Fabián Varas

Fabián Varas is the Technical Director of Advanced Innovation Services at CTA – Corporación Tecnológica de Andalucía, a public-private partnership established as a private foundation and comprising a cluster of more than 185 companies united by their commitment to R&D&I activities in Andalusia. CTA provides services to accelerate innovation processes for both large and small companies, including startups, with a focus on technology transfer from academia and open innovation. Fabián holds a degree in Telecommunications Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, a Master’s in Innovation Management in the ICT Hypersector from La Salle International Graduate School, and has additional training in digital transformation from ICEMD and in advanced methodologies for supporting entrepreneurship from Stanford and Berkeley Universities. He has been involved in innovation processes for over 25 years, particularly but not exclusively in the ICT sector, having carried out a significant portion of that work at British Telecom in the United Kingdom. At CTA, he leads and coordinates a team that provides services in strategic R&D&I planning, project coordination, and securing funding for such projects. The team also works with public administrations to facilitate their innovation support processes and the implementation of Public Procurement of Innovation processes.