Rafael Rodríguez-Clemente. Born in Cantoria (Spain) 04 March 1948. Dr. In Geology by the Univ. of Barcelona. Professor of Research in the Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), actually attached to the Doñana Biological Station (Estación Biológica de Doñana) a research centre located in Sevilla (Spain). Former Delegate of CSIC in Brussels and later in the Andalusia Region of Spain. Member of European Advisory Groups in RTD and actual Representative of Spain in the Program Committee of “Regions of Knowledge “ and “Research Potential” of the 7th Framework Programme. Specialist in Crystal Growth, Thin Films and Particles obtention, Biomaterials. During the last 12 years it has focused its activity in European and Spanish science policy, international scientific relations, knowledge management and management of international scientific cooperation and capacity building projects. Leader of more than 30 Research Projects financed by the European Commission, the Spanish National Plan of research, Program CYTED of Ibero-American Scientific Cooperation and the Catalan Government Research Plan. Author or coauthor of more than 160 scientific publications (3 books, editor of several other books), 2 patents and more than 20 publications in Spanish newspapers on scientific issues.