Ana Maiques
Maiques in 2021
Born1972 (age 51–52)
Valencia, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, Business Executive
SpouseGiulio Ruffini

Ana Maiques (born in Valencia, Spain, in 1972) is a Spanish entrepreneur and business executive. She is CEO of neuroscience-based medical device company Neuroelectrics, based in Barcelona, which produces devices designed to stimulate and treat the brain.[1][2]

Ana Maiques was named as one of the Most Inspiring Fifty Women in Europe.[3]

Education

Maiques studied economics at the University of Barcelona and has an MBA from London Metropolitan University.[4] She has also completed IESE Business School's advanced management program.[5]

Business

Maiques began working in Barcelona for Belgian-owned company Starlab in 1999, where she worked with her husband Giulio Ruffini (they had met in Barcelona a couple of years before).[5] In 2001, when Starlab declared bankruptcy, they took over the company's Barcelona-based research division with Manel Adell. Starlab went on to develop revolutionary technologies in the fields of space and neuroscience.[2][6]

In 2014, Maiques won third prize in the European Woman Innovator of the Year awards, for her entrepreneurial vision in promoting Starlab as an innovative company of scientific excellence.[7]

Maiques founded Starlab spin-off Neuroelectrics in Barcelona, Spain, in 2011, and also established offices in Boston, United States in 2014.[8] Focused on developing medical devices for the brain, Maiques describes Neuroelectrics as a "digital brain health company" that aims to treat brain disease in a non-invasive, personalized way through the use of technology.[5]

The devices Neuroelectrics develops record brain activity and stimulate the brain by administering small currents, while brain models and algorithms enable treatments to be customized to the needs of individual patients.[8] Its brain reading and electro-stimulation headgear has been used to measure brain fatigue in NASA pilots and may have applications in the treatment of epilepsy. Other areas of research include applications in neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, and in anxiety and depression.[8]

Personal life

Ana Maiques is married to physicist Giulio Ruffini.[9] She has four children, and spends her time between Barcelona and Boston.[10]

Awards and recognition

  • 2010: Nominated as one of the most influential entrepreneurs in Spain under 40 by the University of Navarre's IESE Business School[11]
  • 2014: EU Prize for Women Innovators[7]
  • 2014: International Women's Entrepreneurial Challenge (IWEC)[12]
  • 2015: Best Start-Up Health Award (for Neuroelectrics), Wired Health (UK)[13]
  • 2015: One of Inspiring Fifty's most inspiring European female leaders in the technology sector[11][14][15]
  • 2016: One of the Best Entrepreneurial Companies in America (for Neuroelectrics) in Entrepreneur Magazine's "Entrepreneur 360" list[12]

References

  1. ↑ "About us". Neuroelectronics. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Dirigir y abrirse al mundo: Ana Maiques: Cofundadora de Starlab" (PDF) (in Spanish). CEDE. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Ana Maiques". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  4. ↑ "017 – Ana Maiques". Loup Ventures. 2019-01-09. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
  5. 1 2 3 Moules, Jonathan (2017-05-14). "The brain-science entrepreneur who is mindreading for real". Financial Times. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
  6. ↑ "About us". Starlab. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  7. 1 2 "Ana Maiques, woman innovator 2014". biocat. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  8. 1 2 3 "The businesswoman who wants to cure brains from home / Interview / SINC - Servicio de Información y Noticias Científicas". www.agenciasinc.es. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
  9. ↑ "Ana Maiques (Neuroelectrics)". www.startupgrind.com. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
  10. ↑ "Ana Maiques". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
  11. 1 2 "Ana Maiques". Inspiring Fifty: Europe. Archived from the original on 2019-02-14. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
  12. 1 2 "About us: our team". Neuroelectrics. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
  13. ↑ Culpan, Daniel (30 April 2015). "Neuroelectrics wants to be Fitbit for the brain". Wired. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  14. ↑ "Europe's most inspiring female tech leaders named". The Drum. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
  15. ↑ "These are Europe's most inspiring women in tech". Improve Digital. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
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