vLab & Innovations Centre

The Virtual Laboratory & Innovations Centre is located in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

The vLab & Innovations Centre coordinates and manages the requirements and needs analysis, the design and implementation of the scientific case studies and the products of the LifeWatch ERIC Virtual Laboratories.

Activities

These e-Labs are implemented and deployed via the LifeWatch ERIC distributed ICT e-Infrastructure facilities and made accessible through the Service Centre to the Biodiversity Scientific Community.

This procedure guarantees the overall coherence of the Research Infrastructure by promoting synergies regarding the semantic interoperability of data, services and final users.

The Virtual Laboratory & Innovations Centre is responsible for the implementation of the virtual research environment, creating the environment for open-source cooperation, and offers scientific support for the construction of specific prioritised Virtual Laboratories across Europe.

Contact details

Interim Director
Peter H. van Tienderen

Email
peter.vantienderen[at]lifewatch.eu

Phone Number
+31 525 78 96

Inmaculada Figueroa's Bio

Inmaculada is an electrical engineer with more than 17 years’ experience in the Space domain (Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial), being responsible for the Assembly and integration of scientific satellite payloads. 

Since 2009, she has been working in the Ministry of Science and Innovation of Spain and its predecessors in the field of Research Infrastructures and e-Infrastructures. Currently, she is the Deputy Vice Director General for Internationalization of Science & Innovation in the Spanish Ministry of Science & Innovation and ESFRI Vice Chair.