Dr Ignasi Belda, lecturer on the Bachelor’s Degree in Biomedical Sciences, has recently been appointed a new member of the Ethics Committee of the European Institute of Technology and Innovation (EIT), a leading international institution in innovation and health. Belda joins the multidisciplinary board of eight experts from several countries tasked with advising EIT management teams on ethical, legal and social issues when addressing Europe's biggest health challenges.

The European Institute of Technology and Innovation is a European Union body created in 2008 with the aim of promoting innovation throughout Europe through the integration of schools, companies and research centres in order to find solutions to major global challenges.