Trade and Investment Adviser at the British Embassy in Madrid. My main objectives include supporting UK companies export to Spain, encouraging Foreign Direct Investment into the UK and promoting bilateral relations between the UK and Spain. 

Baerbel has been working as a Trade Advisor for Life Sciences in the Duesseldorf DIT Office in the British Consulate-General for more than 10 years. Within the sector she focuses on medical technology, healthcare and digital in healthcare. The medtech sector is important for the German economy. It is a growth market employing more than 210,000 people. Germany is the second largest medical technology producer with a global share of 9.9% after the US. It is the UK’s top export destination for medical devices in the EU.

Graduated with honours from Cattolica University and Bocconi University in Milan, Carolina has an academic background in Economics and Management. She developed her expertise in the Healthcare and Life Sciences sectors while working at the Embassy of Israel in Italy before joining, in 2021, the Department for International Trade at the British Consulate General. Here she works as Export Growth Adviser and supports UK companies in entering and growing in the Italian market.

Senior Commercial Officer serving UK Life Sciences and healthcare sector promotion in Taiwan. With a background in Science and Biotechnology, also trained in supply chain and international industrial management, Fandy has served within the Taiwan biotechnology and semiconductors industry for 8 years. Skilled in biotechnology R&D and also experienced in business development in facing MedTech, Biopharma and Health supplements.

Gonzalo Grosso is the Country Director for the Department of International Trade at the British Embassy in Paraguay and has been in the role for over three years. Gonzalo has been working in international trade for over ten years in several sectors. Gonzalo holds a degree in International Business.

With an experience of more than 10 years in the health and life sciences industry, Julie has developed an excellent network of key stakeholders and has contributed to long-term bilateral partnerships. She would be pleased to help you identifying the most relevant opportunity for your innovation and the most appropriate route to market.

Based at the British Embassy in The Hague, Kat helps UK health and life sciences companies to enter the Dutch market, scale up their exports and find partners for collaboration across the Netherlands.

Larissa Vázquez is the Healthcare and Life Sciences Business Development Manager at DIT Brazil. Her role is to support UK providers entering and growing their presence in Brazil by providing market information, identifying opportunities in the market, connecting UK companies with key local buyers and working on strategic activities to open the market for UK providers in Brazil. Larissa have been working in DIT for the past 3 years and has extensive experience in trade support and government relations. She covers all areas of healthcare and life sciences and is particularly involved with market access agendas. Larissa holds a degree in International Relations and her experience includes business development in the education sector, project management, account management and government relations.

Experienced business professional with an extensive international career history that has spanned business, policy and academia. Skilled in strategic thinking, stakeholder engagement, business development, advisory, project management, primary and secondary research, analysis and reporting, advocacy and corporate communication. Leads on the Healthcare & Life Sciences portfolio at UK’s Department for International Trade based at the British Embassy in Vienna helping British exporters expand their commercial reach in Austria. Areas of expertise include digital health, medical technologies, precision medicine, genomics, imaging & diagnostics, physiotherapy & orthopaedic technologies as well as IT systems & solutions.

Trade Adviser leading on Healthcare and Life Sciences for the DIT Ireland team since 2020, focusing on working with UK exporters seeking to work with Irish partners in the sector

Rachael is a member of the DIT Scotland team and I work across multiple sectors. She advises Scottish companies on how to access DIT products and services in over 100 international markets. The DIT Scotland Team is based in Edinburgh and has dedicated specialists working across the Scottish economy.

Rodrigo “Rod” Acevedo is the Life Sciences & Healthcare Officer in DIT Peru, at the British Embassy in Lima. He leads DIT Peru’s relationship with public and private healthcare institutions, and is interested in expanding the market for UK companies in the pharmaceutical, medical equipment and digital health sectors. From his role, he is constantly scoping for new business opportunities in Peru, as well as developing new pipelines for quality and innovation in the local healthcare scene. Get in contact with him to know more about Peru, and the fast-growing set of opportunities in its healthcare market.

Senior Trade Adviser leading on Healthcare and Life Sciences with the Department for International Trade based in the British Embassy  Tehran/Iran. Masters of International Business Economics from University of Westminster in London, with more than 10 years of experience of linking Iranian companies to foreign companies, Shadi has developed an excellent network of key stakeholders and is committed to raise the market awareness between the two countries. 

Verneri is based at the British Embassy in Helsinki and works with UK businesses interested in Finland’s healthcare sector.

Vincent is the Senior Trade and Investment Adviser with the UK's Department for International Trade (DIT) based in Trinidad and Tobago. He is the Life Sciences and Healthcare sector lead for the English Speaking Caribbean which covers Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and Trinidad and Tobago. He focuses on assisting UK companies looking to export to and/or set up in the English Speaking Caribbean.

In her role as Senior Trade & Investment Adviser, Zelia supports UK companies to identify and develop business opportunities in the Portuguese market, focusing on the Technology and Life Sciences & Healthcare sectors

Experienced Trade Adviser with a history of working in the government relations industry. Local Belgian DIT support focusses on providing connections to local importers and distributors, federations and associations, provide information on the healthcare environment and legislation in general and can be assigned to track specific procurement tenders.

Magdalena is responsible for the healthcare and life science sectors in Poland. She also leads the Central Europe team with Slovakia, Bulgaria, Romania and Hungary as the key markets in the region where they support British companies by inviting them to participate in discussion panels and exhibit at events.

Commercial & Trade Policy Assistant based at the British Embassy in Montevideo. Supports UK firms with market information, local connections and regulatory/policy issues in Uruguay. She has been on the role for +2 years and previously worked on the automotive private sector. Viviana holds a PGDip in International Trade.

Marisa Leoncini is Trade & Investment Adviser in DIT Argentina. She graduated as an English-Spanish Translator of Business, Science and Literature in Universidad del Salvador in Buenos Aires. She has worked in foreign trade in the private sector and has a vast experience in DIT. Her sector responsibilities are life sciences, food & drink and education.

Pablo Velasco is Senior Trade Officer of Education, Health & Life Sciences for DIT Mexico. With over 10 years of experience in the healthcare sector, he is now helping UK companies identify the opportunities to enter the Mexican market and strengthen the commercial relationship between Mexico and the UK.

UK DIT Commercial Officer based in Turkey since September 2022. Have a commercial background with 14 years of experience in Life Sciences and Healthcare Industry, particularly Medical Devices Companies such as GE Healthcare and Becton Dickinson (BD). Carried out Turkey as well as regional marketing and sales roles during this time.

Dakota joint DIT in 2018, responsible for inward investment to the Northern Powerhouse in lifesciences and agritech. Prior to her role with DIT, she worked at a Chinese medical imaging company for 5 years for their global business expansion.

Strategic Relationship Manager for DIT Ireland