PhD in Medicine, professor at Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) and general director of the Barcelona Biomedical Research Park (PRBB). He is vice-president of the Pasqual Maragall Foundation for Alzheimer's research. Narcís Monturiol Medal of the Generalitat de Catalunya and member of the Institute of Catalan Studies (IEC), he currently chairs the Committee for Research Integrity in Catalonia (CIR-CAT). 

His scientific activity has focused on the field of neurosciences (drug dependence, cognition). He has also explored fields such as bibliometrics, evaluation and science policy.