Josep Monterde
Founder & CEO
He has extensive international experience in healthcare, research, and academia.
Pioneer in the integration of IT technologies for improving pharmacotherapeutic processes and utilizing data to support decision-making in both hospital and primary care settings.
He has advisor of various healthcare administrations, universities, technological schools and public and private healthcare centers in several countries.
PhD in Pharmacy from the University of Barcelona and a specialist in Hospital Pharmacy. Hospital Services Management, ESADE Business School.
The extensive professional background of Josep Monterde includes, among others, serving as the Director of Central Clinical Services and the Pharmacy Service at the Vall d’Hebron University Hospital in Barcelona for 14 years and as the Director of Pharmaceutical Services for the municipal hospitals of Barcelona, IMAS, for 9 years.
With 20 years of teaching experience, he has been an associate professor at the Department of Pharmacy at the University of Barcelona and the Faculty of Chemistry at the University of the Republic, Montevideo, Uruguay. Additionally, he has been a professor in various university Master’s programs and a guest speaker at European business schools, including ESADE Business School in Barcelona, Bocconi University in Milan, INSEAD in Fontainebleau, and the Instituto de Empresa in Madrid.
His research experience includes participation in various projects, with notable roles such as coordinator and lead researcher in the Epimed Study. He has presented at over 200 conferences and roundtable discussions in various countries and has authored around 100 publications, including articles, books, and book chapters.
He served as the vice-president of the Acadèmia de Ciències Mèdiques de Catalunya i Balears for 8 years and was appointed as an international corresponding member of the Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Chile.
He has provided advice to various healthcare administrations, universities, technological schools, and public and private healthcare centers in different countries. Among others, he served as an advisor to the Directorate General of Pharmacy and Healthcare Products of the Spanish Ministry of Health, the Direcció General d’Ordenació i Planificació Sanitària, and the Consell Català d’Especialitats en Ciències de la Salut (CCECS) of the Generalitat of Catalonia.
He was the Director of Pharmaceutical Care for the Olympic Games and Paralympics of Barcelona’92.
Education
- PhD in Pharmacy, University of Barcelona
- Specialist in Hospital Pharmacy
- Certified in Hospital Services Management
Knowledge areas
- Hospital Pharmacy
- Clinical Support Services
- Digitalization and automation of the pharmacotherapeutic process
- Data analysis
- Strategic and functional advice
- Research in healthcare management and real-world