Bárbara Gomes is the CEO of AccelBio and a senior technology transfer professional with over 10 years of experience in biomedical research. She has received awards, including the SPBf Young Biophysicist 2020 award. Since 2017, she has focused on research funding and technology transfer, managing a portfolio of 20 active patents annually, raising over 30 million euros, and negotiating collaborations with private companies. Bárbara holds an MSc in Pharmaceutical Sciences and a PhD in Biomedical Sciences.