Jesús Martínez de la Fuente, a research professor at the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) at the Institute of Nanoscience and Materials of Aragón (INMA, CSIC–University of Zaragoza), received the Juan de la Cierva National Research Award on Tuesday. The ceremony was held in Vitoria-Gasteiz and presided over by King Felipe VI, who led the presentation of the most important awards granted annually by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities. The event was also attended by the CSIC’s institutional delegate in Aragón, María Jesús Lázaro, and Teresa Sierra and Alodia Orera from INMA’s management team.
The award recognizes Martínez de la Fuente’s outstanding career in nanobiotechnology, specifically in the field of Knowledge Transfer, for successfully transforming scientific research results into technologies with potential biomedical and business applications.
“I am very proud to have received this award because it recognizes all the work and effort carried out over these years, but also a philosophy of developing research activity that we have always defended. We must try to ensure that what is developed in our laboratories reaches the market, either through the creation of our own companies or through collaboration with technology-based companies,” Martínez de la Fuente said.
NANOTECHNOLOGY WITH HEALTH APPLICATIONS
Jesús Martínez de la Fuente’s career is closely linked to the development of nanomaterials for biomedical applications. His research focuses on designing nanoparticles capable of interacting specifically with biological systems, with the aim of developing new tools for diagnosing and treating diseases such as cancer.
At INMA (CSIC-Unizar), he leads the Biofunctionalization of Nanoparticles and Surfaces research group (BIONANOSURF), which promotes the development of technologies related to biomolecule detection, highly sensitive biosensors and new strategies for directing drugs toward specific cells.
The results of this research include the development of ultrasensitive biosensors based on metallic nanoparticles, a technology licensed to Nanoimmunotech, a technology-based company created through collaboration between researchers from the universities of Zaragoza and Vigo.
This example reflects one of the defining features of his career: the search for ways to ensure that scientific knowledge does not remain confined to publications or experimental results, but can move toward use by companies and, ultimately, applications that benefit society.
A CAREER LINKED TO RESEARCH AND KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER IN ARAGÓN
Jesús Martínez de la Fuente was born in Barakaldo (Bizkaia) in 1975, but soon moved to Andalusia. He holds a degree in Chemical Sciences from the University of Córdoba and a PhD from the University of Seville. After a period of research at the University of Glasgow, he developed his scientific career in Zaragoza. He arrived in Aragón in 2006 through the ARAID Foundation and in 2014 secured a position as a staff scientist at the CSIC.
His previous distinctions include the Aragón Investiga Award in the Young Researchers category, granted by the Government of Aragón in 2010, as well as his admission to the Young Academy of Spain.
The Juan de la Cierva National Research Award specifically recognizes his ability to connect knowledge generation with innovation and the productive sector.
For the Institute of Nanoscience and Materials of Aragón, a joint center of the CSIC and the University of Zaragoza accredited as a Severo Ochoa Center of Excellence, the recognition highlights the importance of promoting high-quality research with scientific rigor that, in addition to expanding the boundaries of knowledge, can generate new opportunities for innovation and technology transfer.
Jesús Martínez de la Fuente, a research professor at the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) at the Institute of Nanoscience and Materials of Aragón (INMA, CSIC–University of Zaragoza), received the Juan de la Cierva National Research Award on Tuesday. The ceremony was held in Vitoria-Gasteiz and presided over by King Felipe VI, who led the presentation of the most important awards granted annually by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities. The event was also attended by the CSIC’s institutional delegate in Aragón, María Jesús Lázaro, and Teresa Sierra and Alodia Orera from INMA’s management team.
The award recognizes Martínez de la Fuente’s outstanding career in nanobiotechnology, specifically in the field of Knowledge Transfer, for successfully transforming scientific research results into technologies with potential biomedical and business applications.
"I am very proud to have received this award because it recognizes all the work and effort carried out over these years, but also a philosophy of developing research activity that we have always defended. We must try to ensure that what is developed in our laboratories reaches the market, either through the creation of our own companies or through collaboration with technology-based companies," Martínez de la Fuente said.
NANOTECHNOLOGY WITH HEALTH APPLICATIONS
Jesús Martínez de la Fuente’s career is closely linked to the development of nanomaterials for biomedical applications. His research focuses on designing nanoparticles capable of interacting specifically with biological systems, with the aim of developing new tools for diagnosing and treating diseases such as cancer.
At INMA (CSIC-Unizar), he leads the Biofunctionalization of Nanoparticles and Surfaces research group (BIONANOSURF), which promotes the development of technologies related to biomolecule detection, highly sensitive biosensors and new strategies for directing drugs toward specific cells.
The results of this research include the development of ultrasensitive biosensors based on metallic nanoparticles, a technology licensed to Nanoimmunotech, a technology-based company created through collaboration between researchers from the universities of Zaragoza and Vigo.
This example reflects one of the defining features of his career: the search for ways to ensure that scientific knowledge does not remain confined to publications or experimental results, but can move toward use by companies and, ultimately, applications that benefit society.
A CAREER LINKED TO RESEARCH AND KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER IN ARAGÓN
Jesús Martínez de la Fuente was born in Barakaldo (Bizkaia) in 1975, but soon moved to Andalusia. He holds a degree in Chemical Sciences from the University of Córdoba and a PhD from the University of Seville. After a period of research at the University of Glasgow, he developed his scientific career in Zaragoza. He arrived in Aragón in 2006 through the ARAID Foundation and in 2014 secured a position as a staff scientist at the CSIC.
His previous distinctions include the Aragón Investiga Award in the Young Researchers category, granted by the Government of Aragón in 2010, as well as his admission to the Young Academy of Spain.
The Juan de la Cierva National Research Award specifically recognizes his ability to connect knowledge generation with innovation and the productive sector.
For the Institute of Nanoscience and Materials of Aragón, a joint center of the CSIC and the University of Zaragoza accredited as a Severo Ochoa Center of Excellence, the recognition highlights the importance of promoting high-quality research with scientific rigor that, in addition to expanding the boundaries of knowledge, can generate new opportunities for innovation and technology transfer.
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