Prof. Maria-Pau Ginebra

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Maria-Pau Ginebra is Full Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) in Barcelona, where she heads the Biomaterials, Biomechanics and Tissue Engineering Group. She is the Scientific Director of the Maria de Maeztu Unit of Excellence at the Barcelona Research Centre in Multiscale Science and Engineering (2024-2030). She is also a research associate at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC). Her research focuses on the development of new biomaterials for tissue engineering and controlled drug delivery, with special emphasis on bone regeneration and antimicrobial strategies. She has made pioneering contributions to the development of bio-inspired ceramics and 3D printing of implants for regenerative medicine. She has led numerous competitive projects, including the ERC Advanced Grant BAMBBI, as well as translational projects to the clinic and industry. In 2013, she founded the spin-off company Mimetis Biomaterials. She has authored more than 290 scientific articles.

She has received the ICREA Academia Award in four consecutive editions and the Narcís Monturiol Medal in 2012, both from the Generalitat de Catalunya. In 2013 she received the Racquel LeGeros Award from the International Society for Ceramics in Medicine, in 2019 the Klaas de Groot Award from the European Society for Biomaterials and in 2024 the National Award from the Spanish Materials Society (SOCIEMAT) and the Spanish Chapter of the American Ceramic Society. She is a Fellow Biomaterials Science and Engineering (FBSE) of the International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Science and Engineering (IUSBSE). Dr. Ginebra is President of the Research Evaluation Committee and a member of the Governing Council of the Agency for the Quality of the University Systems of Catalonia (AQU Catalunya).

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