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Biography
EIC Programme Manager for Responsible Electronics
Isabel obtained a Master Degree in Physics (Semiconductor Physics) from the University of the Basque Country (Spain) and subsequently, earned a Doctoral Degree in Science (Microelectronics-Materials for Sensors) from the University of Navarra (Spain).
She started her career at AT&T Microelectronics transferred to AT&T-Bell Laboratories (USA) in the field of modelling and simulation of electronic components. Back in Spain, she joined one of the leading manufacturers of Power Discrete components, as an R&D Engineer and later, became Manager of Engineering and Production of the Wafer Fab, what gave her a wide picture of the microelectronics industry. At that position, she started her links with the European Commission as the representative of the group in Eurimus (Eureka Initiative for promotion of microsystem uses) Technical Committee.
Several years later, Isabel transitioned to Project Management in the field of Materials and Microtechnologies for Electronics in the largest technology center in Spain, Tecnalia, where she has initiated, managed and coordinated several new initiatives like the Nanotechnologies Program or the Printed Electronics Platform. She has also been Director of several Business Areas leading their market-technology and IP strategy. During all those years, she has been managing a large portfolio of European and private projects in the field of Micro-Nanofabrication, Functional Surfaces, Sensors and Printed Electronics.
All along her career, she has combined her job with activities as expert in innovation by performing Technology Due Diligences, evaluating new business opportunities for Venture capitals and Family offices or as Innovation Radar Expert for EU projects. She holds a title in Expert in Management of Innovation and Technology from Deusto Business School.
TechTalks
Outreach activities
- 30 November 2023 - 1 December 2023Chips Act Launch Event
- Attended the Chips Act Launch Event
- For more information please visit: ChipsJU Launch Event
- 14 - 17 November 2023SEMICON Europe
- Attended SEMICON Europe
- For more information visit: SEMICON Europa
- 8 November 2023TechTour Photonics
- Panelist in the panel discussion 'Scaling Photonics Investment'
- For more information visit: Tech Tour Photonics 2023
- 7 November 2023PIC Summit
- PM visited several startups at the 2023 PIC summit
- For more information visit: PIC Summit Europe
- 5 - 7 September 2023Graphene Week
- Speaker at industrial forum
- For more information visit: Graphene Week 2023 website
- 3 - 5 September 2023IFA Berlin
- Attended IFA Berlin
- For more information visit: IFA Berlin - The World's Largest Consumer Electronics & Home Appliances Trade Show
- 6 June 2023Grow Digital
- Panalist in the panel discussion 'Securing the semi-conductor supply chain for Europe'
- For more information visit: Grow Digital 2023 conference website
- 17 May 2023ITF IMEC Antwerp
- Attended ITF IMEC Antwerp
- For more information visit: ITF IMEC Antwerp Conference website
- 26 - 27 April 2023Workshop on Sustainable Electronics (Grenoble, France)
- Presentation of the EIC Pathfinder Challenge: Responsible Electronics and others. Co-organizing session on success stories of EIC beneficiaries
- 17 - 19 April 2023Hannover Messe (Hannover, Germany)
- Interactions with Industry 5.0 ecosystem
- Hannover Messe 2023
- 8 March 2023TechTour Growth Europe 2023 (Paris, France)
- Interactions with entrepreneurs and investors. EIC Scale Up 100.
- Tech Tour Growth Europe 2023
- 28 February - 1 March 2023LOPEC (Munich, Germany)
- Presentation at Startup Forum on Pathfinder challenge Responsible Electronics and others
- Program & highlights of LOPEC
- 24 January 2023Webinar "Licensing as exit strategy for the EIC beneficiaries"
- Organised by EIC Programme Managers Office, with the collaboration of Carles Puente (Fractus SA)
- Watch full webinar here
- 22 - 27 September 2022EIC Challenges Workshop with Member States
- Organised by the Programme Managers' Office
- Please find individual reports and Power Point presentations for the session here
- 10 - 12 October 2022International Conference & Exhibition on Green Flexible Printed Electronics Industry (ICEFPE22), Athens (EL)
- 24 - 26 November 2022European Forum for Electronic Components and Systems (EFECS 2022)