SYNAPSE - About us

About Us

A multidisciplinary team with complementary background that combines experience, dynamism, commitment and extensive knowledge of the sector
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25+
years of experience

500+
Million Euro of funding managed

The Team

For a company like ours, talent is the most important asset. I am very proud of our current team – you’d be hard pressed to find a better, more committed and dedicated group of professionals that consistently get outstanding results in the variety of initiatives that we are asked to manage. They all excel at representing the values of Synapse: flexibility, dynamism, focus, quality, creativity. Their complementary backgrounds, wide experience and capacity to adapt allow us to provide holistic support to very different multi-stakeholder partnerships that necessitate leading solutions to their complex problems in order to achieve their full impact.

It is a truly unique team that is always willing to go the extra mile to fulfil each project’s potential, and that continues to amaze me every day.

Carlos Díaz CEO & Founder

Carlos Díaz - CEO & Founder

Wide experience in complex distributed project management, evaluation methods, business planning and knowledge management. His work focuses on strategic and technical management of biomedical research, software development and validation. Consultant for public and private institutions on proposal preparation and management of R&D initiatives. Teaches courses in strategic project management for a variety of organisations.

University degree in Economy and Business Administration (Extraordinary Award), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
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Carlos Díaz

CEO & Founder

Sandra Pla - COO & Head of Research & Development Projects

Wide experience in providing project management services to a wide number of international initiatives including monitoring of project activities, resourcing and capacity control, quality procedures and risk management. Deep knowledge of budgeting and auditing procedures. She is also experienced in coordinating scientific advice procedures and requests to regulatory entities.

University degree in Political and Administration Sciences and Master in Public and Social Policies, Johns Hopkins University.
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Sandra Pla

COO & Head of Research & Development Projects

Elena del Rey - Head of Business Development & Services

Extensive knowledge in legal and procedural aspects such as governance, confidentiality and IPRs, elaboration and negotiation of multi-stakeholder collaboration agreements, conflict resolution, setting up of legal structures and production of legal documents.

University degree in Law, Master in European Studies, and Postgraduate in Regional Strategy and Competitiveness.
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Elena del Rey

Head of Business Development and Services

Mª Carmen Montes - Head of HR

Deep knowledge in the development and implementation of tools for monitoring and managing team productivity. Senior technician in occupational risk prevention ergonomics and applied psychosociology.

University degree in Nursing, Specialty in Occupational Health and Master in Human Resources Management.
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Mª Carmen Montes

Head of HR
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David López - Head of Finance

Expert in finance corporate management and deep knowledge in auditing procedures and requirements.

University degree in Social Sciences, Postgraduate in Accounting, Master in Financial Management, Master in Finance. He completed the Executive programme in management control and is Chartered Controller Analyst.
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David López

Head of Finance
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Iñaki Díaz - Head of Communication

Extensive background in branding and communication activities for multiple clients. Wide experience in creating marketing assets using different multimedia formats, tools, and technologies.

University degree in Advertising and Public Relationships, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Postgraduate degrees in Digital Design and Design for Innovation Strategies, Istituto Europeo di Design.
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Iñaki Díaz

Head of Communication

Montse Camprubí - Portfolio Coordinator

Wide experience in managing and coordinating complex research projects as well as acting as community manager, including the development of internal communication mechanisms to promote communication dynamics.

Highly skilled in financial and administrative aspects of EU funded projects.

University degree in Translation.
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Montse Camprubí

Portfolio Coordinator

Lewis Killin - Senior Project Manager

Wide experience in the setup and co-ordination of clinical trials in neuroprogressive conditions. Expertise in the management of national research cohorts, registers, and databases. Comprehensive knowledge in the development and use of project management tools to monitor and assess project objectives, targets and milestones.

PhD in Psychology, with an academic background in cognitive neuropsychology and environmental risk factors in Alzheimer’s disease.
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Lewis Killin

Senior Project Manager

Estefanía Callado - Senior Project Manager

Wide experience in managing and coordinating complex research projects as well as monitoring processes for drug development compounds. Highly skilled in EU funded projects with deep knowledge on financing, control resource procedures and earned value assessment.

University degree in Business Administration and Master in Leadership and Management of Science.
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Estefanía Callado

Senior Project Manager

Inari Soininen - Senior Project Manager

Vast experience managing R&D research centres and leading multidisciplinary teams. Extensive knowledge in EU project management and managing large consortia. She is also experienced in coordinating the sustainability phase of several EU funded projects.

University double degree in Law & Political Sciences, and Executive MBA.
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Inari Soininen

Senior Project Manager

Nathalie Bofarull - Senior Project Manager

Deep experience in managing international projects and understanding of the Pharmaceutical Industry. Knowledge in the coordination of feasibility procedures for the development of RWE studies requested by regulatory entities.

BSc in Biology (University of Barcelona). Master degree in “Basic fundamentals of oncogenesis” (University of Paris VI) and Master in Business and Administration (ESG Paris).
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Nathalie Bofarull

Senior Project Manager

Erika Chorén - Senior Project Manager

Broad project management experience in research, academia, and customer satisfaction. Proficient in stakeholder management and consortia coordination, as well as in awareness campaigns, community engagement, and event organization. Expertise includes EU-funded projects in security, technology, and e-privacy, and initiating Clinical Trials in dementia.

BSc in Social Work, MSc in "Advice, Guidance, Mediation, and Family Intervention", and MSc in "Social Gerontology" from the University of Santiago de Compostela.
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Erika Chorén

Senior Project Manager

Mónica García - Project Manager

Extensive experience in the drug discovery and preclinical development processes across various therapeutic areas in the pharmaceutical industry. Proficient in managing and developing research projects, as well as coordinating cross-functional teams. Strong background in medicinal chemistry, intellectual property evaluation and scientific data analysis.

University degree in Pharmacy, PhD in Pharmacy and Master in Project Management.
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Mónica García

Project Manager

Andrea Martí - Junior Project Manager

Expertise in managing complex research projects with strong scientific data analysis and communication skills. Extensive background in medicinal chemistry, drug delivery, gene therapy, and oncology.

BSc in Chemistry, MSc in Pharmaceutical Chemistry, and PhD in Bioengineering.
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Andrea Martí

Junior Project Manager

Noemí Manero - Junior Project Manager

Biological scientist with expertise in cancer research, molecular biology and immunology. Knowledge in data analysis and communication skills.

BSc in Biomedicine, MSc in Translational Research in Cancer and PhD in Biomedicine.

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Noemí Manero

Junior Project Manager

Núria Subirats - Administration Officer

Extensive knowledge in supporting the administrative activities of large European research projects and highly skilled in executive assistance, including coordination of major events. She is also experienced on supporting the development of communication tools and materials for EU funded projects.

University degree in Tourism.
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Núria Subirats

Administration Officer

Evelyn Granda - Office Assistant

Experience in planning and managing office tasks. Knowledge of new tools and technologies to improve communication workflow and productivity.

Technical degree in Management Assistance. Communication student at Universitat Oberta de Catalunya.

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Evelyn Granda

Office Assistant

Expert advisors

Richard Tischler

Communication Advisor

Richard Tischler - Communication Advisor

Senior communications / PR professional who has built and led regional corporate communications teams at major global companies in the healthcare, financial services, food & beverage, and packaging sectors contributing to positive business results through efficient internal / external communications, and crisis management.

B.A.Political Science.
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Johan van der Lei

Scientific Advisor

Johan van der Lei - Scientific Advisor

Expert on the development, evaluation, use, and impact of computer-based patient records and decision support. Research on understanding the requirements for successful introduction of information and communication technology in medical practice.

Ph.D. Medical Informatics.
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Scott Boyer

Senior Advisor

Scott Boyer - Senior Advisor

Expert in predictive models of biological endpoints, data mining, chemical genetics, and human adverse event modelling. Founder and CEO of Klaria. Co-founder of the Computational Toxicology group within the Swetox.

Ph.D. in Molecular Toxicology.
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Saira Ramasastry

Senior Advisor

Saira Ramasastry- Senior Advisor

Founder of Life Sciences Advisory, focused on public-private collaborations for the biopharmaceutical industry. Lecturer for the Bioscience Enterprise Program and council for the Cambridge Judge Business School.

B.A. in Economics, Advanced degrees in MS&E.
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Esteban Di Falco

IT Advisor

Esteban Di Falco - IT Advisor

Wide experience in web development for a variety of clients.

University degree in Industrial Engineering and Degree in Web development.
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