Afonso Duarte

Delegate and National Contact Point for Horizon Europe (the European Framework Programme) in the area of Digital, Industry and Space . National Contact Point for the Digital Europe Programme. With 20 years of experience in the fields of life sciences research, R&I funding, project management and R&I policy. Prior to ANI, worked as a National Delegate for the Health Sector in AICIB and a Project Manager and Funding Manager at UNINOVA and iMM. Formerly a Research Scientist in the area of Life Sciences. Member of the Expert Evaluating panel for EU and Portuguese funding programmes. President of the "Knowledge Economy" Commission of the Health Parliament Portugal initiative, sponsored by Jansen, Microsoft, NOVA and Impresa. Main topics of interest include Life Sciences and Health Digital Infrastructures, e-Health Tools and Services, Data.