Formally trained in Molecular Biology, currently coordinates business areas of Smart Specialization, Innovation Procurement, Knowledge Valorization and Big Science, at the National Innovation Agency, where he has worked for the past 10 years. Co-Director of the national Innovation Procurement Competence Centre, Deputy-Director of the Executive Commission of the Portuguese Smart Specialization Strategy, Board Member at StartUp Portugal. Husband of 1, father of 2, youngest of 3 siblings.