Elena Delgado Rivera

Elena Delgado Rivera

I am dedicated to enhancing the employee experience and aligning talent with the organization’s objectives. At LifeWatch ERIC, my responsibility is to develop and structure Human Resources functions by establishing solid processes that support talent management and ensure sustainable organizational growth. I actively work on consolidating an organizational culture based on collaboration, diversity, and innovation, fostering an environment where people can contribute their best. Through strategic initiatives in development, training, and well-being, I help ensure that the most advanced technological solutions serve scientific and research communities, driving our organization’s impact in the field of e-Science and sustainability.

Giovanna Caputi Iambrenghi

Giovanna Caputi Iambrenghi

Before coming to LifeWatch ERIC, Giovanna had fifteen years of expertise in selecting and recruiting senior executives, mostly in the healthcare industry internationally. Experience living in Spain, Belgium, and Italy. Completely proficient in Italian, French, Spanish, and English. Cross-cultural experience.

Ana Bajandas

Ana Bajandas

Project Manager

Holds a degree in Biology from the University of Seville and a Master’s in Aquaculture and Fisheries: Marine Resources and Sustainability from the University of CĂĄdiz, where she conducted her master’s thesis in collaboration with Ifapa El Toruño and the Department of Physiology at the Faculty of Marine Sciences (UCA).

She completed the Expert Course in International R&D&I Project Management, gaining 10 months of hands-on experience at the Aquaculture Technology Center of Andalusia (CTAQUA), where she was involved in all phases of the project cycle, from conception and proposal writing to funding applications and follow-up.

Since then, she has remained actively involved in international R&D&I project management, working in public sector health research organizations in Andalusia, such as the Andalusian Public Foundation for Progress and Health (FPS) and the Andalusian Beturia Foundation for Health Research (FABIS). She contributed to international project offices and research management for a total of three years.

She later worked as an R&D&I Management Consultant, focusing on the preparation and management of national and international projects across various sectors, serving both public and private clients.

With extensive experience in European project management and funding acquisition, she plays a key role in supporting LifeWatch ERIC’s international initiatives.

Lucas de Moncuit

Lucas de Moncuit

Lucas de Moncuit (1980) from Switzerland is a sustainable business economist currently working as the Chief Financial Officer of LifeWatch ERIC.

He started his career in 1998 as an apprentice for CREDIT SUISSE. Passionate about business processes and finance he then went on to study business administration at the University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland (HES-SO) where he also developed a dedicated project management solution for the University’s first FP6 project as coordinator.

Preoccupied by global environmental degradations and sustainability challenges he decided to pursue a Master’s program in Sustainable Development and Climate Change Policy at the University of Queensland, Australia to learn about the complex systemic interactions and externalities from anthropogenic processes.

After working for various NGOs on sustainability and climate change issues, Lucas started a consultancy to support companies wishing to introduce sustainability principles into their processes. As a side project he also developed an online platform to promote sustainability solutions.

His multidisciplinary background makes him an ideal candidate to support sustainability driven, dynamic and innovative organisations navigating complex legal, operational and financial frameworks.

Christos Arvanitidis

Research Director at the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture, former Head of the Biodiversity Laboratory and former Coordinator of the LifeWatchGreece Research Infrastructure and National Delegate to LifeWatch ERIC General Assembly.
His scientific focus is on marine biodiversity, biodiversity informatics, functional diversity, and coastal ecosystems. He works on the comparison of marine biodiversity information patterns derived from different levels of biological organisation and scales of observation, and develops new approaches to explore their interrelationships.
Involved in more than 100 research and education projects, coordinated 15. Research funding ID: more than 70 M€. More than 100 peer-reviewed scientific papers, including 3 monographs. Associate editor in the journals: Diversity, Frontiers in Marine Science, Biodiversity Data Journal; Handling Editor in Mediterranean Marine Science; Guest Editor in Marine Ecology Progress Series and Journal of Sea Research;
As CEO of LifeWatch ERIC, Dr. Arvanitidis’ current focus is on promoting open science in biodiversity and ecosystem research through technological innovation and developing collaborative interfaces between Research Infrastructures for the creation of new knowledge and innovation.

Main publications:

1. Arvanitidis C, Somerfield PJ, Chatzigeorgiou G, Reizopoulou S, Kevrekidis T, Eleftheriou A (2009) Do multivariate analyses incorporating changes in pattern across taxonomic levels
reveal anthropogenic stress in Mediterranean lagoons? Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 369: 100–109; DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2008.10.032
2. Kissling DW, Ahumada JA, Bowser A, Fernandez M, Fernández N, Alonso García E, Guralnick RP, Isaac NJB, Kelling S, Los W, McRae L, Mihoub J-B, Obst M, Santamaria M, Skidmore AK, Williams KJ, Agosti D, Amariles D, Arvanitidis C, Bastin L, De Leo F, Egloff W, Elith J, Hobern D, Martin D, Pereira HM, Pesole G, Peterseil J, Saarenmaa H, Schigel D, Schmeller DS, Segata N, Turak E, Uhlir PF, Wee B, Hardisty A (2019) Biological Reviews 93: 600–625; DOI: 0.1111/brv.12359
3. Karagiannidis E, Papazoglou AS, Sofidis G, Chatzinikolaou E, Keklikoglou K, Panteris E, Kartas A, Stalikas N, Zegkos T, Girtovitis F, Moysidis DV, Stefanopoulos L, Koupidis K, Hadjimiltiades S, Giannakoulas G, Arvanitidis C, Michaelson JS, Karvounis H. Sianos G (2021) Micro-CT-Based Quantification of Extracted Thrombus Burden Characteristics and Association With Angiographic Outcomes in Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: The QUEST-STEMI Study. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine Volume 8: 646064; DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.646064