Prof. Doctor Diogo Sousa-Martins
Founder and President of ELS Group
Msc in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Lisbon University, Msc in Strategic Negotiations from Harvard Business School, USA, Msc in Competitive Intelligence from the Academy of Competitive Intelligence, USA, OPM Class of 64 at Harvard Business School, MBA in Marketing from the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Msc in Marketing from Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Ph.D. in Ophthalmology from the Federal University of São Paulo, and Post-Doctorate in Ocular Pharmacology from Lisbon University, Prof. Doctor Sousa-Martins is Full Professor at the University of Lisbon and in the Medical College of the Federal University of São Paulo. A specialist in Internationalization, Regulatory Affairs, Marketing and Innovation, he has also completed 25 executive courses at institutions such as Harvard Business School, ACI, the Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance, and the Portuguese Institute of Corporate Governance, where he is a certified Non-Executive Board Member in both.
CEO, COO, and executive in several companies within the Health and Pharmaceutical Industries for 27 years in different countries, Prof. Doctor Sousa-Martins is also the author of numerous papers, books and has delivered over 150 oral communications. He is the inventor of 9 international patents, recipient of the 2013 CAPES Award granted by the Brazilian Ministry of Science and Technology for the best doctoral thesis in ophthalmology in Brazil, President of the Health and Pharmaceutical Commission of the Portuguese Observatory of Compliance and Regulatory Affairs 2018–2021, Member of the Portuguese Society of Chemistry, Member of the Portuguese Order of Pharmacists, Full Member of the Regional Pharmacy Council of São Paulo, and Member of the Harvard Club of Portugal and Brazil.