The Board of Trustees is the main government body of the Biocat Foundation and gathers a representation of the diverse institutions and organizations committed in fostering life sciences in Catalonia.
Board members are designated by Catalan Government [5], Barcelona City Council [1], industry organizations like Farmaindustria [5], CataloniaBIO & HealthTech [3] and Fenin Catalunya [2] and for several sectorial entities: Col·legi Oficial de Metges de Barcelona (COMB) [1], Associació Catalana d’Universitats Públiques (ACUP) [1], Associació Catalana d’Entitats de Recerca (ACER) [1], la Xarxa de Parcs Científics i Tecnològics de catalunya (XPCAT) [1] and the Catalan university hospitals [1].
President:
Pere Aragonès Garcia, President of the Government of Catalonia
First vice-president:
Josep Maria Argimon Pallàs, Minister of Health of the Government of Catalonia
Second vice-president:
Ignasi Biosca Reig, CataloniaBIO & HealthTech, CEO of Laboratoris Reig Jofré
Members:
Jaume Giró Ribas, Minister of Economy and Finance of Catalonia
Gemma Geis Carreras, Minister of Research and Universities of Catalonia
Roger Torrent Ramió, Minister of Business and Employment of Catalonia
Teresa Jordà Roura, Minister of Climate Action, Food and Rural Agenda of Catalonia
Jaume Collboni Cuadrado, First Deputy Mayor, representative of the Barcelona City Council
Antoni Esteve Cruella, Farmaindustria, Esteve Pharmaceuticals Director
Jorge Gallardo Ballart, Farmaindustria, President and CEO of Laboratoris Almirall
Fina Lladós Canela, Farmaindustria, General Manager Iberia at Amgen
Margarita López Acosta, Farmaindústria, Chief Executive Officer of Sanofi-Aventis
David Solanes López, Farmaindustria, Managing Director of Laboratorios Ern
Jaume Amat Riera, CataloniaBio & HealthTech, Founding Partner of Bioemprèn
Judit Anido Folgueira, CEO of CataloniaBio & HealthTech
José Luís Fernández Serrat, Fenin Catalonia, General Manager of AB Medica Group
Marc Pérez Pey, Fenin Catalonia, Western Europe and Africa vice president at HARTMANN
Nàdia Pons Ferreira, Representative and Director of the Health Entrepreneurship Program of the Medical Association of Barcelona
Francisco Javier Lafuente Sancho, Representative of the Catalan Association of Public Universities, Rector of Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Joan Comella Carnicé, Representative of Associació Catalana d’Entitats de Recerca, Director of the Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR)
Josep M. Campistol Plana, Representative of Intensive Care Research Hospitals in Catalonia, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona Director General
Maria Terrades Palomar, Representative of Network of Science and Technology Parks of Catalonia, CEO of the Barcelona Science Park (PCB)
Secretary:
Josep Ramon Arisa Clusella, Procedures and Organization Coordinator of the Legal Department of the Catalan Health Service Legal Advisory Department
