People

Dr. Antoni Planas
Group leader
Professor of Biochemistry
Bioengineering Department, IQS.
antoni.planas@iqs.url.edu
Biosketch
CV 2024
Protein engineering. Biocatalysis. Glycobiology.

Dr. Magda Faijes
Associate Professor
Bioengineering Department, IQS.
magda.faijes@iqs.url.edu
Biosketch
CV 2021
Metabolic engineering, bacteria, yeast.

Dr. Xevi Biarnés
Associate Professor
Bioengineering Department, IQS.
xavier.biarnes@iqs.url.edu
Biosketch
CV 2021
Bioinformatics & molecular modeling.

Dr. Pablo Leivar
Associate Professor
Bioengineering Department, IQS.
pablo.leivar@iqs.url.edu
Biosketch
CV 2021
Synthetic biology microalgae.

Dr. Marc Carnicer
Assistant Professor
Bioengineering Department, IQS.
marc.carnicer@iqs.url.edu
Biosketch
CV 2021
Bioprocess development.
Current Members

Karel Hernández
PostDoc (2024-present)
Biochemistry Lab fellow

Marçal Gallemí
PostDoc, (2023-present)
Beatriu de Pinós fellow

Xavi Melero
PhD student (2023-present)
IQS fellowship

Claudia Lliso
PhD student (2023-present)
DI fellowship, GenCat-BIOCON

Jordi Guixeras
PhD student (2022-present)
IQS fellowship

Mònica Texidó
PhD student (2021-present)
FPI fellowship, MICINN

Aitor Vega
PhD student (2020-present)
Lab fellowship, IQS.

Berta Franco
Technician (2023-present)
Investigo grant

Sofia Campos
Technician (2023-present)
Investigo grant

Hafida Sayadi
Technician (2023-present)
Investigo grant
Master students (2022-23)
Pablo Hassnoot, Cristina López, Adriana Vega
Former PhD students

Miquel JUNCOSA
1995

Carles MALET
1995

Jaume PONS
1996

Teresa DOT
1998

Josep Lluís VILADOT
1999

Juan CEDANO
2001

Carlos PELAEZ
2003

Magda FAIJES
2003

Anna MONEGAL
2004

Javier LINARES
2007

Marc SAURA
2007

Eduardo ANDRÉS
2007

Mireia ABEL
2009

Trevor ADDINGTON
2009

Joan NIETO
2010

Neus MORA
2011

Albert GARCIA
2011

Nuria MARTÍNEZ
2011

Marta MARSZALEK
2014

Xavier PÉREZ
2015

Marta VILÀ
2015

Victoria CODERA
2015

Cristina VAL
2016

Javier ROMERO
2016

Sergi ABAD
2017

Hugo ARAGUNDE
2017

Estela CASTILLA
2018

Cristina ALSINA
2019

Núria ORIVE
2020

Laia GRIFOLL
2020

Mireia CASTEJÓN
2022

Sergi PASCUAL
2022

Marc CABALLÉ
2023

Bernat MIRÓ
2023

Álvaro CALVILLO
2023

Nil GONZÁLEZ
2024