Beginning January 1, 2021, Aitziber L. Cortajarena, Principal Investigator of the Biomolecular Nanotechnology group, has been appointed Scientific Vice-Director
of CIC biomaGUNE. With this appointment, Aitziber L. Cortajarena assumes the work of co-direction of the Center together with the Scientific Director, Luis Liz-Marzán and the General Director, José M. Mato.

Aitziber L. Cortajarena is Ikerbasque Research Professor and Principal Investigator at CIC biomaGUNE since 2016.  In addition to leading several European projects, including an ERC Consolidator Grant and an ERC Proof of Concept, she was awarded by Ikerbasque in 2019 in recognition of her professional career as a researcher and for her scientific contributions.