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Innovation funding consultant at CINEA and Arkeon who secured an EIC Accelerator GO decision and FFG funding.

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At Arkeon GmbH, I led non-dilutive funding for a deep-tech biotech spin-off producing protein ingredients from industrial CO₂ emissions. I obtained a GO decision at EIC Accelerator step 1 and co-wrote a successful FFG Basisprogramm application.

As an independent funding consultant and a selected expert in CINEA's Green Assist pool, I help science-based companies turn research into funded projects. I've written proposals across Horizon Europe, the EIC Accelerator and other programmes, drawing on earlier experience in research at CSIC and product development at Mondelēz International.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

CINEA - European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Age logoCA
Current

Selected expert, GREEN ASSIST expert pool

Sep 2024 - Present (2 years 1 month)

Selected for CINEA's expert pool for Green Assist, an EU advisory initiative supporting beneficiaries on circular economy, biodiversity, natural resources and the greening of non-environmental sectors

Self-Employed logoSE
Current

Independent funding consultant

Jul 2015 - Present (11 years 3 months)

Proposal writing and project management for start-ups, SMEs and multi-partner consortia, working as a subcontractor for consultancies including Inspiralia, Evolution Europe and Climate Finance Solutions (US). Also referred potential clients to these consultancies, advised clients on which funding programmes best fitted their technology and stage, and acted as a reference on European funding for Cl

Arkeon GmbH logoAG

Proposal writer and project manager

Mar 2023 - May 2024 (1 year 2 months)

Led non-dilutive funding for a deep-tech biotech spin-off of the University of Vienna, producing protein ingredients from industrial CO₂ emissions.
Identified and assessed funding opportunities at EU level (EIC Accelerator), national level (FFG, Vienna Business Agency) and through start-up competitions, then wrote and submitted the applications and helped manage the awarded projects and their repo

PLENOL LIMITED logoPL

Project manager and proposal writer - Innovate UK funding

Feb 2020 - Sep 2021 (1 year 7 months)

Managed an Innovate UK Energy Catalyst project (Round 7, £203k) for the UK lead partner and administrative coordinator of a two-partner consortium: a battery-based device to store and regulate solar and wind energy for off-grid communities in Nigeria, with the prototype developed by the Nigerian engineering partner.
Wrote Energy Catalyst 8 proposals on urban mini-grids, lithium-ion battery manufac

Natural Machines logoNM

Food scientist and proposal writer

Sep 2014 - Apr 2015 (7 months)

Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs fellow (European Commission)
Collaborated in the writing of European (SME Instrument, Eurostars) and Spanish (Torres Quevedo) funding proposals to support the start-up's growth. The SME Instrument Phase 1 proposal was funded: cordis.europa.eu/project/id/673677
Proposed new food formulations for the company's 3D food printer and contributed to product development wit

Self-Employed logoSE

Food science and technology consultant

Jan 2014 - Oct 2014 (9 months)

Advised the founder of Tiger & Bean during the start-up's early stage on developing a new tiger nut-based product and on building industry contacts.
Characterised the product as a process stream in order to specify a continuous evaporation and vacuum unit with an international equipment manufacturer: feed behaviour, rheology, cleaning regime and the thermal ceiling imposed by starch gelatinisation

Mondelēz International logoMI

Scientist I/II-R&D department, New Product Development)

Jul 2012 - Jun 2013 (11 months)

Developed seasonal and gifting chocolate products from concept to market launch: pilot production, sensory evaluation, product specifications, manufacturing trials and initial industrial scale-up.

Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias de la Alimentación. CIAL (CSIC- logoIC

PhD researcher - JAE Predoc fellow

Jan 2006 - Jun 2010 (4 years 5 months)

Competitive CSIC predoctoral fellowship. Doctoral research on the digestibility and allergenicity of egg and nut proteins, and on how processing and the food matrix affect them, under two national research projects.
Protein isolation and purification, thermal processing, Maillard glycosylation and simulated gastrointestinal digestion; protein and peptide profiling by SDS-PAGE and HPLC; antigenicit

Amsterdam UMC logoAU

Visiting PhD researcher

Mar 2008 - Aug 2008 (5 months)

Six-month doctoral research secondment funded by a separate competitive grant, working on walnut proteins and their IgE-binding characterisation. The institution was then the Academic Medical Center (AMC), now part of Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam

Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin logoHB

Summer Research Student

Aug 2003 - Sep 2003 (1 month)

Research placement in the chemistry of dyes and nanocrystals: fluorescence quenching of dyes by quantized titania clusters, and the effect of cluster self-assembly on that quenching, studied by fluorescence spectroscopy.

HypoVereinsbank - UniCredit - Deutschland logoHD

Commercial assistant

Jul 2002 - Aug 2002 (1 month)

Summer placement in the natural resources financing department: built the client database and supported the team's project risk analysis.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

TC

The Startup CFO

The Startup Academy - Startup Finance

Apr 2026

LI

LinkedIn

AI in Project Management

Aug 2024

GE

Goethe-Institut e.V.

German course B1 level

Feb 2024

LI

LinkedIn

Introduction to Prompt Engineering for Generative AI

Jul 2024

LI

LinkedIn

Generative AI for Business Leaders

Jun 2024

LI

LinkedIn

Communication Foundations

May 2024

LI

LinkedIn

Python for non-programmers

Oct 2024

LI

LinkedIn

Programming Foundations: Fundamentals

Sep 2024

LI

LinkedIn

Word Essential Training (Microsoft 365)

Jul 2024

LI

LinkedIn

Excel Essential Training (Microsoft 365)

Aug 2024

LI

LinkedIn

Learning to write marketing copy

Aug 2024

LI

LinkedIn

Amplify Your Communication Skills with Generative AI

Jul 2024

LI

LinkedIn

How to Boost Your Productivity with AI Tools

Jul 2024

LI

LinkedIn

How to Research and Write Using Generative AI Tools

Jul 2024

LI

LinkedIn

Communication Foundations (2018)

Jun 2024

VE

Vocal Europe

Proposal writing and project management Horizon Europe

Aug 2023

LI

LinkedIn

Designing a Presentation

Jan 2023

UD

Udemy

Writing with flair: how to become an exceptional writer

Jan 2022

UD

Udemy

An entire MBA in one course: award winning business school professor

Sep 2021

UM

Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Food science & Technology and Chemical Engineering

2006 - 2010

IQ

IQS

Ingeniería Química IQS

2003 - 2005

Final-year research project at CSIC–IATA Valencia on citrus juice quality, 2004–2005

IB

IQS Barcelona

Licenciatura química, Química Orgánica

1998 - 2003

Degree studied between 1998-2003, awarded on April 2005

FB

Freie Universität Berlin

Erasmus exchange, Química orgánica

2002 - 2003

LV

Lycee Français de Valencia

1989 - 1997

Primary and secondary education in French · Diplôme national du brevet

MI

Mondelez international

Quality certificate (HACCP)

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

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