Dr Eva Ortega-Paíno, PhD in Chemistry (specialized in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) from the UCM (Universidad Complutense de Madrid), has extensive experience in oncology immunology, as well as in the management of innovation projects and biobanks.

She held the position of Scientific Director of the CNIO Biobank, seeking the position and consolidation of the unit as a dynamic platform for the support and promotion of
"responsible" research, through the management, repository, processing and custody of human biological samples and their data.

In 2021, she was appointed as Coordinator of the Biobanks area within the National platform of Biobanks and Biomodels, National Node Director for Spain in the EU infrastructure BBMRI-ERIC, as well as Director of Management of the National Network of Brain Metastasis (RENACER).

She was also appointed member of the Science, Technology, and Innovation Advisory Council (CACTI) of the Ministry of Science and Innovation, the body for the participation of the scientific and technological community, and from December 2023 has become General Secretary for Research at the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities.