Team and Partners
A Multidisciplinary Team with a Global Vision
VIVA In Vitro Diagnostics has a highly skilled team that combines scientific excellence, business execution and disruptive purpose.
Our management team, scientific team, partners and advisory board are committed to innovation in biomedical diagnostics and personalised medicine.
Team
Experts transforming science into cutting-edge diagnostic solutions.
Our team combines technical depth, translational insight and regulatory rigour to develop tools that make a difference in clinical practice.
Toni Vilaplana Vivancos
MBA por el IESE y abogado. Más de 25 años como directivo senior en grandes compañías, así como gestión de equipos, y con más de 10 años de experiencia como consultor en operaciones de M&A y reestructuraciones.
Dra. Verónica Cánovas
PhD in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biomedicine from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Experience leading biomedical research in institutions such as Vall d’Hebron. She has been responsible for national and European biotechnology projects.
Pablo González Polanco
MSc in Biomedical Engineering (Marquette University), with extensive 510(k) experience before the FDA. From Massachusetts General Hospital, where developed microfluidic systems, he also led Quality and Regulatory Affairs in the design of a diagnostic system for coagulopathies.
María Carmen Baños Gregori
More than 10 years of experience in Molecular Biology and Microbiology laboratories at IMIB and at the Faculty of Life Sciences of the University of Manchester. Postgraduate in Cell Culture and Animal Experimentation, Master in Clinical Trials.
Carmen Mendoza Moreno
She has a degree in Biotechnology and a master’s degree in Bioinformatics. She has extensive experience in the field of research and biomolecular diagnostics.
Rocio Baños Martínez
Rocio’s contribution as a biomedical clinical laboratory technician is part of our growth as a company, which leads us to incorporate young talent with a strong commitment to our mission.
Alicia Blázquez
Nuestra responsable de Administración nos aporta la experiencia de más de 25 años trabajando para PYMES, empresas de alto crecimiento y compañías del sector biotecnológico, así como la gestión de departamentos de recursos humanos, gestión de finanzas y relaciones con la administración pública.
Juan Carlos Milena
Expert in corporate communication for corporations, startups and open innovation ecosystems, he offers us the necessary connection with national and international media, as well as direct actions with our audiences.
Ecosystem for clinical validation
Strategic partnerships to bring laboratory innovation to hospital practice.
Validating solutions in real-world environments requires collaboration with the best. Our clinical network combines multidisciplinary expertise, certified infrastructures and access to critical populations.
Dr. Ricard Ferrer Roca
Head of the Intensive Care Department at Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron (Barcelona) and leader of the SODIR research group.
Dr. Gerardo Aguilar Aguilar
Head of the Critical Care Unit, Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitation, Hospital Clínic Universitari de València.
Dra. Piedad Martínez Gil
Specialist in the Anaesthesia and Resuscitation Department at Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca (Murcia).
Dra. Elena Giráldez Vázquez
Specialist in Intensive Care Medicine at Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria de Málaga (Málaga).
Dra. María Antonia Estecha
Head of the Intensive Care Medicine Service at the Virgen de la Victoria University Hospital.
Strategic Partnerships and Collaborations
Thanks to the collaboration of:
Strategic Partnerships and Collaborations
Our company is at the centre of an ecosystem of alliances where institutions and companies of the highest prestige converge. From patners to accelerate market access to strong institutional backing.
Medical Advisory Board
We are pleased to announce the first collaborations with external advisors joining our advisory board.
Thanks to their insight, they provide strategic, technical, and scientific support. They are top-level clinical specialists with direct experience in intensive care medicine, infectious diseases, and hospital diagnostics.
Dr. Ricard Ferrer Roca
External Advisor (Coordinator) of the Medical Advisory Board of Viva In Vitro. Head of the Intensive Care Department at Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron (Barcelona) and leader of the SODIR research group. Former President of SEMICYUC, former Treasurer and President of the SIS Section of ESICM, member of the Board of the World Federation of Societies of Intensive Care and trustee of the Código Sepsis Foundation.
Prof. Ignacio Martín-Loeches
External Advisor to the Medical Advisory Board. He has an outstanding professional and academic track record in intensive care medicine, severe infections and sepsis. He is Professor at Trinity College Dublin and Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine at St James’s Hospital, a leading reference hospital in Europe. He combines extensive clinical experience, academic leadership and strong research activity.
International Scientific Advisory Committee
Leading the revolution in inflammasome research with a global vision.
Coordinated by Dr. Pablo Pelegrín, our committee brings together the brightest minds in translational immunology to guide our developments with cutting-edge scientific rigour.
Dr. Mihai Netea
Head of the Division of Experimental Medicine at the Department of Internal Medicine at Radboud UMC, and one of the most cited authors in immunology. Specialist in infectious diseases and innate immunity to pathogens.
Dr. Eduardo López Collazo
Deputy Scientific Director of Health Research at the Hospital Universitario de la Paz and academic at the Latin American Academy of Sciences. His research interests include sepsis, cancer, leukaemia, cystic fibrosis, HIV and COVID-19.
Dra. Rebecca Coll
Leader in the study of inflammasomes and their role in inflammatory diseases. She has led the biological characterisation of MCC950, an inhibitor of the NLRP3 inflammasome, with an impact on diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis and atherosclerosis.
Founders and Council
Dr. Pablo Pelegrín Vivancos
Deputy Scientific Director at IMIB and Professor of Immunology at the University of Murcia. Responsible for seminal contributions in this field, with international recognition for his research on inflammasomes and immune response.
Dr. Carlos García Palenciano
Clinical Director. Head of the Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitation at Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca (Murcia).
Joaquín Gómez Moya
More than 30 years of experience in corporate leadership, including companies in the bio- and nanotechnology sectors in Europe and the United States, as well as in the healthcare and DeepTech industries.
Toni Vilaplana Vivancos
Rafael Crespo Carretero
Entrepreneur and investor with a strong focus on high-impact initiatives in healthcare, agribusiness and food. Representative of a solid investment group that has supported Viva In Vitro and its team since its inception.
More than €6m investment to fight sepsis
Thanks to the investors, family offices and institutions that have given us their support. Among them Rafael Crespo, who is part of our Board of Directors, together with Joaquín Gómez Moya and Toni Vilaplana. In our newly created Advisory Board, we have Enrique Riquelme and Guillermo Forner, together with Murcia Emprende. They have been joined by prestigious investors such as Antonio Ruiz Ballesta, Fran Rodríguez and Antonio Soria.