Núria Montserrat Pulido

Núria Montserrat Pulido (Barcelona, 1978) is the Minister for Research and Universities of the Government of Catalonia. An ICREA Research Professor, she previously led the Pluripotency for Organ Regeneration group at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC). Montserrat is internationally recognized for her pioneering work in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.

Her scientific career has been recognized twice by the European Research Council (ERC), which awarded her an ERC Starting Grant in 2014 and an ERC Consolidator Grant in 2020.

She has published nearly one hundred scientific papers and participated in more than 400 scientific conferences and forums. She is also strongly committed to science outreach and to mentoring girls and women in research.

She has combined her research career with management responsibilities at the Center for Regenerative Medicine in Barcelona and the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC). Before joining the Government, she was a member of the Council for Research and Innovation of Catalonia (CORICAT) and coordinated the national Biobanks and Biomodels Platform at the Carlos III Health Institute.

She has received several distinctions, including the 2021 National Research Award for Young Talent and the 2020 EMBO Young Investigator Award. She is also an elected member of the Royal European Academy of Doctors.