Eduardo Pires

Eduardo, currently as a Senior Consultant, excels in assisting clients with developing highly competitive proposals for European funding frameworks, specializing in EU, Danish, and Norwegian funding schemes, particularly within Horizon Europe (including all MSCA and EIC programmes as well as topic-specific collaborative RIA and IA programmes). Additionally, as a team leader and manager of the MSCA programme at Innovayt, Eduardo actively mentors colleagues and works to enhance Innovayt’s contributions to EU scientific excellence.

Eduardo has a robust and diverse academic background, holding a PhD in Chemical and Biological Engineering from University of Minho (Portugal), an MSc in Tropical Medicine, and a BSc in Medical Technology. His extensive research career began in microbiology, focusing initially on multi-resistant strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and later evolving into industrial fermentation processes and biomass pyrolysis. Eduardo has published 8 peer-reviewed papers and authored a book as the first author. His experience securing international research grants ultimately led to his successful transition into grant writing and consulting, prompting his invitation to join Innovayt.