Michael Tadros, Dr.

Senior Manager
Botin Foundation

Michael currently is currently Senior Manager of the Botin Foundation’s Science Department, an auspice of the Bank of Santander. The Foundation invests in early biomedical developments of promising life science discoveries across a range of technologies and therapeutic areas, through research collaborations with top academic investigators, startup creation, investment, and for-profit life science companies dedicated to accelerating developments of scientific discoveries into viable innovations to improve health, wellbeing, and geared towards socioeconomic impact.

Michael is also advisor, expert, and jury to several Government organizations in Canada and in the EU for innovation, investment, and also provides mentorship to startups through a variety of programs.

He previously participated in the creation of the Institute for Biomedical Entrepreneurship in Boston, which in a short period has demonstrated successful track record in providing unique entrepreneurial training & networking, where he currently serves as an advisor.

Michael is also Chief Operation Officer at a biotech gene therapy company.

Prior to this, Michael was manager at CrossRoadBiotech Venture Capital, and Head of Technology Transfer and Innovation at the National Cancer Research Centre of the Ministry of Health.

Michael graduated from Concordia University in Montreal Canada with a Bachelor´s Degree Specialization in Cellular and Molecular Biology and an Economics and Business Clusters. He received his Ph.D. from the Ministry of Technology’s National Biotechnology Centre at the University of Madrid's faculty of chemistry with Honors Cum Lauden in microbial molecular biology. Michael also holds degrees from the Lycee Francais Jean-Renoir in Munich, and the JFK Institute in Berlin, Germany.

Michael is passionate about life sciences and in helping to better bridge the capabilities of the for-profit, nonprofit, and academic sectors to speed up development of more effective treatments. 

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