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.
Engineering and Master in Telecommunications from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. In 2017, as a final degree project, he began his professional experience in the radiofrequency sector working for the company Zanini Autogroup developing a measurement system to characterize radomes incorporated into cars. In 2019, he joined MiWEndo Solutions where he began by making a first design of an antenna to detect colon polyps as a final Master’s project. Since 2022, he has been doing his industrial doctorate researching medical applications to detect tissue inflammation using microwaves.
Industrial Electronics and Automation Engineer from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. In 2017, while still finishing his degree, he began his professional career in the field of electronics in a PCB assembly company. He then joined the automotive industry as a hardware validation engineer, first at DENSO and then at LEAR. His passion for electronics led him to start the Master in Electronic Engineering and join MiWEndo Solutions where he is responsible for electronic design.
Master in Industrial Engineering from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. He did more than one Master’s Thesis exchange program at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. He has developed his professional career within the international R&D departments of Biotechnology, Automotive, Power Electronics, Packaging and Aerospace, which has given him extensive experience in mechatronic systems and product development. In 2021 he joined the MiWEndo team where he is responsible for ensuring the design and industrialization of the product. He firmly believes in the benefits that innovation and technology can bring to society.
Graduated in Biomedical Engineering from Pompeu Fabra University, she completed her training with a master’s degree in the creation and management of pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies at CESIF. Núria’s dedication to scientific innovation and project management has been evident throughout her career. She has played a crucial role in the development, growth and international expansion of a cosmetics brand. Her experience and commitment to the implementation of innovative health solutions led her to join the MiWEndo team as Project and Delivery Manager. In this role, she contributes to the advancement of pioneering technologies in the health sector.
Telecommunications engineer specializing in antennas and microwave systems, with outstanding experience in technological research and development. Since 2017, she has participated in antenna and microwave systems projects, starting her career as a research assistant at ComSensLab (UPC). In 2018, she completed a 9-month Erasmus stay at Aalto University (Finland), where she designed integrated antennas for green buildings as part of the Master’s Final Project in Telecommunications Engineering, specializing in Antennas, Microwaves and Photonics for Communications and Earth Observation.
In addition, she has experience in machine learning and computer vision, acquired during professional internships at companies such as i2CAT and Serimag. Since 2020, she is a software engineer and Industrial PhD student at MiWEndo Solutions in collaboration with the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. She plans to defend his doctoral thesis in 2025. To date, he has co-authored 7 scientific articles.
Electrical Engineer from the Catholic University of Chile and Ph.D. in Signals and EE Systems from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the U.S.A. She specializes in physical and mathematical modeling, medical imaging, nonlinear numerical optimization, inverse problems, statistical methods, and algorithm development. Since 2013, she has been working on microwave imaging for biomedical applications in diagnostic and therapeutic techniques. She has authored eight research publications and in 2015 received an Antennas and Propagation Award at the USNC-URSI Student Paper Competition at the IEEE International Symposium on North American Radio Science Meeting in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Prior to joining MiWEndo Solutions, she was a researcher at the Mayo Clinic, focusing on microwave interaction with different types of gastrointestinal tissue and developing algorithms for magnetic resonance tomography of electrical properties.
Biomedical Engineer from the UPV (Universitat Politècnica de València), Master in Electrical Engineering from the University of Aarhus and PhD in Information and Communication Technologies from the University of Rome (La Sapienza). He is an expert specializing in the field of radiofrequency and artificial intelligence (AI). His time as a researcher at the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche in Italy, during his doctoral studies, allowed him to delve deeper into the application of AI for the acquisition of microwave images in the medical field. His participation in a European research project has allowed him to work in international and multidisciplinary environments, enriching his technical profile with valuable collaborative and transversal experience.
Biomedical Engineer from Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona and MBA in Health from CESIF. She completed her internship at BonÀrea Agrupa, where she delved deeper into the field of artificial intelligence by training and perfecting machine learning models. Her experience in the development of medical devices was further enhanced thanks to her participation in the i4KIDS program at the Sant Joan de Déu Hospital in Barcelona, where she contributed to the design and creation of innovative solutions to improve the quality of life of pediatric patients. Since 2022, she has been part of MiWEndo Solutions as Project Manager, leading the project management tasks of several grants and funding applications.
He holds a degree in Telecommunications Systems Engineer from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and a Master’s Degree in Medical Devices from IMQ Ibérica Business School, a degree that accredits him as an internal auditor in the ISO 13485 standard. His professional career began in 2021 in the field of quality and regulation of medical devices, an area in which he has accumulated solid experience, including external audits in accordance with ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 standards. He joined MiWEndo Solutions in 2024 as RAQA Manager, where he is responsible for managing the quality management system and ensuring compliance with Regulation MDR 2017/745, which is key to obtaining the CE marking for the company’s products.
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.
