Ace Alzheimer Center Barcelona

Ace Alzheimer Center Barcelona is an innovative entity and a benchmark in Spain. Founded in 1995, its mission is to meet the growing demand for the diagnosis and treatment of people with cognitive impairment and dementia, especially Alzheimer's. It offers personalized care and comprehensive support to patients and their families with an integrated care model that guarantees care and support for all people with Alzheimer's and their families.

Each year, over 8.000 people are visited in its Diagnostic Unit, of which more than 4,000 suffer from dementia (3,000 of them Alzheimer's). Diagnosis in mild phases of dementia is a priority for Ace, and for this reason it promotes free memory check-ups, also online through FACEmemory®. Ace is considered one of the international benchmarks in clinical, neuropsychological, social and basic research. Among other activities, Ace participates in numerous globally-enrolled clinical trials targeting all stages of the disease. For this reason, they led two research projects awarded by the European Union on Alzheimer's genetics (ADAPTED) and on models of active participation of patients (MOPEAD)

Website: https://www.fundacioace.com

 

MERCÈ BOADA

Academic qualifications

-Doctor of Medicine

-Degree in Medicine and Surgery.

 
Professional career

- Co-founder and medical director of Ace Alzheimer Center Barcelona.

- 300 publications indexed in PubMed.

- Participation in international consortia: European Alzheimer Disease Consostium (EADC), International Genomics Alzheimer's Project, IMI2-Adapted consortium, IMI2-MOPEAD consortium, International Frontotemporal Dementia Genomics Consortium (IFGC).

 
Acknowledgements.

-Top 100 women leaders in Spain.

- Creu de Sant Jordi 2016.

- Josep Trueta Medal for health merit awarded by the Generalitat de Catalunya.

- Eduardo Beltrán Rubio" Award for the best professional and academic career (SCN).

- Professional Excellence Award from the Medical Council of Cataluña.

- ACRA Award for his professional career.

-Alzheimer's Award" from the SEN.

- Honourable member of the SEN.

- Diario Médico "Best Ideas Research and Pharmacology" Award to Ace.

- FENIN Award for Health Technological Innovation.

- Ranking of the World Scientists: World Top 2% Scientists, Stanford University.

 

 AGUSTÍN RUIZ

Degree in Medicine and Surgery and PhD in Molecular and Cellular Biology from the University of Seville.

Since July 2011, he has been the research director of the ACE Foundation - ICNA. 

For eight years, he carried out research work in the Department of Medical Genetics and Prenatal Diagnosis at the Virgen del Rocío University Hospital. 

He has co-founded four biotechnology companies that received awards for the best 50K business idea and the best business plan in the field of biotechnology, San Telmo International Institute.

He has published 144 scientific articles in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Lancet Neurol., J. Exp. Med., Nature, Nature series, among others. 

He is co-author of several patents related to the molecular diagnosis of complex diseases and bioinformatics tools for genomic research.

His scientific interest focuses on the application of genomic technologies in medicine. 

He has participated in the identification of numerous genetic factors related to different diseases and in the identification of 14 genes associated with Alzheimer's disease.

Co-founder of the Spanish Dementia Genetics Consortium (DEGESCO).

He currently coordinates the ADAPTED project of the EU Innovative Medicine Initiative (IMI).

 

Awards

- Extraordinary Doctorate Award from the University of Seville (2000) for his thesis xxx

- Awards for the Best 50K Business Idea and Best Business Plan in the field of biotechnology, San Telmo International Institute for xxx

- Award for business excellence in the area of Innovation, Junta de Andalucía (2008).

 

Paola Sousa

I work for Ace Alzheimer Center Barcelona. I consider myself a hard-working, demanding and constant person. With a lot of desire to continue learning.

I have studied chemical engineering at the University of Seville and now I am doing a double master's degree in chemical and industrial Engineering.

As for my work experience, despite having participated in several university projects as a student, it is my first job. I am very excited and eager to contribute and learn.

 

Andrea Miguel Romero 

 

   Degree in Biomedicine from the Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona and a master’s degree in embryology and
   assisted reproduction from Pompeu Fabra University.  
   Since finishing her studies, she has gained some experience in scientific research by doing
   an extended internship at Corachan Clinic.
   Recently, she has started working at Fundación ACE Alzheimer Center Barcelona in order
   to apply all her knowledge, as well as to keep learning and growing in this field.