Dr. Pablo Garcia Tello, Ph.D. - Section Head, New Projects And Initiatives - EU Office, CERN

Dr. Pablo Garcia Tello, Ph.D. is Section Head, New Projects & Initiatives, at the EU Office Of CERN ( https://home.cern/ ), the European Organization for Nuclear Research, an intergovernmental organization that operates the largest particle physics laboratory in the world. As section head of the CERN EU Office he is responsible for developing new EU funded projects and initiatives ( https://ideasquare.cern/ ) and has also served as Knowledge Transfer (KT) Liaison Officer collaborating to enhance the KT CERN industrial network and relationships ( https://knowledgetransfer.web.cern.ch/ ).

Dr. Tello graduated with a degree in Physics from the Complutense University of Madrid, Spain and has a Ph.D. in Material Science from the Basque Country University in San Sebastian, Spain. He was Postdoctoral Associate and Teaching Assistant of Semiconductor Processing Technology in the Department of Material Science and Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Boston, USA.

Dr. Tello has worked at Philips and NXP Semiconductors in the areas of Micro/Nano-Electronics and Biotechnology. He has also served as a Contracts & Programs Manager at the Aerospace and Defense Industry Association of Europe, and has worked as a Consultant in EU Innovation Programs for PNO Consultants, for private and public sector organizations in the Chemical and ICT areas.

Dr. Tello is also participating actively in EC Innovation Initiatives and Funding Programs such as the ATTRACT Project ( https://attract-eu.com/ ). His expertise is certified by having published more than 50 scientific papers in top international peer reviewed journals and conferences, and holds more than 10 international patents in the areas of Micro/Nanotechnology and Biotechnology. He has received among others the NXP Semiconductors Golden Patent of the Year award.