Samuel (PhD Chemistry, UAB, 2008) is a Group Leader at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Stuttgart, Germany, and since January 2015 concurrently ICREA Professor at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) in Barcelona. In 2009, he worked at NIMS, Japan and from 2010 until 2013, he was Group Leader at the Institute for Integrative Nanosciences, IFW Dresden, Germany. He received several awards: the Guinness World Record® 2010 for smallest jet engine; the IFW-IIN Research Prize 2011 for outstanding scientist; the ERC Starting Grant 2012 “Lab-in-a-tube and Nanorobotic Biosensors” ERC Proof-of Concept 2016; the MIT TR35 as “Innovator of the year under 35” Spain 2014; the Princess of Girona Scientific Research Award 2015; the "Joven Relevante" Award by the Círculo Ecuestre de Barcelona and the National Research Award for Young Talent from the Generalitat de Catalunya and the Catalan Foundation of Research and Innovation (FCRi).