Jorge Juan Fernandez
Chief Innovation Officer at Hospital Clínic de Barcelona
Jorge Juan Fernandez
Chief Innovation Officer at Hospital Clínic de Barcelona
Barcelona, Catalonia
Overview
Work Experience
Chief Innovation Officer
2024 - Current
Defining and executing the innovation agenda at Hospital Clínic Barcelona, a top public tertiary hospital, among the top 30 in the world according to the Newsweek Rankings. According to Newsweek's ranking of the World's Best Specialized Hospitals in 2024, Clínic Barcelona ranks #8 in Obstetrics & Gynecology, #19 in Urology, #34 in Cardiac Surgery, and #35 in Cardiology worldwide. Jorge coordinates the innovation agenda at all the institutions that compose Campus Clínic: Hospital Clínic Barcelona (a top public tertiary hospital), IDIBAPS (the research foundation), ISGlobal (the global health research foundation) and Mon Clínic (the private not-for-profit foundation).
Venture Partner
2018
Nina Capital is a venture capital firm investing in needs-driven founders building health tech companies (operating at the intersection of advanced technologies and healthcare) with international ambitions. As a venture partner, I help the firm identify the right companies and then help the founders of those portfolio companies with advice and connections.
CEO interim
2022 - 2023
Computational / AI Pathology: CDSS (Clinical Decision Support System) for pathologists. Collaborative AI-powered software platform that accelerates digital diagnosis in pathology through AI/ML, Computer Vision and Federated Learning. Proprietary technology with its own developed models, based on the feedback and expertise of top pathologists from leading hospitals RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. Building the team: Leading a team of 3 people and 12 AI engineers and data scientists. 2. Building the product: Defining and executing the strategy for the product (technology roadmap) and the company (marketing, sales, regulatory, medical partnerships, finance). 3. Building the company: Building the key operational processes, fundraising for the company and securing first early customers (hospitals).
Director of Innovation
2017 - 2022
Director of Innovation (portfolio of over 140 large-scale projects) and member of the Management Board of EIT Health. EIT Health (https://eithealth.eu/), an independent agency of the EU mandated to accelerate innovation and entrepreneurship in Healthcare and Life Sciences in order to drive economic and social prosperity and relevant health outcomes for citizens in Europe. EIT Health is one of the largest healthcare initiatives worldwide, fostering economic growth and social progress. EIT Health is a public-private partnership, including the top 150 companies/institutions in Healthcare and Life Sciences in Europe, spanning key areas of healthcare such as Pharma, Biotech, MedTech, Digital Health, Payers, Health and Care Providers, Research Institutions and Universities, as well as more than 700 biotech/medtech/digital health startups.
Director E-Health and Health 2.0
2010 - 2017
Hospital Sant Joan de Déu (HSJD) is the largest children’s hospital in Spain and among the top5 in Europe. In 2010 the hospital started the project H2O – Liquid Hospital, an initiative which seeks to radically transform healthcare through an intensive use of technologies oriented towards the patient. HSJD aims to be a Liquid Hospital, going beyond the physical building blocks of the hospital. HSJD is the most relevant example in Europe where a hospital is using online care, telemedicine, mobile apps, social media, and health 2.0 tools to put the patient in the centre of care.
Director - MOEBIO
2013 - 2017
MOEBIO is a disruptive talent development initiative of Biocat where life sciences, health, business and technology meet in a new level to accelerate entrepreneurship in healthcare. Design Health Barcelona is the flagship program of MOEBIO. d·HEALTH Barcelona is a Higher Education Program inspired in the prestigious Stanford University's Biodesign Fellowship, aiming to develop the future leaders in medtech innovation. Since 2001, the Stanford Biodesign program has graduated over 120 Fellows and 700 students who have started 26 companies, raising over $200 million and creating over 500 new jobs. More importantly, far more than 150.000 patients have been treated by technologies invented by our trainees.
Spain - Call to Innovation Board
2012 - 2016
Member of the Jury for the Singularity University - SPAIN Call to Innovation to select projects which will impact the lives of 10 million people in Spain through the use of exponential technologies.
Mentor / Tutor
2012 - 2016
Tutor for entrepreneurial ventures in the field of E-Health and Medical Devices.
Mentor / Tutor
2012 - 2015
Tutor for entrepreneurial ventures in the field of Biomedicine.
Advisor - Board of Advisors 2012
2011 - 2013
The Board of Advisors provides support and advice to Doctors 2.0 & You. It comprises a mixture of patients and doctors, institutions and industry, some with both a national and a world perspective – all experts in their fields and all with a desire to advance the Healthcare Social Media and 2.0 movements.
Education
Financing the Entrepreneurial Business
2019 - 2019
Innovating Health for Tomorrow
2018 - 2018
Vicens Vives
2017 - 2017
Biodesign - Managing Innovation
2013 - 2013
GSP 2010
2010 - 2010
PADIS
2005 - 2005
MSc
1999 - 2000
BSc
1998 - 1999
BSc
1994 - 1999