Industrial Engineer with a Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering from the UPC (2007) and a postgraduate degree in Financial Management from EADA (2012). Competence in technology transfer, finance and business development. Extensive experience as a technology transfer manager, successfully promoting the exploitation of IPRs, technology licenses and promoting the creation of spin-offs. Solid background in company valuations, shareholder agreements and financing rounds obtained throughout his professional career in consulting companies and in the corporate development department of an electricity production company. He also led the promotion of the market for the i2CAT Foundation’s cutting-edge technologies.
M.D. from the Universitat de Barcelona, Diplomate of the Spanish Board of Gastroenterology, researcher at IDIBAPS and CIBEREHD, and professor at the Universitat de Barcelona since 2015. She was trained at the Experimental Endoscopy Unit at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, under the direction of Dr. Christopher C. Thompson, and at the Endoscopy Unit at Kobe University Hospital, under the supervision of Dr. Toyonaga. With more than 30 years of experience in clinical practice and 20 years as an endoscopist at Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, the last 10 years he has focused his activity leading therapeutic endoscopy and innovation. In 2019 she co-founded MiWEndo Solutions, a start-up where she is currently the CMO. Glòria also focuses on the development of smart systems to improve the diagnostic capabilities of endoscopes and to evaluate quality performance measures.
Marta Guardiola received her M.sc. (2009) and her PhD (2013) in telecommunications from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. In 2012 she did a research stay at the University of Bristol. She is an associate professor at the International University of Catalonia and at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra. In 2019, she co-founded MiWEndo Solutions, a spinoff dedicated to the development of microwave medical diagnostic systems, where she is the president and CTO. She has also co-authored dozens of articles in journals and has participated in numerous conferences. In addition, she has directed 8 doctoral and master’s theses, has participated in dozens of research projects (5 as IP) including the EIC Accelerator, has 2 patents and has received more than 10 awards (Mujer Premio TIC, Premio Real Academia de Ingeniería, Premio Salvà y Campillo, Premio Duran y Farell and the recognition of the Scientific Journal Nature for its Spinoff award). She received training in entrepreneurship at the University of California Berkeley.
Electrical Engineer from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and holds an M.S. and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She specializes in computational and mathematical modelling, medical imaging, inverse problems, numerical optimization, statistical methods and algorithm development. Her doctoral research focused on high-resolution and real-time microwave imaging algorithms for breast-tissue imaging and microwave-ablation monitoring. Before joining MiWEndo Solutions, she conducted research at Mayo Clinic on the dielectric properties of gastrointestinal tissues and developed algorithms for magnetic resonance electrical properties tomography. At MiWEndo, she works as a Staff Algorithms Engineer, developing signal-processing and microwave-imaging algorithms for colorectal polyp detection and contributing to their preclinical and clinical validation. She has authored and co-authored numerous scientific publications and received first prize in the 2015 USNC-URSI Student Paper Competition at the IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and North American Radio Science Meeting.
Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Biomedical Engineering from Politecnico di Milano and a PhD in Medical Image Processing completed at the German Heart Center of Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin. She specializes in artificial intelligence, computer vision and medical image analysis, with particular expertise in deep-learning-based segmentation and quantitative cardiovascular imaging. During her doctoral research, she developed and evaluated computational methods for cardiac MRI, including automated segmentation and the analysis of 4D flow imaging data, contributing to several scientific publications. She joined MiWEndo Solutions as a Senior Software Engineer, where she applies her expertise in artificial intelligence and medical imaging to the development of software and algorithms for MiWEndo’s medical-device technology.
Biomedical Engineer with an MSc in Electronic Engineering from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya and Sapienza University of Rome. Her background combines biomedical signal processing, machine learning and software development, with a particular interest in applying engineering and artificial intelligence to clinical challenges. Her research experience includes the use of non-invasive sensors and machine-learning techniques for the early identification of dysphagia signs in patients with Parkinson’s disease, contributing to a scientific publication in this field. At MiWEndo Solutions, she works as a Junior Software Engineer specialising in machine learning, supporting the development and implementation of algorithms and software for medical-device applications.
Telecommunications Systems Engineer from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona with a Master’s degree in Medical Devices from IMQ Ibérica Business School, which included qualification as an internal auditor for ISO 13485. He began his professional career in 2021, developing experience in medical-device quality management and regulatory affairs, including work with quality systems based on ISO 9001 and ISO 13485. David joined MiWEndo Solutions in 2024 and currently serves as Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance Manager. In this role, he oversees the maintenance and continuous improvement of the company’s quality management system and coordinates regulatory compliance throughout the medical-device development lifecycle. His work supports MiWEndo’s compliance with Regulation (EU) 2017/745 and its pathway towards CE marking and commercialization.
Electronic Engineer from the National University of Asunción in Paraguay, with a Master’s Degree in Industrial Management and Organization from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB). He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Electronic Engineering and Telecommunications at UAB. He specializes in RF and microwave hardware, electromagnetic simulation, and biomedical RF systems. His technical experience includes the design, fabrication, and experimental validation of passive microwave devices, such as resonators, filters, and antennas. As a researcher at UAB’s Wireless Technologies Group, he has worked with advanced functional materials and ceramic RF devices for satellite and 5G/6G applications, collaborating with institutions including ICN2, IREC, and ICMAB-CSIC. Before focusing on research, he gained more than a decade of experience in the telecommunications sector, holding technical, project-management, and operational-management positions. He has also taught telecommunications and data-networking subjects and authored scientific publications on advanced ceramic microwave filters. He joined MiWEndo Solutions in 2026 as an RF Engineer, applying his expertise to the development and validation of microwave hardware for biomedical applications.
Biomedical Engineering student at Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), where she is also pursuing a Minor in Economics. She completed an exchange semester at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, Canada, combining business and neuroscience studies, and worked as an engineering intern in Lynn Raymond’s laboratory at the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, analyzing behavioural data from mouse models of Huntington’s disease. Her academic projects include medical-device innovation, digital health, and interdisciplinary product development. She joined MiWEndo Solutions as Founder’s Associate and supports strategic projects, public funding, fundraising, business development, financial analysis, and company operations.
Medical Director of Hospital Clínic de Barcelona and Coordinator of the Colorectal Cancer Screening Program in Barcelona. He served as Director of the Institute of Digestive and Metabolic Diseases at HCB from 2010 to 2015. Currently, he is a Full Professor of Gastroenterology at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Barcelona. As the Director of the “Gastrointestinal and Pancreatic Research Group” at the Biomedical Research Networking Center for Hepatic and Digestive Diseases (CIBERehd, Carlos III Health Institute) and the August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS), his research focuses on the genetics of colorectal cancer and screening strategies. He is a founding member of the “Alliance for the Prevention of Colon Cancer” in Spain, having served as its first National Coordinator (2006-2010), and is a member of the Advisory Board of the International Digestive Cancer Alliance, the World Gastroenterology Task Force on Digestive Oncology, and Spanish Health. He has been awarded the Excellence in Biomedical Research Award by the Official College of Physicians of Barcelona (2007) and the August Pi i Sunyer Award (2010), among others.
Doctor of Medicine (MD, PhD) and Master in Hospital Management. He is the Head of the Digestive Endoscopy Section at Hospital Clínic de Barcelona. With over 30 years of experience, he has extensive expertise in various fields of digestive endoscopy, including both diagnosis and therapy. He has made significant contributions to the clinical, healthcare, and technological development of the National Health System, particularly in areas such as capsule endoscopy, thermocoagulation, and chromoendoscopy, among others. He is also a Professor of Gastroenterology at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Barcelona.
Head of the Gastrointestinal Pathology Section, consultant at Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, and researcher at the Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. Her research focuses on linking pathological diagnosis with basic research and its clinical applications. She is a leading expert in the molecular staging of colorectal lymph nodes. She is also an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Barcelona and a lecturer in four master’s programs. Additionally, she coordinates the Tumor Bank of the Biobank-IDIBAPS Clinic and the Catalonia Tumor Banking Network (XBTC). Dr. Cuatrecases serves as treasurer and board member of the Spanish Society of Pathology (SEAP-IAP), as well as board member and secretary of the Catalan Pancreas Society of the Academy of Medical Sciences of Catalonia. She is also a reviewer for national research program projects and for both national and international scientific journals.
Gastroenterologist at Hospital Clínic de Barcelona. She has been actively involved in collaborative research projects with other Spanish and European centers and has specialized in the screening, diagnosis, and surveillance of colorectal cancer (CRC). In addition to her work in diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy, she serves as the Clinical Coordinator of the Population Screening Program at Hospital Clínic de Barcelona. Dr. Pellisé has contributed to various clinical guidelines and symposia and has led multiple specialized courses and seminars.
Graduated in Mechanical Engineering from Technion and earned a Master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering from Tel Aviv University, both with honors. He is a senior manager in marketing, sales, and business development (BizDev), with extensive experience in introducing medical innovations and electronic products to both emerging and established global markets. He has strong expertise in product management, developing and implementing marketing strategies and commercialization processes on a global scale. Consistently, he has successfully transformed new products into valuable propositions for both small and large companies. His experience spans various fields, including Gastrointestinal Imaging, Radiology, Medical Informatics, Aesthetic and Surgical Lasers, Safety, and Desalination.
Holds a degree in Business Administration from Georgetown University and a Master’s in Market Research and Strategic Marketing from the Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris. He is the Marketing Director for a group of Spanish companies specializing in Innovation Management and Technology Commercialization: KIM (Barcelona), MRI International (Madrid), and Knowledge Investors (Vigo). With a background in strategy, management, and technology consulting, he currently helps research institutions, companies, investors, and government agencies maximize the return on their innovation investments.
Holds a degree in Computer Science from Jaume I University in Castellón and a PhD from the University of Oxford, UK. He has conducted research at Toshiba Medical Systems (Japan), INRIA (France), and the University of Bern (Switzerland), where he led the Surgical Technology Division at the Faculty of Medicine. He also headed the Research Department at Alma IT Systems and is currently a CREA research professor at Simbiosys-DTIC (UPF). His research focuses on medical image analysis and computer-assisted surgery, encompassing image processing and computer vision, image-based diagnosis, medical imaging physics, computational modeling and virtual organ simulation, surgical interventions, navigation in computer-assisted surgery, surgical devices and implants, surgical robotics, and translational research aimed at clinical and industrial applications.
Graduated in Telecommunications Engineering from UPC (1999) and earned a Master’s and PhD in Image Processing from the École Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications in Paris (2000 and 2003, respectively). Between 2004 and 2007, he undertook a postdoctoral fellowship, first at King’s College London and later at University College London. In July 2007, he joined UPF as a “Ramón y Cajal” fellow, where he coordinated the PhySense research group, which he founded in 2011. He is currently an Associate Professor at PhySense-DTIC (UPF) and the coordinator of the Biomedical Engineering undergraduate program at UPF. His research focuses on methodologies at the intersection of computational imaging and computational modeling, effectively applicable in clinical settings, with applications in oncology, neurology, and cardiology, among others. He actively participates in competitive national and European research projects, collaborating closely with industrial and clinical partners.
Engineer and PhD in Telecommunications from UPC (1986 and 1991, respectively). He has been part of the Department of Signal Theory and Communications at UPC since 1985, where he is currently an Associate Professor. His research focuses on near-field antenna measurements, antenna diagnostics, and antenna design. In 1999, he was a visiting researcher at the Antenna Laboratory of the University of California, Los Angeles (USA), under a fellowship from the NATO Scientific Program, and in 2004, he conducted research at the University of California, Irvine. Additionally, he has extensive experience as an advisor for various spin-offs.
M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (Telecommunications Engineering) from UPC (1978 and 1982, respectively). Between 1979 and 1980, he was a research assistant in the Electrophysics Group at UPC, working on near-field antenna analysis and measurement, as well as scatterers. From 1981 to 1982, he was at the École Supérieure d’Électricité in Paris, Gif-sur-Yvette, France, where he contributed to the design of microwave antennas and imaging techniques for medical and industrial applications. Since 1982, he has been part of the Department of Communications at the Telecommunications Engineering School of UPC, first as an Associate Professor and, since 1989, as a Full Professor. Between 1986 and 1987, he was a Visiting Fulbright Scholar at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, USA), conducting research on near-field antenna measurements and electromagnetic imaging. From 1989 to 1994, he served as the Director of the Telecommunications Engineering School at UPC, and from 1994 to 2000, as Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs at UPC. Between 2000 and 2001, he was a Visiting Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Henry Samueli School of Engineering, University of California (USA), where he worked on reconfigurable antennas and microwave detection in civil engineering structures. From 2002 to 2004, he was Director of the Catalan Foundation for Research, and since 2003, he has led the UPC-Telefónica Chair on Future Trends in the Information Society. From 2008 to 2013, he was the principal investigator of the Spanish Sensing Lab Consolider project. Between 2011 and 2016, he served as the first Director-General and later Secretary for Universities and Research of Catalonia. From 2017 to 2020, he was Head of Research at ComSense Lab – María de Maeztu Project. He has published over 200 scientific and technical papers, reports, and book chapters. His current research interests include antennas, electromagnetic scattering and imaging, wireless system miniaturization, and industrial and biological sensing applications, ranging from microwave to terahertz frequencies.
Earned a degree in Telecommunications Engineering from UPC and an M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He completed a research stay at the Systems Research Center of Honeywell in Bloomington, MN, where he worked on noise measurement methods for field-effect transistors (FETs) in the Ka-band. Currently, he is an Associate Professor at UPC. His research interests include microwave devices and materials, microwave photonics, and biomedical applications of microwave technology.
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MiWEndo Solutions is a spinoff of the Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona and Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats.
