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3rd GSK Gate2Health Community Meeting
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Tue, Apr 21, 2026
9:30 AM – 2 PM (GMT+2)
IE TOWER
24th Floor
IE Tower, Paseo de la Castellana 259E
39
Registered
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The event will also showcase success cases resulting from the open innovation model proposed by GSK through Gate2Health, as well as from former IE students and entrepreneurs.
Agenda (subjected to minor modification)09:30–10:00 | Coffee
10:00–10:10 | Welcome
10:10–10:40 | Presentación GSK–IE Biopharma & AI Gateway Program
10:40–11:10 | From IE to Driving Healthcare Transformation (IE success case stories)
11:10–11:30 | Coffee Break
11:30–12:00 | Navigating the Innovation Maze: Lessons Learned in Healthcare Innovation Adoption
12:00–12:30 | From Innovation to Impact: Success Stories Shaping Today’s Healthcare
12:30–13:00 | Drug Development Applied Research 4.0: Science, Data and New Technological Paradigms
13:00–13:10 | Closure
13:10–14:00 | Cocktail & Networking
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Programme DetailsMaster of Ceremonies
Luis Quevedo, Speaker and Communications Consultant
Welcome Note by Ikhlaq Sidhu, Dean, School of Science & Technology, IE University and Florencia Davel, VP and General Manager Spain.
GSK–IE Biopharma & AI Gateway Program
Introduction to the GSK–IE Biopharma & AI Gateway Specialization, an academic and interdisciplinary initiative designed by IE to focus on the drug development and approval process, as well as on emerging technologies such as AI and data analytics applied to healthcare innovation.
Moderator:
Jorge Pou, Director of Innovation, GSK Spain
Speakers:
- David Barros, VP Global Health, GSK
- David Moure, Academic Director, AI & Biopharma Gateway Specialization, IE School of Science and Technology
Inspiring talks by former IE students who have developed successful entrepreneurial projects based on new health technologies.
Moderator:
Isabel Sanchez-Emmerich, Executive Director, Impact Xcelerator
Speakers:
- Mar Pujadas, Founder & CEO, Omniloy and IE Alumna
- Maria Hahn,Founder & CEO, Nutrix and IE Alumna
Discussion of real challenges in taking AI and innovative technologies from pilot to impact: data quality, technological integration, organizational resistance, compliance, and real-world sustainability and scalability.
Moderator:
Izabel Alfany, European Head of Ecosystem, EIT Health Spain
Speakers:
- Marc Puigvert – Business Manager, AI-Enabled Reading Services, Siemens Healthineers
- Marcos Rubio Tucuvi - Founder and CTO, Tucuvi
Some examples of GSK-promoted innovation projects, explaining how each initiative was shaped jointly by clinical insight and advanced technological capabilities.
This panel will be in Spanish.
Moderator:
Pablo Hervás, Healthcare Transformation Director, GSK
Speakers:
- Dra. Leonor Arenillas - Head of the Hematopathology Section, Hospital del Mar
- Dr. Alberto Fernández Villar - Head of the Pulmonology Department, Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro.
- Dra. Mariana Muñoz Hospital- Specialist in Pulmonology, Universitario de Bellvitge
- Dra.Inmaculada Salcedo - Head of the Department of Preventive Medicine, Leal Hospital Reina Sofia de Cordoba
Drug Research 4.0 Science, Data and New Technological Paradigms
A discussion on how AI-driven methodologies and emerging technologies are accelerating drug discovery and clinical trials, and transforming traditional R&D workflows, including a showcase of real examples of faster, more predictive, and technology-enabled research pipelines.
Moderator:
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Joel Lelievre - Head of Scientific Operations, Global Health R&D Medicines, GSK
- Nacho Molina, CNRS Research Director, specializing in advanced AI-driven biological and computational modeling for drug discovery and development
- Rubén Sanchez Garcia, Assistant Professor at IE, focused on computational methods and AI applications accelerating drug discovery and therapeutic design.
Dress Business Formal
Food Provided
Speakers
Ikhlaq Sidhu
Dean, School of Science and Technology
IE University
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ikhlaq/
Ikhlaq Sidhu is Dean and Professor at the School of Science and Technology at IE University in Madrid, Spain, since 2022, and has been the founding faculty director of UC Berkeley’s Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology since 2005. He is the author of the book "Innovation Engineering." He co-developed the Berkeley Method of Entrepreneurship and created the ground-breaking Data-X Course at UC Berkeley. He has been a prolific researcher with seminal work in Internet communications, data, AI, and networks, with many awards and advisory roles.
Florencia Davel
VP and General Manager
GSK Spain
Florencia Davel is the President of GSK Spain, a role she assumed in March 2026 following a distinguished 25-year career at Bristol Myers Squibb, where she most recently served as Global Commercial VP for Onco-Hematology.
David Barros-Aguirre
VP and Head of Global Health Medicines R&D at GSK
GSK Spain
Dr. David Barros-Aguirre is the VP and Head of Global Health Medicines R&D at GSK, based in Tres Cantos, Spain. He leads research focused on Global Health, specifically in the discovery and development of novel treatments for tuberculosis (TB) and other infectious diseases.
Jorge Pou
Innovation & Commercial Acceleration Director at GSK Spain.
GSK Spain
Jorge Pou currently serves as the Innovation & Commercial Acceleration Director at GSK Spain, where he leads the company's efforts in digital transformation and artificial intelligence.
Isabel Sanchez-Emmerich
Executive Director, Impact Xcelerator
IE University
Executive Director, IE Impact Xcelerator at IE School of Science and Technology.
Mar Pujadas
CEO and Co-Founder
Omniloy
Mar Pujadas is the CEO and Co-Founder of Omniloy, an AI-driven healthtech startup focused on transforming the healthcare sector through generative artificial intelligence. As the CEO of Omniloy, she leads the development of hospital assistants that support clinicians by automating clinical reports, managing diagnostic test requests, and optimising patient triage.
Maria Hahn
CEO and CoFounder
Nutrix
Maria Hahn is the visionary founder and CEO of Nutrix, a Swiss health-tech startup specializing in AI-driven preventive care. With an educational background from IE Business School and MIT, she leverages extensive experience in global solution management to disrupt the medtech industry. Recognized as a "Digital Shaper" and one of Forbes Poland’s "Women to Watch," she is a prominent voice for female entrepreneurship in tech.
Izabel Alfany
European Head of Ecosystem
EIT Health
Izabel Alfany is the Managing Director of EIT Health Spain, bringing over 16 years of expertise in life sciences and international health innovation to the role. She holds a PhD in Physiology from the University of Barcelona and a Master’s in Business Innovation, having previously led the health division at the Leitat Technological Center.
In her current leadership, she focuses on digital transformation, advocating for the European Health Data Space to improve patient outcomes through AI and collaborative data use.
Marcos Rubio
Founder and CTO
Tucuvi
Marcos Rubio Rubio is the Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Tucuvi, a Madrid-based health-tech startup founded in September 2019. He leads the technical development of a clinical voice AI platform that automates patient monitoring through conversational agents like "LOLA".
Marc Puigvert
Business Manager, AI-Enabled Reading Services
Siemens Healthineers
Marc Puigvert is the Business Manager for AI-Enabled Reading Services (AIERS) at Siemens Healthineers, a role he has held since September 2024. Based in Southern Europe, he leads a multimodal AI platform designed to integrate decision support into daily clinical workflows.
Pablo Hervás
Healthcare Transformation Director
GSK
Pablo Hervás Ballesteros is the Healthcare Transformation Director at GSK Spain. He is a prominent figure in healthcare innovation, focusing on digital transformation, technology transfer, and unified healthcare models.
Dra. Leonor Arenilas
Head of the Hematopathology Section
Hospital Clinic, Barcelona
Dr. Leonor Arenillas is also a member of the Board of Directors SEHH and a member of the SEHH digital transformation commission. She is also the Head of the Hematopathology section, Pathological Anatomy Service at Hospital Clinic, Barcelona.
Dr. Alberto Fernández Villar
Head of the Pulmonology Department
Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro
Dr. Alberto Fernández Villar. Head of the Pulmonology Service at the Álvaro Cunqueiro Hospital. Vigo Health Area.
Dra. Inmaculada Salcedo
Head of the Department of Preventive Medicine
Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía de Córdoba
Inmaculada Salcedo Leal is the Head of the Preventive Medicine and Public Health Service at the Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía de Córdoba. She gained significant public prominence as the spokesperson for the Andalusian COVID-19 Expert Group during the pandemic.
Dra. Mariana Muñoz Esquerre
Specialist, Pulmonology
Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge
Mariana Muñoz Esquerre is a specialist in Pulmonology at the Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge and has collaborated with UpHill Health, specifically on the Route2Spain project.
Joel Lelievre
Head of Scientific Operations, Global Health R&D Medicines
GSK, Spain
Joël Lelièvre is the Head of Scientific Operations, Global Health Medicines R&D at GSK, based in Madrid, Spain. His work primarily focuses on addressing diseases of the developing world, particularly through his leadership within the Tuberculosis Discovery Performing Unit.
Nacho Molina
Professor
IE University
Nacho Molina is a Professor of Machine Learning and Data Science in Biotechnology at IE School of Science & Technology. He is a leading expert in the intersection of biophysics and AI, serving as the Head of the Health & MedTech Lab within the IEX Research Xcelerator.
Ruben Sanchez Garcia
Assistant Professor
IE Uniersity
Dr. Rubén Sánchez-García is an Assistant Professor at the IE School of Science and Technology at IE University. His work focuses on the intersection of machine learning and structural biology, particularly in the fields of drug discovery and cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM).