Helena is the President of the Spanish association for knowledge exchange professionals Redtransfer.
Helena is the President of the Spanish association for knowledge exchange professionals Redtransfer. She is a member of ASTP’s National Associations Advisory Committee (NAAC) and a member of the board of the global Alliance of Technology Transfer Professionals (ATTP).
She was previously a member of the Board of the Catalan Network of Science Parks (XPCAT) and a member of the Board of the Spanish Association of University Technology Transfer Offices (redOTRI).
She has had several Director-level roles at the University of Girona, as Technical Director of the Science and Technology Park and Director of the Research and Technology Transfer Office.
Helena holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering by Polytechnic University of Catalonia. She has been professor and researcher at the University of Girona.
Helena’s professional life has concentrated on the collaboration between academia and industry as a driver of business competitiveness and regional development.