Patrick Gamez earned his PhD in Organic Chemistry from Université Claude Bernard Lyon I, specializing in Enantioselective Catalysis. He conducted postdoctoral research at the Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Université de Strasbourg (UCB Pharma), and Leiden University, where he led a research team. In 2010, he became an ICREA Research Professor at the University of Barcelona, founding the Nanoscience and Bio-Inorganic Chemistry group (www.nanobic.eu). He has authored over 262 publications (h-index: 61; >15,680 citations) and led multiple research networks. He was been the President of the Spanish Bioinorganic Chemical Society (2022-2025) and is a member of several prestigious chemistry organizations, including SBIC, RSC, and RSEQ. He also serves on the Advisory Board of Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers. Previously, he was an Associate Editor of RSC Advances (2015–2017) and has been a Fellow of the RSC since 2016.

His current research interests include developing innovative therapeutic and diagnostic tools based on metal complexes for treating cancer and amyloid diseases. He is particularly focused on the light activation of pro-drugs to improve selectivity and treatment efficiency, as well as the use of nanoparticles as drug carriers, drug-delivery systems, and enhancers of the photophysical properties of coordination compounds.