Louise Drogoul appointed as Junior Advisor and Mattias Björnmalm promoted to Senior Advisor for Research & Innovation
Louise will join the Secretariat as Junior Advisor on a fixed-term contract from 6 April to 31 December Louise completed her Masters degree in Asian Studies from the University of Geneva and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies.
She obtained a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Politics from the University of Sheffield. Louise speaks fluent French, English and Korean and also has knowledge of both Japanese and Chinese.
Louise was previously a trainee at the Secretariat in as part of her first Masters in European Studies. As Junior Advisor, she will support the team with Member engagement, provide operational support to task forces and workgroups.
The Secretariat is also pleased to announce that Mattias has been promoted to Senior Advisor for Research & Innovation following the completion of the Secretariat’s Result and Development Cycle, in which all staff were appraised and agreed on their objectives for the upcoming year. Mattias joined the Secretariat in August from Imperial College London.
Mattias Björnmalm, PhD, is an experienced scientist and policy professional. As of 1 January , he will serve as Secretary General of CESAER. His other engagements include as an Honorary Research Fellow at the Bionics Institute, as an invited member of the World Economic Forum Expert Network and in the Marie Curie Alumni Association. Previously, he led the project qBionano at Imperial College London and was an editor in science & policy for the journal Angle.
In addition to his advocacy and policy experience, Mattias has an extensive scientific background in engineering, nanoscience & biomedicine, with dozens of publications in peer-reviewed journals.
In , he was awarded a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship from the European Union; during this process he was selected as one of Europe’s thirty most ‘highly promising researchers’ out of the 8, funding proposals submitted. n , he was awarded an Imperial College London President’s Award: ‘recognised for outstanding achievements in policy engagement’.
Mattias is originally from Stockholm (Sweden) and following some years in Melbourne (Australia) and London (United Kingdom), he is currently based in Leuven (Belgium
Mattias Björnmalm appointed as new Advisor for Research & Innovation
Mattias Björnmalm has joined our association from Imperial College London where he led the project qBionano. He also brings experience from previous roles as Vice-Chair of Policy for the Marie Curie Alumni Association and as Editor for the science and policy journal Angle. He is an invited expert for the World Economic Forum since
Mattias obtained his BSc and MSc from Lund University and KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden, and his PhD from the University of Melbourne in Australia. He has a scientific background in engineering, nanoscience and biomedicine with dozens of publications in peer-reviewed journals.
As our new Advisor for Research & Innovation, he will (i) contribute to our aims and activities in research and innovation, (ii) advocate at European, national and regional levels, (iii) represent the association externally, and (iv) serve and advise our governing bodies, committees and task forces in research and innovation.
Mattias is fluent in English and Swedish, can be found on LinkedIn andTwitter, and reached via email alm@ or phone +32 16 32 92 His personal webpage is
Mattias Björnmalm appointed Secretary General of CESAER
DRESDEN, 13 October
CESAER, the strong and united voice of universities of science and technology in Europe, has announced that Mattias Björnmalm will serve as its new Secretary General.
Following a competitive recruitment, our Board of Directors appointed Mattias at its meeting which took place at Technische Universität Dresden on 13 October.
Commenting on his appointment, Mattias Björnmalm said:
“I thank the Board of Directors for its trust and confidence in me; it is an honour and privilege to be appointed Secretary General of CESAER.
“Vaccines, computers, cars, the atom bomb: our history is overflowing with examples of advances in science and technology that have changed trajectories of entire societies and the lives of ordinary people, for better or for worse. The key question is, at a time of ever-advancing developments in science and technology, how do we make sure these are for the benefit of humankind?
“Universities of science and technology and their communities are key players here, and I look forward to continuing working with our Members to find out how.”
Our current Secretary General, Davi
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