José Vicente Castell

Doctor of Science and Medicine, Bachelor of Chemical Sciences and Pharmacy and Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Valencia. Director of Research of the Department of Health, Director of the Institute of Health Research, Head of Section of the Unit of Experimental Hepatology and president of the Commission of Research and director of the Institute of Health Research (Foundation for Research) of the Hospital Universitari i Politècnic. Civil Order of the Ministry of Health. Hundreds of papers published in scientific journals, principal investigator in more than 40 projects, directed about twenty doctoral theses and currently leading various European projects. Advisor, consultant and evaluator in various national and international scientific organizations, such as BIOMED programs, in the V, VI and VII Framework Program of the European Union and in studies of the Fondo de Investigaciones Sanitarias (FIS) of the Instituto de Salud Carlos III. Development of cellular models for the study of liver function and pioneering work of his research group in the development of human hepatocyte culture. European Pharmaceutical Research Prize, awarded at the University of Heidelberg. Participated in the foundation of the Advancell spin-off and has collaborated in R&D for various companies.