Marcelo Viegas

Academic, research and entrepreneurial landmarks Higher education:

• Degree in Biological and Computer Sciences from the University of Buenos Aires. -Advanced training courses at ICGEB, Trieste (Italy).
• Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from EMBL, Heidelberg (Germany).

‘After working in the field of biotechnology in a pharmaceutical firm in Buenos Aires, currently I am working at Progenika Biopharma (Bizkaia Science and Technology Park) as Project Leader and Senior Scientist. ’Bizkaia:talent helped me with my settling in Bizkaia, mainly with my transfer from Germany. They also helped me with the work permit and other legal issues. I came with my wife, and she got administrative and employment assistance too. ’I think the Harrera relocation service is excellent. While I was still in Germany, they helped me make all the necessary arrangements to have my belongings delivered. I think this service is superb, mainly when it comes to fulfilling all the legal procedures.’