Sohini Sinha
Barcelona,Spain
Summary
Results-oriented professional with experience in project management, scouting IPR, business development, and industrial scale-up projects within cross-functional and international environments. Skilled in hands on lab tools, proposal writing, stakeholder engagement, market study, scientific reporting, and coordination of innovation-driven initiatives. Strong communication, leadership, and organisational abilities with a proactive and adaptable approach to problem-solving and teamwork. Committed to delivering high-impact outcomes, operational efficiency, and strategic project growth.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Innovation & Knowledge Transfer Manager
Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC)
Barcelona, Spain
2025.03 - Current
- Scouting technologies at an early stage for IPR protection with CSIC innovation team
- Reviewing & managing project proposals for EU calls such as LIFE Programme (awarded) and HORIZON-MSCA-2025-PF (awarded)
- Monitoring and updating project timelines using data management tools, Jira and Azure
- Company projects and initiatives and writing scientific proposals
- Managing convocatories and consortiums such as CDTI, Acció, Generalitat, PERTE, renewable energy
- Finding opportunities and monitoring calls for research and innovation such as Itinerarios Cicerón, Converge (awarded), Santander X, Acció, EIC
- Coordinating and organizing events with networking partners and business consulting companies
- Involvement in national and international events like Acció, GenCAT, Eurecat, 4FYN, MWC
Skills: Project preparation, technology transfer, consortium partners, fund raising
Research and Technical Developer
Futurechromes S.L and Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia (ICN2)
Barcelona, Spain
2023.01 - 2025.03
- Water based photochromic materials for SOLAR light autoregulation project funded by Colaboración público privada (CPP) and European Union NextGeneration EU/PRTR
- Synthesis of photochromic nanoparticles with encapsulation techniques (using Ultra Turrax & sonicators) and characterization using DLS, DSC, UV-Vis, TGA, NMR, XRD, SEM, TEM
- Developed photochromic films with switch on and off properties using UV and NIR lasers
- Experience in working on company project with technology centers, called Bionanopolys funded by Horizon 2020 European Union funding for Research and Innovation
- Industrial scale up projects: Preparation of photochromic films through spray coatings (up to 1 x 0.5 m2) and extrusion (up to 80 m film)
- Pitched business plans and prototypes at networking events for business developing of company
- Scientific Project Management & Science to Business course organized by BIST and ESADE business school
- Master thesis supervision (lab to dissemination)
Skills: Encapsulation, scale up, business developing, managing industrial projects, smartsheets, scientific reports
PhD Visiting Researcher
Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination (LCC- CNRS)
Toulouse, France
2021.08 - 2021.09
- Computational chemistry: To study the density functional theory (DFT) for organic molecules using python programming language
Skills: Basic python programming
Apprentice Technology and Application in Fragrance
dsm-firmenich
Mumbai
2018.03 - 2018.07
- Perform routine laboratory activities: sample preparation and maintaining lab workflow
- Technical development lab Projects affiliated with companies like Unilever
Skills: data analysis, sampling
Education
Doctor of Philosophy - Chemistry
Institute of Materials Science of Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC)
Barcelona, Spain 2018.11 - 2022.10
Internship - Chemistry
Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (IICB)
Kolkata, India 2017.07 - 2017.08
Master´s degree - Pharmaceutical chemistry
Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT)
Vellore, India 2014.03 - 2016.06
Bachelor´s degree - Chemistry
University of Calcutta
Kolkata, India 2011.04 - 2014.06
Skills
- Entrepreneurship
- Global SAP system
- Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
- Azure Cloud, Jira, Onedrive
- Python Language - Basic knowledge
- Organizational and planning skills
- Keep updated on innovations in various business fields
- Project management
- Evaluate project plans
- PESTLE
- Fishbone
- Risk assessments
- Inkscape
- ZetaSizer
- Gemini
LANGUAGE SKILLS
English
Fluent
Spanish
Intermediate
Portuguese
Beginner
Accomplishments
- Presentations and Awards
- Audience Award for Best Pitch: BIO-SWIN for Smart Windows Application Audience Award for Best Pitch, issued by BIST, Scientific Project Management 2023
- Pitch presentation at IREC for Xarxa d'R+D+I Energy for Society in 2023
- Awarded for best oral presentation and poster for Jornades doctoral- workshop by the department of Chemistry, UAB from 26th to 28th May 2021
- Participated in La Nit Europea de la Recerca on “things that glow” 2020, es para públic dedicat a la divulgació de la ciencia
Publications
- 1.Developing photo-activable ruthenium (II) complexes for PDT: Synthesis, characterization, photophysical and biological studies, Dyes and Pigments 224 (2024) 111985
- 2.Methylxanthines for halogen bonded cocrystals with 1,4-diiodotetrafluorobenzene green synthesis, structure, photophysics and DFT studies, CrystEngComm, (2024), 26, 3672
- 3.o-Carborane-based fluorophores as efficient luminescent systems both as solids and as water-dispersible nanoparticles, Chem. Commun., (2022), 58, 4016–4019
Certification
- ESADE, 20/10/2023
From Science to Business - Certificate of Participation
Mode of learning: Presential
- The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, 12/06/2023
Scientific Project Management
Timeline
Innovation & Knowledge Transfer Manager
Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC)
2025.03 - Current
Research and Technical Developer
Futurechromes S.L and Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia (ICN2)
2023.01 - 2025.03
PhD Visiting Researcher
Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination (LCC- CNRS)
2021.08 - 2021.09
Doctor of Philosophy - Chemistry
Institute of Materials Science of Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC)
2018.11 - 2022.10
Apprentice Technology and Application in Fragrance
dsm-firmenich
2018.03 - 2018.07
Internship - Chemistry
Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (IICB)
2017.07 - 2017.08
Master´s degree - Pharmaceutical chemistry
Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT)
2014.03 - 2016.06
Bachelor´s degree - Chemistry
University of Calcutta
2011.04 - 2014.06