A multidisciplinary team combining science, technology and communication

Rafael Gozalbes Botella

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Since 2010: independent consultant in the area of computer science and molecular modeling for different companies and chemical-pharmaceutical groups, and since 2012 as founder and director of ProtoQSAR.

2007-2010: Scientific collaborator in the Laboratory of Structural Biochemistry, Príncipe Felipe Research Center (CIPF), Valencia. Responsible for the computational management of the database of available chemical compounds.

2001-2007: Senior scientist in the molecular modeling group of the company CEREP (Paris, France). Project Manager in different drug design projects, computational management of the company’s compound databases and the development of models for the generation of focused chemical libraries (GPCRs, CNS, kinases).

1998-2001: Postdoctoral position in the “Groupe de Chimie Informatique et Modélisation” of ITODYS – CNRS and the Faculté de Médecine (Université Paris VII). Project developed: “Computer design and experimental evaluation (in vitro and in vivo) of new active drugs against opportunistic AIDS infections”.

1998: PhD in Pharmacy (University of Valencia), title of the doctoral thesis “Application of Molecular Connectivity to the selection of new drugs with potential antiprotozoal activity”.

Martina Palomino Schätzlein

Senior Researcher, head of training

2021: Joined as researcher in Bioinformátics at ProtoQSAR.

2015-: Invited lecturar at the Master of Biomecial Biochemistry at the Universitat Politècnica de València.

2017-2021: Responsable of the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Facility at the CIPF (Valencia).

2017: Research stage at King’s College of London.

2017-2019: Postdoctoral researcher at the Joint Research Unit of Metabolomics CIPF-IIES-laFe (Valencia).

2015: Research stage at KIT (Germany).

2007-2017: Postdoctoral researcher at the Structural Biochemistry group at CIPF (Valencia).

2006-2007: R&D technicien at Farmhispania R&D (Barcelona).

2005-2006: R&D technicien at Finnovequim, Fine Chemicals Process R&D.

2005: PhD in Organic Chemistry from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.

2003. Master in Organic Chemistry from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.

2001: Chemistry degree from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.

Laureano E. Carpio Mulas

Senior Researcher

2024: PhD in Chemistry with cum laude honors, industrial and international distinction. Dissertation titled: “Identification of new bioactive compounds generated by intestinal bacteria.”

2019: Incorporation to ProtoQSAR as a PhD student in the project: “Identification of new bioactive compounds generated by intestinal bacteria”.

2019: Master’s Degree in Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Miguel Hernández University, Elche. Final Master Project in the study of the interaction of Flavivirus protein E with the lipid membrane of the late endosome through computational techniques (Institute of Research, Development and Innovation in Sanitary Biotechnology of Elche).

2018: Bachelor’s Degree in Biomedical Engineering, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Valencia. Final project in Design and implementation of a software for the analysis of molecular dynamics of simulated macromolecules using Monte Carlo techniques (Center for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de València).

Laura Marí Navarro

Project Manager

2024: Joining ProtoQSAR as Project Manager.

2021-2024: Management Assistant (Economic Management, PRL, HR, Logistics) in ITENE.

2006: Postgrado in Hospitality Management at Les Roches Marbella – International School of Hotel Management.

2002-2005: Diploma in Tourism.

2000-2002: Higher Degree in Administration and Finance.

Carmen Ortiz González

PhD Student

2025: Started PhD at MolDrug AI Systems.

2024: Incorporation to ProtoQSAR as a junior researcher

2023: Internship at the In Silico Discovery department of Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine as a postgraduate student, Toledo.

2023: Citius Program (Postgraduate Training Program), Autonomous University of Madrid.

2022: Master’s in Bioinformatics, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona. Master’s Thesis on Benchmarking and optimizing a new computational protein-peptide docking protocol (Zymvol Biomodeling SL, Barcelona).

2021: Bachelor’s in Biotechnology, Pablo de Olavide University, Seville. Bachelor’s Thesis on New Tools for Spatiotemporal Control of Gene Expression (Andalusian Center for Developmental Biology (CABD), Seville). Work focused on the utilization of flippase for gene expression regulation in different cellular types of Caenorhabditis elegans.

Ana Ambit Álvarez

Head of Communications

2025 – Present: Head of Communications at ProtoQSAR S.L.

2024–2025: University Master’s Degree in Social Communication of Scientific Research at Universidad Internacional de Valencia (VIU). Final Master’s Project: “NAM en la sociedad: analizando su percepción y alcance en la era digital”, supervised by Dr. Laureano E. Carpio.

2024: Joined ProtoQSAR S.L. as Communication Specialist.

2024: Training internship at ProtoQSAR S.L. as “Asistente de Investigación en Ciencias de Datos y Toxicología” through “Fundación Universitat Empresa de la Universitat de València (ADEIT)” .

2023: Degree in Chemistry from Universitat de València. Final Degree Project: “Exploración teórica de reacciones Diels–Alder guiadas por interacciones no covalentes” at Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMol), supervised by Dr. Joaquín Calbo.

2022: Internship at Polymer Solutions S.L., working in the distribution of industrial chemical additives for sectors such as plastics, rubber, and paints. Also responsible for document management, sales support, and chemical product regulation, under the supervision of Pablo Dalmau.

2019: Internship at “Instituto de Reconocimiento Molecular y Desarrollo Tecnológico (IDM)”, supervised by Dra. Margarita Parra, focused on the development of molecular sensors and probes.

Jessica Coto Palacio

IT manager

2024: Incoporation to ProtoQSAR as a Computer Specialist.

2022-2024: Master’s in Economics, Finance, and Computing, International University of Andalusia, Huelva.

2016-2018: Master’s in Computer Science, Central University “Marta Abreu” of Las Villas, Cuba.

2018-2022: Computer Specialist, Los Caneyes Hotel Complex, Villa Clara, Cuba.

2015-2018: Computer Specialist, Ministry of Tourism Delegation, Villa Clara, Cuba.

2010-2015: Bachelor’s in Computer Engineering, Central University “Marta Abreu” of Las Villas, Cuba.