VectorB2B Team

Highly qualified HR with the knowledge and experience in drug discovery and development

Sofia Côrte-Real

Head of Science

PhD in Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lisbon, Portugal
Post-Doctoral in antiviral antibodies at The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, USA
Extensive professional experience in biotech companies in science-based regulatory strategy and devising and implementing all non-clinical studies, as well as interacting with regulatory bodies

Ana Custódio

Head of Operations

PhD in Agronomy, Universidade de Évora, Lisbon
Broad professional experience of over 20 years managing national and international multidisciplinary teams, interacting with different project stakeholders from both academia and the industry
Responsible for overseeing day-to-day operations and customer services, ensuring compliance with internal and external policies and procedures, tracking progress towards goals

Teresa Duarte

Head of CMC

PhD in Organic Chemistry, University Louis Pasteur (Strasbourg I), France
Post-Doctoral at the Max Planck Institute, Mainz, Germany
Extensive experience at BASF in bringing new products to the market from chemical concept to large scale production
Responsible for all aspects of process development, contract manufacturing and analysis control in product development

Bruno Nobre

Financial and project Manager

Master’s degree in Economics, Faculty of Economy, University of Coimbra, Portugal
Responsible for up-to-date management of financial operations and keeping track of all requirements for funded projects with PT2020, ANI, IAPMEI, etc

Yuri Antunes

Legal Associate

Attending a Master in Law and Informatics, University of Minho, Portugal
Post-graduated in Business Law, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Lawyer registered at the Portuguese and Brazilian Bar Associations, with over 10 years of experience
Responsible for providing specialized legal advice supporting the scientific areas and the administrative/executive board

Kátia Frota

Digital MKT & HR Manager

Bachelor in Statistics, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
MBA in Business Management, Getúlio Vargas Foundation, Brazil
More than 11 years of experience in human resources
Responsible for the management and operation of the human resources and digital marketing area

Raquel Ferreira

In vivo scientist

PhD in Cellular Biology, University of Coimbra, Portugal
Postdoctoral research associate at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
Extensive international and national experience with team leadership and project management in neuroinflammation and neurovascular disorders

Ana Simões

Head of Discovery and Toxicology

PhD in Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Portugal
Post-Doctoral in the field of Neuroscience
Extensive experience devising and implementing non-clinical studies and working with multidisciplinary team within academia

Maria Inês David

Clinical Trials Coordinator and Medical Writer

Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Sciences, with a minor in Pharmaceutical Biomedicine, at University of Aveiro
Master’s degree in Clinical Research Management, at NOVA Medical School
Clinical Research Coordinator and Member of the Ethics Committee at Hospital de Cascais