The virtual session of the FPCM Health Grants for Start-ups and SMEs draws the financing panorama in the sector.
Last Thursday, June 24, the session Health Grants for start-ups and SMEs was held. The webinar, organised by the FPCM together with Evolution Europe and the Madri+d Knowledge Foundation as part of the activities of the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN), was attended by 50 attendees via the Zoom platform.
The presentations of the five speakers didactically summarized the different options of financial aid in the health sector available through national schemes and the European Commission. Pilar Muñoz explained with examples the different levels of TRL (Technology Readiness Levels) and the regulatory framework of the health sector and Tomás Pulido detailed the CRL and IRL (Commercial and Investment Readiness Levels, respectively). Alberto Verdú and Rodrigo Alonso then detailed the financing schemes in Spain and the EU in the sector, to give way to Reyes Sansegundo, who focused on the support services for participation in European funds offered by Madri+d.
The full session can be seen at the following link:
Session presentations and speakers’ contact are available here:
For any additional information about the session and related events, please contact david.arbelo@fpcm.es
Speakers:
Rodrigo Alonso is Business Development Manager for European funds at Evolution Europe. An engineer and entrepreneur, he has extensive experience in projects, both for large companies and start-ups, in multiple sectors, including pharmaceuticals, food and e-commerce. He has led multi-disciplinary teams to implement improvements in processes and strategy, seeking to increase their profitability.
Pilar Muñoz is Senior Project Manager in the European Commission’s framework programmes for Evolution Europe, specialising in healthcare and pharmaceutical biotechnology projects. With a degree in Organic Chemistry from the UCM and a PhD in Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry from Cardiff University, she has extensive experience in R+D in public institutions and the pharmaceutical-biotech industry.
Tomás Pulido is a Start-up Financial Advisor at Evolution Europe. MBA and Master in International Trade, with eight years of professional experience in the energy sector, in the entrepreneurial ecosystem he has worked in the development of international business and market strategies for start-ups, innovation consulting for companies and flow of corporate venture capital investments.
Alberto Verdú is Business Development Manager for national programmes at Evolution Europe, the main liaison for clients wishing to apply for national funding and grant schemes within Spain. An economic consultant with more than five years of experience in the sector, he is an expert in the identification of public subsidies and tax opportunities for R+D+i.
Reyes Sansegundo is Technology Transfer Manager for the Enterprise Europe Network, within the Madri+d Foundation for Knowledge. Biologist by training with more than 12 years of experience in the management of national, European and international research projects. His career focuses on advice on R+D+i, as well as career development, especially in the environmental and health fields.
