Get to know Alessandra Rossetti
Meet Alessandra, our business developer in the ERIS team. If you’re a researcher in the Humanities and Social Sciences who applied for collaborative EU funding, you most likely have met Alessandra. At ERIS she supports SSHA researchers in finding the right EU call to co-writing EU applications.
What is your role at VUB TechTransfer?
I am a business developer in the European Research & Innovation Support team.
What are your main responsibilities in this role?
I support VUB researchers in the Humanities and Social Sciences when they want to apply for collaborative EU funding. The support involves identifying relevant calls, participating in consortium meetings, co-writing the EU applications, and taking care of the administrative forms. I am also managing the MSCA COFUND Impact project and I am involved with the team in the training and support activities of the recent EU project EUTOPIA Health.
How long have you been with VUB TechTransfer?
I have joined TechTransfer more than 2 years ago, in August 2022.
How have you seen VUB TechTransfer evolve in recent years and how do you look back on it?
Two years and 4 months is a relatively brief period, but since I have arrived in TechTransfer I have noticed a willingness to embrace new challenges and the ability to stay up-to-date with societal and technological evolutions. In our own ERIS team, energy levels are always high and they have been growing as the team has expanded.
What is the project you are most proud of at VUB TechTransfer?
I am always proud of the EU projects that I help co-develop and that receive funding. It is nice to see the impact of our work! I am also very proud of how our own MSCA COFUND Impact project is running. We have an exceptional group of postdocs who are very motivated to grow professionally!
What is an ideal day off for you?
An ideal day off would be in a new and unexplored city. I like to get an early start with a good breakfast and then walk until late with my photo camera, stopping from time to time at coffee places to observe the locals passing by.
Last but not least, we have to know, what is your favourite invention of all time?
I am a big food lover and I like having always something to snack on, so… The vending machine!
