Summary
Nikolaos Gavalas is a Senior Research Associate and Project Manager with over 8 years of experience bridging molecular immunology, clinical research, and biotech business development. He leads GLP/GMP-aligned academic and industry collaborations, managing clinical study data and delivering protocols, papers and regulatory documentation for major pharma trials across oncology. Nikolaos combines a PhD in Molecular Endocrinology/Immunology with an MBA and formal project-management training, enabling him to translate complex lab science into fundable proposals, tenders and commercial opportunities. He co-founded EDRASE to drive science dissemination and EU project partnerships, demonstrating uncommon fluency in both public engagement and partner networking. As an independent consultant he advises on diagnostics and biotech strategy, leveraging hands-on lab experience from institutions including Sheffield and Pasteur. Colleagues rely on him for clear scientific storytelling, effective grant writing and pragmatic operational delivery across the research-to-market pathway.
8 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Certificate, Data Science-Data Science Toolbox, n/a, Certificate, Data Science-Data Science Toolbox, n/a at Coursera
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration and Management, General, Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration and Management, General at Hellenic Open University
Certificate, Project Management, n/a, Certificate, Project Management, n/a at Ethnikon kai Kapodistriakon Panepistimion Athinon
PhD, Molecular Endocrinology/Immunology/Biology, PhD, Molecular Endocrinology/Immunology/Biology at The University of Sheffield
English, Greek