13- 15 MAY 2025 | BILBAO - BEC
Speaker

Ruth Manzanares

Position:
Head of Open Innovation
Company:
AINIA
Ruth Manzanares

Senior innovation professional with 20+ years of experience bridging R&D and market. Head of Open Innovation at AINIA, where she leads high-impact mentoring and technology acceleration programmes — including Start-BEC, in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. Strong executive background in research centre management, technology transfer, and scaling innovation through strategic partnerships with startups and investors. Former CEO and co-founder of an advanced vision and infrared detection spin-off. Postgraduate Telecommunications Engineer.

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