Prof Esteve Juanola-Feliu

Innovation Manager

Micro@Nanosystems Engineering Centre

PH: +34 (934) 037247
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Background

Esteve Juanola-Feliu is innovation manager at the Micro@Nanosystems Engineering Centre of the University of Barcelona (CEMIC-UB). After obtaining his degree in Physics from the UB (1995), he went on to complete a Researcher Proficiency Degree in Engineering, Electronic Materials and Optics (UB, 1997) and a Master in Human Resources Management, majoring in Lifelong Learning and Organization Training (UB, 2002).

His main research interests and activities focus on regional innovation systems, the knowledge-based economy, knowledge ecosystems, urban clusters, adding value to technology and training skills. After a period in the private sector as a R&D engineer, he joined in 1998 the Electronics Department (UB) where worked as a researcher and associate professor. In the 2000 he joined the CEMIC-UB -an interdisciplinary research centre member of the Catalan Innovation Network- which covers the demand for R&D&I in electronics and ICT. He was visiting research fellow at the University of Western Sydney (Australia), University of Montreal (Canada) and LAAS-CNRS laboratory (France). He is author of several scientific articles and chapters in books. He has participated in over 30 Spanish and European research projects as a manager and analyst (2001-2010) fostering the CEMIC-UB technology commercialisation, entrepreneurship culture and spin-off creation.