendar, inluding network and project events. She is also managing 3 projects on behalf of Crowdhelix.
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- Science Communications Officer
Andrew combines his experience as an archaeologist and writer to communicate and disseminate scientific research and results to key audiences.
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- Education Specialist
- Japan Ambassador
Azusa is an international higher education specialist, engaged primarily in supporting global engagement work for UK and Japanese universities.
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- Engineer
- Head of Engineering
Ben is an engineer with experience building products and managing teams. He oversees the engineering team at Crowdhelix and the platform development.
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- Events and Communications Officer
- Events Officer With a Background in Events & Business Management
Bianca is an Events Officer with a background in Events & Business Management. She supports, plans and delivers events for the Crowdhelix platform.
Burcak is Global Network Manager & with 19+ years of experience in EU R&I Programmes & Financing Instruments, she works for our going global strategy
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- Manager
- Impact Acceleration Manager
Burcu is an impact acceleration manager working on enhancing the impact of EU projects, building stakeholder engagement, and supporting project consor
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- Head of Membership Development
- Member of Staff
Cais has been a member of staff at Crowdhelix for over 7 years and is responsible for growing the academic and industrial membership base of Crowdheli
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- Impact Acceleration Manager
Chris is a Project Finance Manager who oversees the financial management and reporting of Crowdhelix's portfolio of Horizon projects.
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- Senior Full Stack Developer
Daniel helps build and maintain our platform, implementing best practices and fostering a culture of learning and growth within our development team.
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- Director of E - Institute / E - Zavod / Institute for Comprehensive Development Solutions
Darko Ferčej finished a degree in Policy Analysis and a Masters in Environmental Sciences and is currently employed as director at the E-Institute in Slovenia. He has 14 years of experiences in international project management and 10 years as executive director of E-Institute team.
He is a skilled international project manager, open innovation expert, and is working on multidisciplinary sustainable development issues. He has been coordinator of 5 EU-funded international projects and has participated as partner in more than 30 EU and internationally funded projects, financed from 10 different programmes including Horizon Europe and FP7.
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- Director / EISCAT Scientific Association
After graduating with a PhD in Materials Science from the University of Cambridge, he has been working in the centre of the quadruple helix bridging science, large scale research infrastructure, public authorities & industrial R&D for the last two decades. An expert in undertaking science at neutron and synchrotron X-ray sources, he helped establish Sweden as the host of the European Spallation Source ERIC.
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- Head of Network Engagement
Drives EU project impact through our Helix impact model. Supports proposal development for EU funding with particular focus on the projects impact.
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- Managing Director ( Ireland )
Magdalena manages Crowdhelix Ireland and focuses on delivering impact across the European Research Area.
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- Impact Acceleration Manager
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- EU Project Manager
- Impact Acceleration Manager
Valeria is an EU project manager with a focus on project impact enhancement through technology transfer and open innovation processes
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- LEAR and Head of the EU Liaison Office
Einat Ron has an MSc in Life Science from Tel Aviv University and an MBA from the very prestigious program "The Kellogg Recanati International Executive MBA" given by both Northwestern University as well as Tel Aviv University. She also has a diploma in Patent writing.
Einat has been working at Tel Aviv University since 2008. Since then Tel Aviv University has increased substantially its participation in the various pillars of the framework program and under Horizon 2020, Tel Aviv University had the most ERC Starting Grants than any other university in the world. Getting there took a lot of strategic thinking, good marketing and excellent experienced staff.
Before Einat Ron has joined Tel Aviv University, she has worked for 5 years at the Israeli Innovation Authority (under the directorate to the framework program) as a delegate and NCP to the Marie Curie program as well as to Citizen and Governance, Science and Society, Health and NEST.
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- Communications Specialist
- Science Communications Officer
Emer is an experienced communications specialist with an interdisciplinary background in communications strategy design and execution.
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- Project Manager
- Impact Acceleration Manager
Evangelos Koulis is an EU Project Manager focusing on exploitation and impact activities in R&I projects related to Sustainable technologies.
Fiona is our Finance Manager, looking after the day to day financials for UK and Ireland. She works closely with our CFO and Finance Project Manager
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- Impact Acceleration Manager
Iria has over 18 years of experience in R&I, with specialisation in digitalisation. She drives EU project impact and stakeholder engagement.
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- Project Manager
- Impact Acceleration Manager
Joana is an experienced Project Manager with a keen interest in networking, identification of collaborative opportunities and organisation of events.
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- Chief Executive Officer
- Manager of ANALISIS - DSC
Juan Enriquez, manager of ANALISIS-DSC, leads a highly specialised SME engineering company in the areas of both process and mechanical engineering from Madrid, Spain. He founded the company in 2002 after finishing an MBA at the Instituto de Empresa in Madrid, Spain. Juan also spent a number of years working at VTT Finland, in addition to six years studying in the United States.
Katie is our Senior Graphic Designer with 8 years of experience. Her background specialises in marketing & branding design, in both digital and print.
Laura is a media professional with 15 years' experience in broadcast, digital and news media. She manages Crowdhelix Marketing & Communications.
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- EU Project Manager
- Impact Acceleration Manager
Marco is an EU Project Manager in charge of delivering dissemination, exploitation and impact activities for R&I projects.
Michael is responsible for managing the operations of Crowdhelix as well as setting and implementing the network and platform's strategic vision.
Michelle is a software developer currently focusing on the backend area of Crowdhelix, involving developing new features and maintaining the platform.
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- Global Commercial Development
Oliver leads the Crowdhelix Global Commercial Strategy, roadmap and implementation of CHX commercial operations for growth and best practice
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- R & D and Innovation European Funding Specialist
Olívia Rocha has an MSc in Chemical Engineering from University of Porto - Faculty of Engineering (FEUP). Her specialization field is Process and Product and her expertise field is nanotechnology, nanomaterials, and environment. Over the years, she has increased her knowledge in International R&I Funding through multiple Erasmus+ experiences (UCL - University College of London, Aarhus University, HVL - Western Norway University of Applied Sciences). After more than a decade of experience, she has grown a true passion about Innovation projects and has been working very close to Portuguese industry to make a difference in their capacity in raising funds for R&I investments, in a medium and long term.
Olívia has been working at KPMG since 2019 as R&D and Innovation European Funding Specialist. Since then, she has helped the Company to grow its commitment with Open Innovation Networks and helped Companies of all sizes to outreach their R&I results by promoting collaborative projects and helping the establishment of partnerships across full value chains, acting in all Industry sectors.
Before Olívia Rocha has joined KPMG, she has worked for 1 year at Efacec Power Solutions Group (as an Incentives Specialist), for 4 years in FEUP - Horizon 2020 Office as European R&I Incentives Advisor, and for 4 years in a Portuguese SME called Nanolayer Coating Technologies, as Business development manager and R&I Incentives advisor.
Oreolorun is a machine learning engineer with expertise in vector search. He is responsible for building and maintaining machine learning systems.
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- Head of Membership Operations
Paul is the Head of Membership Operations, supporting Crowdhelix members to maximise the benefits of using the platform for their organisations.
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- Widening Excellence Ambassador
Rebecca leads Crowdhelix's overall marketing strategy and vision and oversees the implementation of its marketing operations.
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- Head of the European Research Funding Office / Polytechnic University of Madrid
- Head of the European Research Funding Office at the Technical University of Madrid
Roberto Martínez is the Head of the European Research Funding Office at the Technical University of Madrid (UPM), he also coordinates the participation of UPM in Horizon Europe and other International Programmes. He is evaluator and reviewer for the R&I Programmes of the European Commission and was the NCP for Horizon Europe from 2014-2016.
He graduated as a Telecommunications Engineer from the School of Telecommunications at UPM, and he has a Masters Degree in Economy and Innovation management and Technology Policy. From the beginning of his professional career, he has been involved in several initiatives related to the cooperation between Europe and Latin America in the Information and Communication Technologies field. His research interests are linked to innovation ecosystems driven by universities, acting as focus for value co-creation and acceleration and commercialisation of technologies.
Roxy is a full-stack developer who enjoys creating intuitive, friction-free user experiences on the web that help people to do their best work.
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- Chief Technology Officer
- Technologist
Rusty is a technologist with experience in building digital products. He oversees the development and strategic roadmap for the Crowdhelix platform.
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- Digital Marketing Analyst
Ryan is a Digital Marketing Analyst and supports both the internal company marketing of Crowdhelix as well as the marketing objectives of EU projects.
Championing Full-stack development and maintenance at Crowdhelix for the past 6 years, Ryan works closely with our engineers to deliver new features.
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- Research Officer / T.E Laboratories Ltd
Sandra Lacey studied Medicine in the National University of Ireland, Galway for 5 years. She has a number of years of experience, working in the areas of Quality Assurance, Regulatory Affairs and Purchasing, as well as working for the government as a Parliamentary Assistant, where she was involved in research activities, as part of her role in developing public policy. Her current role in TE Laboratories Ltd includes submission of R&D proposals, collaboration with industrial partners and RTDs, new product development and project administration.
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- Head of the EU Research Funding & International Programmes Unit of the Directorate of Strategic Development
- Head of Unit Research Funding EU and International Programmes
Servaas Duterloo is the Head of the EU Research Funding & International Programmes Unit of the Directorate of Strategic Development at TU Delft, since 2012. Next to his job he is also the Secretary / Board Member Robo Valley Foundation, the Chief Financial Officer / Board Member Energy Endeavour Foundation. Servaas has studied as a Fulbright Undergraduate Scholar at Allegheny College, PA, (USA) 1983-1984, completed a Master Degree EU Law & International Relations, University of Groningen 1984-1990.
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- Head of Research Office / Polytechnic University of Milan
Stefania Grotti Head of Research Office Polytechnic University of Milan, Italy Passionate and energetic professional involved in the field of academic research with strong competences in the creation of Strategic Path and Management for hiring processes in the Research Office. More than 18 years of experience as a Research Manager at Politecnico di Milano, most of it as a Manager and Coordinator, with strong leadership and negotiation skills. Great knowledge of funding and financial management with remarkable experience and ability to negotiate and mediate at any level and stage since 1995. Thanks to a national and international experience on complex projects, she has developed an extensive knowledge in the Organisational HR Field suitable for transnational and diverse Research Contexts (academic and industry). Proven success in working in Strategic Coordination of Human Resources and funding opportunities (European Programmes), in private, public and academic sectors.
Susan is Chief Financial Officer and is responsible for strategic financial planning and growth.
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- EU Project Officer
- Impact Acceleration Manager
Thaís is an EU Project Officer experienced in Innovation & Gender European projects, identifying new collaborations and enhancing Crowdhelix impact.
Thomas is an acclaimed videographer/ editor with a proven track record. He specialises in delivering high-quality video content for his clients.
Tjaša Nabergoj is currently coordinating and managing a six million pilot E+ European University project within the Research and Development Center of University of Ljubljana. She works with the Vice-president team in strategically important projects and leads a team of five people. Before she was Head of Researcher Support Unit of the Research Office, where she was specialised in ERC and curriculum development support. Working with top scientists from idea to grant was always her passion, so she developed a professional in-house ERC support scheme where she still acts as adviser, trainer and reviewer. She cofounded and manages the institutional Research Development Fund and the CELSA Research Fund together with the strategic partner KU Leuven. She is active member and institutional representative in several international alliances and networks, in particular in RSO working groups in COST BESTPRAC, the GUILD, LERU CE7 and CELSA Alliance. Her last ambition is to develop an science communication strategy to promote research results among multiple audiences including policy, public and media.