Beatriz Llamusi, PhD

Chief Executive Officer & Co Founder at Arthex Biotech

Speaker

MSc and Ph.D. in Biochemistry at the University Miguel Hernández. During her Ph.D., she focused on the molecular bases of neuronal regeneration. After that, she started working in the Department of Genetics as a postdoctoral researcher. She dedicated more than 13 years to investigate the pathogenesis mechanisms and therapeutic approaches in rare neuromuscular diseases. During this period, she produced 29 scientific articles and seven related patents. In addition, she was PI in 5 competitive projects and supervised 4 Ph.D. projects. During the initial steps of the project that led to Arthex foundation, she was granted different competitive acceleration programs (FIPS and Caixaimpulse) to assess the feasibility of the entrepreneurial project, including training in business management and development, IPP, financial and regulatory issues. She co-founded ARTHEx Biotech in December 2019 and has been CEO since then.