Experience

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  Swedish army

  Oct 1989 - May 1990

  Compulsory military service

  I have completed my compulsory military service.

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  Craniofacial reconstruction ab

  Nov 1995 - Mar 1996

  Project engineer

  Planning for a project to conduct animal experiments to demonstrate the role (if any) of surface grooves on the healing and retention (osseointegration) of bone anchored implants.• I made an analysis of the state of the art on how grooves affect cell behaviour in vitro and in vivo.• I aided in the implantation in bone-anchored implants in rabbits.• I defined the study protocol including how to make the grooves.

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  Linköping university

  Sept 1996 - Sept 2001

  Doktorand

  Ellipsometry to study protein adsorption, coagulation and complement activation of model surfaces such as Si, Chitosan and Self Assembled Monolayers. Also SDS-PAGE, AFM, FTIR, Raman, and SPR. First batch of Forum Scientium.

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  Linköping university

  May 2002 - May 2002

  Research engineer

  Researcher engineer at S-SENSE, IFM.Took part in the final stages of a project to build an Surface Plasmon Resonance equipment that could be used to study whole blood coagulation. • I made tests and evaluations on a new SPR device using PRP and whole plasma.• I wrote the first draft of the manual.• We wrote an article that was published later on.

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  Linköpings kommun

  Sept 2002 - Dec 2003

  Substitute teacher, elementary schools

  Subsitute teacher in a variety of elementary schools in Linköping,Sweden. Year 4 to 9. Natural sciences, English, technology, art and mathemathics.

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  Thin film physics / linköpings universitet

  Jan 2003 - Jun 2003

  Research engineer & business planner

  Researcher engineer involved in a project to start a biomedical spin-off company. Took part in planning of pre-clinical in vitro experiments and writing the business plans. Me and my boss attended the Entrepreneurship Programme at the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Linköpings university. We got an honorary mention in the second stage of Venture Cup Öst 2003.• I wrote together with my boss wrote the first draft of the business plan. It gained a honourable mention in the Venture Cup Öst 2003.• Defined and planned in vitro testing and equipment to be used in a later stage of the project.• I analysed the regulatory requirements according to MDD and wrote an internal report on that. Show less

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  Universidade do minho

  Feb 2004 - Oct 2009

  Postdoctoral research fellow

  Postgraduate research fellowship aimed at the study of protein adsorption and mineralisation at surfaces of natural polymers to be used for biomedical applications. Work was done within the 3B´s Research Group, first in Gualtar, the last two years in Avepark.The focus was on protein adsorption and mineralisation on the surfaces of novel natural origin polymers to be used as tissue engineering scaffolds. The research had a fundamental character.• I used fluorescence and quartz crystal microbalance to study protein adsorption, competitive binding and multi-layer formation.• I introduced ellipsometry in the group, as a tool to study organic films.• I analysed surface roughness of biopolymers and the size of particles with Atomic Force Microscopy.• I wrote SOPs for the use of the above equipment.• I applied for funding for national and EU agencies. Winning proposal: ProteoLight (PT: FCT). • I wrote and gained two postdoc grants from FCT ( SFRH/ BPD/ 39331/ 2007 & SFRH/ BPD/ 17584/ 2004)• I took part in the initial evaluation and writing the first draft business plan for how to start a company based on the tissue engineering concepts that emerge from the science of this group (later launched as Stemmatters). Show less

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  Dg rtd, european commission

  Nov 2009 - Oct 2012

  Research programme officer

  Research policy, handling FP7 research and innovation funding calls, proposals, evaluations and projects.• I handled up to 17 FP7 NMP projects at a time. This included negotiation of EU grants, continuous technical follow-up, and assessment of periodic claims for reimbursement.• I defined some FP7 NMP call topics and moderated the evaluations of the submitted proposals.• I was the contact person for various issues, including standardisation, metrology and environment.• I co-handled the definition of a cross-directorate call topic related with materials for maritime applications.• I gave support to issues on the Raw Materials Initiative and the materials road map for the Strategic Energy Technology plan. This included identification of external experts for panel workshops and overseas missions. • I wrote a few parliamentary replies and similar letters for the Commissioner.• I organised studies and workshops on materials for emerging energy technologies, assessment of EU-India call topics and the importance of environmental issues in FP7-NMP-materials projects.• I was a member of the team that organised workshops for the external experts to develop the "Materials Roadmap Enabling Low Carbon Energy Technologies" in line with the SET-Plan. Show less

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  Inova+

  Apr 2013 - Jun 2015

  Rtd coordinator

  Coordinator of the RTD group at INOVA+ with focus on applied research and product concept development in the area of ICT for the European societal challenge of health, demographic change and wellbeing. We are well aware that input from users, both elderly and caregivers, is vital in developing ICT solutions that give support for active and healthy ageing with a focus on maintaining well-being, i.e. much more than just treating singular events, in approaches to integrated care. We are thus convinced that ICT solutions could bring improvements to the interactions between patients and health care professional.• I wrote grant proposals mostly as part of a consortium. Winning proposals included Nortexcel2020 (H2020) and WorkinTeam (PT QREN).• I was one of the work package leaders in the national project AAL4ALL with 30 partners. • I lead a small group of developers, mainly programmers. • I was part of the process to introduce quality management for handling of knowledge according to Portuguese standard: NP 4457. We obtained and kept on being certified during my time.• I oversaw the research and innovation portfolio, nurtured internal ideas, challenges and technology watch processes. Show less

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  Chalmers university of technology

  Jan 2016 - Nov 2023

  Project manager and member of administration team of the fet graphene flagship

  Involved in development of internal database, responding to partners questions on legal and financial issues, doing follow-up and monitoring of progress of both financial and technical reporting, interacting with EC staff on financial, technical and ethical issues.