Meet the People Behind the Innovation

From strategists to scientists, we’re a diverse team united by one mission: helping you turn ideas into impact.

Team

Meet the People Behind the Innovation

From strategists to scientists, we’re a diverse team united by one mission: helping you turn ideas into impact.

AGNES SIMEONOVA
Accounting Specialist 

ALEXANDER BINDER
Financing Consultant

ALFREDO SÁNCHEZ
CEO

ÁLVARO RAYA
Head of Human Resources

ÁLVARO ANDRADE
Business Developer

 ANDREA KIRCHMEIER
Project Assistant

 ANDREAS SCHWARZ
Consultant Austria National Grants

 ÁNGEL GÓNZALEZ
Head of  Life Sciences Accelerator Unit

 ANNA MARIA NUSSHOLD
Office Manager

 BARBARA RODRIGUES
Project Manager Accelerator Life Sciences

 BARBARA DUNST
Senior Consultant, Austria National Grants

 BERTA OKENVE
Head of NIH Projects

 BETTINA PESSENHOFER
Project Assistant

BJÖRN ABLEITNER
Senior Supervisor & Team Leader

CARLOS GUTIERREZ
Chief of People & Coorporate Strategy

CARLOTA VILARRASA
Inspiralia USA Marketing Manager

CASANDRA CUEVAS
Finance Anayst

CHRISTINA CHRISTOFF
Business Development Support

CHRISTOPHER SCHOLZ
Senior Consultant

CLAUDIA KERSCHBAUMER
Consultant Austria National Grants

CLEMENS FRANK
Consultant

CONSTANZA ARRAIZA
Manager of EIC Pathfinder & Transition

DARIO HERMIDA
Key Account Manager

ELISABETH MARTINELLI
Senior Supervisor & Team Leader

ERIC SCHÜTZE
Consultant

EVELYN ANAWITH
Controller Austria

FRANCESCO DI MARTINO
Innovation Fund Expert

FABIO SCHATTAUER
Consultant

FÉLIX BASURTO
Head of IFO & PMO USA

FELIX SCHMIDBAUER
Digital Marketing 

FERNANDO HERNANDEZ
Vice President Sales & Operations

FINN DÖBBELIN
Consultant

GABRIELA GUADARRAMA
Senior Innovation Consultant

GEMA MARTÍN 
Manager Business Development

HANNAH JARITZ 
Research and Development Consultant

INES ANDERS
Senior Supervisor & Team Leader

IRENE RODRIGUEZ
Senior Innovation Consultant

IVAN GIL
Financial and Accounting Specialist

JAVIER CALVET
Managing Director Inspiralia GmbH

JÉRÔME MICHEL 
Head of IFO USA

JESÚS CAMPOS
Managing Director, Inspiralia Europe

JOSEBA ALONSO
Key Account Manager

JULIAN FISCHER
Consultant

KAROLINA NIENDORF
Senior Consultant

KRISTOF PIPAM
Managing Director, Inspiralia GmbH

LAÏLA AOUFI
Head of  ICT Green Accelerator Unit

LATIFA BÜTTNER
Marketing 

LISA-MARIE ENGELS
Sales Assistant

LUCA DALLA VALLE
Business Development

LUKAS KAGER
Senior Supervisor & Team Leader

MARIO SARMIENTO
Head of IT

MARTA LÓPEZ
Quality Proposal Manager

MARTA TEJEDOR
Head of DoD 

MAXIMILIAN FISCHER
Business Development

MELANIE BÄCK
Consultant

MELANIE COHEN
Head of Marketing & Communication

MIRELLA D’AGNANO
Vice President Sales & Operations

NIKITA REICHELT
Research Development Consultant

PALOMA FALCETO
Administrative Coordinator

PALOMA NAVARRO
PMO Team Leader

PATRICK NICHOLSON
Chief Operating Officer

PAUL MERINGER
Sales Assistant

PAUL PERNER
Sales Assistant

RICARDO GRACIA 
Head of Finance

ROMAIN TEBLEN 
Head of Collaborative Projects

RUBÉN RODRÍGUEZ
Project Manager

SERGIO RECIO 
Innovation Consultant

SILVIA MELÉNDEZ
Head of PMO & IFO Europe

SIMÓN GORMES
Grant Administrator

TERESA HERITSCHGO-MARCZIK
Senior Supervisor & Team Leader

TOMÁS RODRÍGUEZ
PMO Team Leader

TOMMASO ROMITA
DoD Project Manager 

URSULA KARNBERGER
Sales Manager 

VALENTINA GRAOVAC
Human Resources Manager