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Cristina Garmendia

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Cristina Garmendia y Mendizábal (born 1962 in San Sebastián) is a Spanish biologist and businesswoman. With no previous political career, she was appointed as Minister of Science and Innovation in April 2008 by the President of the Government of Spain, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero. With a PhD in biology from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, before her election as a minister, she was the president of the Inbiomed Foundation and the Spanish Society of Bio enterprises. In 2000, she founded Genetrix, a biotechnology company and in 2008 YSIOS, a venture capital firm, specialized in health and biotechnology. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Cristina Garmendia is the 1,090th most popular biologist, the 2,584th most popular biography from Spain and the 11th most popular Spanish Biologist.

Cristina Garmendia is a Spanish biologist and businesswoman known for her contributions to the field of molecular biology and genetics. She has also served as the Spanish Minister of Science and Innovation, promoting scientific research and innovation in Spain.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Cristina Garmendia ranks 1,090 out of 1,097. Before her are Ben Barres, Neil Shubin, Suzanne Simard, Christian Drosten, Sandra Díaz, and Cecilia Bouzat. After her are David Bellamy, Peter Piot, Magnus Manske, Lubna Tahtamouni, PZ Myers, and Suzana Herculano-Houzel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Cristina Garmendia ranks 946. Before her are Sidmar Antônio Martins, Terence Blanchard, Sergey Dvortsevoy, Angela Bailey, Julia Campbell, and Grant Fuhr. After her are Jay Barrs, Jan Schur, Cliff Simon, Peter Åslin, Heiko Habermann, and Sean Parnell.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Cristina Garmendia ranks 2,584 out of 3,355. Before her are Mikel Astarloza (1979), Rafa Mir (1997), Gonzalo Pérez de Vargas (1991), David Villabona (1969), Javier Manquillo (1994), and Pedro Jaro (1963). After her are Paco López (1967), Francisco Puñal (1975), Anne Igartiburu (1969), Francisco Liaño (1964), Melendi (1979), and Virginia Ramírez (1964).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In Spain

Among biologists born in Spain, Cristina Garmendia ranks 11. Before her are Francisco J. Ayala (1934), José Antonio Pavón Jiménez (1754), Francisco Hernández de Toledo (1515), Hipólito Ruiz López (1754), Abu al-Abbas al-Nabati (1166), and Ángel Cabrera (1879).

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