Ana Maiques

Ana Maiques (born 1973) is a Spanish entrepreneur and business executive. As of September 2015, she is CEO of Neuroelectrics, a Barcelona-based Spanish company which has opened an office in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It produces devices designed to stimulate and treat the brain.[1][2]

Maiques studied at the University of North London where she graduated in European economics and social studies. In 2000, she co-founded and headed Starlab, Barcelona, a neuroscience research company. There she developed revolutionary technologies in the fields of space and neuroscience.[2][3]

In 2014, Maiques won third prize in the European Commission's Women Innovator Contest for her entrepreneurial vision in promoting Starlab as an innovative company of scientific excellence.[4] Now CEO at Neuroelectrics, a Starlab spin-off, Maiquess has developed medical devices in the area of brain computer applications able to help patients overcome chronic pain or depression.[5]

Ana Maiques and her husband Giulio Ruffini began working in Barcelona for the original Belgian company Starlab. When the Belgian company declared bankruptcy, they took, together with Manel Adell, over the Spanish subsidiary in 2000 in an attempt to develop marketable products. Maiques is now aiming for Neuroelectrics to become a "leading company in the diagnosis and treatment of brain disorders and diseases of the central nervous system" while the Spanish Starlab will continue to undertake neuroscience research.[6] In April 2015, Neuroelectrics won the Bupa Startup Stage at Wired Health 2015.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "About us". Neuroelectronics. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Dirigir y abrirse al mundo: Ana Maiques: Cofundadora de Starlab" (PDF) (in Spanish). CEDE. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "About us". Starlab. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "Ana Maiques, woman innovator 2014". biocat. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "Speaker: Ana Maiques (Neuroelectrics". StartupGrind. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  6. ↑ Pelayo, Andrea (24 February 2015). "Ana Maiques: “We want our brain stimulation technology to become an at-home treatment”". Biocat. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  7. ↑ Culpan, Daniel (30 April 2015). "Neuroelectrics wants to be Fitbit for the brain". Wired. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
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