Javier Selva
Director General For Technolgical Innovation And Scientific Internationalization
Greater Barcelona Metropolitan Area Spain
Summary
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Top SchoolJavier Selva is a multidisciplinary leader with 11 years of experience translating biomedical and bioengineering research into innovation, policy and economic impact across Catalonia and the EU. Currently Director General for Knowledge Transfer and Society, he has a track record scaling institutional tech-transfer systems, increasing spin-offs and positioning Catalonia among top European innovation regions. Former CEO of Catalonia.Health and veteran EU adviser, he combines hands-on project fundraising (over €9M raised at IBEC) with strategic EU positioning, internationalization and patent promotion. A PhD-trained scientist now studying computer vision, he uniquely blends deep laboratory expertise with executive-level ecosystem building and a knack for turning complex R&I portfolios into tangible socio-economic value.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
UOC (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya)Master of Business Administration - MBA Executive Master in Business Admimistration (EMBA), Master of Business Administration - MBA Executive Master in Business Admimistration (EMBA) at EAE Business SchoolBachelor of Applied Science (BASc) Biotechnology, Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) Biotechnology at Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaManager’s Specialization Programme EU positioning & Internationalization, Manager’s Specialization Programme EU positioning & Internationalization at Spanish Office for Science & Technology (CDTI-SOST)Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Biomedicine, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Biomedicine at Universitat de BarcelonaInternational Visiting Leadership Program (IVLP), International Visiting Leadership Program (IVLP) at U.S. Department of StateErasmus Internship Environmental Biotechnology, Erasmus Internship Environmental Biotechnology at Häme University of Applied Sciences, HAMKEuropean Projects Management - Horizon 2020 Project Management, European Projects Management - Horizon 2020 Project Management at La Salle BCN
Spanish, Catalan, English, German
Github Skills (27)
hardware9
python9
semantic-segmentation9
pose-estimation9
sdk9
object-detection9
computer-vision9
deep-learning8
realsense8
machine-learning8
yolov88
pytorch8
object-tracking8
camera-api8
image-classification8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
javierselva/twitsentim
Jun 2015 - Sep 2015
Contributions:27 commits, 17 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
javierselva/javierselva.github.io
Sep 2021 - May 2025
Contributions:30 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 8 months
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