The Board of Trustees of the Santa Creu i Sant Pau Hospital Research Institute Foundation (IR-Sant Pau) has approved the designation of Mr. Jaume Bacardit as new manager of the institute. He has more than 25 years of experience in the international biomedical research sector and is an expert in finance and economic management. His expertise will be key to facing the institute’s challenges.
Bacardit holds a degree in Economic and Business Sciences from the University of Barcelona and an Executive MBA from the IESE Business School. He studied Project Management and Process Reengineering at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya and Organization and Strategic Management at the London School of Economics. He also has a master’s degree in Tax Specialization at the College of Economists of Catalonia.
His professional career has been developed mainly at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), where he held the position of Head of Finance and Purchases for the last 6 years, from where he led the center’s financial management, including the finances of the Scientific and technical services and the National Center for Genomic Analysis (CNAG). He also contributed to the business development strategy, actively participating in the drafting of the first Strategic Plan and the impetus for the creation of several spin-offs.
Jaume Barcadit takes over from Mrs. Reyes Grases who held the position for the last two years. From the Research Institute of the Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau – IIB Sant Pau, we thank Mrs. Reyes Grases his work during this period in which he led a management transformation and worked intensively to promote improvements in various areas of the institution with the aim of improving sustainability and excellence in all areas.
We wish them both much success in their new responsibilities.
