JCCG
Juan Cruz Cigudosa Garcia
Spain
Secretary of State For Science, Innovation, and Universities
Description
1. FUNCTIONS
As the head of the Secretariat of State for Science, Innovation, and Universities, he is responsible for overseeing the department’s competencies in science, innovation, and universities, as well as for developing policies related to these areas (Royal Decree 472/2024, of May 7, establishing the basic organizational structure of the Ministry of Science, Innovation, and Universities).
2. OTHER POSITIONS
He has held various positions in the Government of Navarra, including Minister of University, Innovation, and Digital Transformation, as well as Minister of Economy and Finance.
3. ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
He holds a PhD in Biological Sciences from the University of Navarra and has focused his research career on Human Genetics and its relationship with cancer and rare diseases since 1987. He has completed predoctoral and postdoctoral research stays in Lund (Sweden), Manchester (United Kingdom), and New York (USA). Additionally, he served as an associate specialist in the Canary Islands Health Service from 1997 to 2000.
4. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
He was Director of the Molecular Cytogenetics Group at the Spanish National Cancer Research Center (CNIO) from 2001 to 2017 and the founder and Chief Scientific and Innovation Officer at NIMGenetics, a Genomic Biotechnology company, from 2017 to 2019. He is also an honorary professor at both the Autonomous University of Madrid and the Complutense University of Madrid.
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