Since 2003 working internationally
EPIRUS is a company established in Barcelona since 2003 that works internationally and synergistically brings together the accumulated experience of its partners, all with a long professional experience.
“We are inspired by our name, Epirus, ancient Greek oracle, where answers were sought”.
At EPIRUS we are committed to providing advisory, consulting, research and training services in the health sector through knowledge, experience and innovation.
We work with and for organizations and companies committed to individual and collective health care: those that directly provide services to patients (hospitals, clinics, practices, primary care centers), pharmaceutical and technology companies involved in the production of health goods and services, scientific societies and think tanks that aim to influence how services are delivered.
Our values and principles
Opportunities
We believe that opportunities for growth , learning and innovation are opening up in the world of healthcare despite the tensions that all companies and institutions in the sector are experiencing in uncertain times and accelerated technological evolution.
Digitization
We know that digitization and the increasing use of artificial intelligence tools are transforming care and opening up new possibilities for more effective, higher quality and more personalized care.
Potentialities
We believe in the capacity of companies and institutions to develop their potential.
Sustainability
We believe that sustainability and respect for the environment are a necessity that we must work on.
Patients and users
We believe that patients and service users should be at the center of any improvement action.
Leadership
We recognize that leadership is essential in the creation and transformation of organizations.
Results and impacts
We note that contractual frameworks with funders must be increasingly based on results and impact (and less on payment per service or product). On the other hand, it is essential to advance in the integration of different services to find forms of financing and payment that facilitate this.
Interdependence
We are aware of the interdependence of everything related to the concept of "one health" and that human health cannot be understood without its interrelationship with all environmental systems.
Our team
Juan Ignacio Barrachina
MD
Biography
Degree in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Barcelona (UB), Diploma in Hospital Management from ESADE. He has worked as a hospital manager and consultant for healthcare companies in the public and private sectors in Spain, Africa and Latin America. He has directed and participated in numerous projects of strategic consultancy, organization of centers, information systems and quality improvement. He is also currently a professor of the Master’s Degree in Health Management at the UIC and the Faculty of Nursing at the Bages University Foundation.
Oriol Ramis
MD, MSC
Biography
Degree in Medicine (UAB), Master in Community Health (LSHTM, London) and Diploma in Organizational Consulting (Tavistock Clinic, London). He has worked as an independent consultant after a long period in the Department of Health of the Generalitat de Catalunya and as Health Director for Eastern Europe in the international consulting firm HLSP (now Mott McDonald). Experience in more than 40 countries with all types of organizations. He has worked on the impact of tuberculosis and other emerging diseases on health systems in high burden countries. Believes in the ability of organizations to transform themselves.
Alberto Recolons
MD, MBA
Biography
Degree in Medicine and Surgery from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), Master in International Management (MBA International) from ESADE and Bachelor’s Degree Courses in Humanities (UOC). He has worked as a hospital manager and consultant for healthcare companies in the public and private sectors. He has directed and participated in numerous projects of strategic consulting, organization and functional planning of centers. Currently it is also Professor of the Master’s Course in Healthcare Management at the OBS Business School.
Ignasi Tintoré
MD, MBA
Biography
Degree in Medicine and Surgery from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), specialist in Family and Community Medicine, Master in Business Administration (MBA) from ESADE. He has practiced as an attending physician in the hospital, outpatient and community settings, in public and private environments in Spain.
He has been a director numerous companies in the health sector, in Spain, European Union and Asia, with different responsibilities in private and public environments, both in the provision of health insurance and in the pharmaceutical industry. He is an academic collaborator of the Department of Organization and People at ESADE Business School, visiting professor at INCAE Business School, and professor at OBS Business School. He is currently an advisor and consultant to companies in the health sector.
Jordi Guitart
TELECOM ENG, PHD, EDP
Biography
MSC in Telecommunications Engineering and holding a Ph.D. from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC), an Executive Development Program (PDD) from IESE-University of Navarra, and a Machine Learning certificate from UC Berkeley School of Information. His career spans more than 30 years in areas ranging from business management and strategic consultancy to technology and computing systems including software development, advanced analytics, and AI. For the past 20 years he has led innovation-driven HealthTech solutions underpinned by technology and data, from a pure research approach to its disruptive application in Life Sciences. He has also provided senior advice to deep-tech startups and SMB’s and delivered technology assessment in M&A processes and Venture Capital investments. Since 2019, he is concurrently adjunct professor of strategic management in the Executive MBA program at ESIC Business & Marketing School.
Francesca Ruiz Valverde
Biography
Bachelor in Biology from the University of Barcelona UB, Executive Master in Marketing and Commercialization (EMMC) from Esade and PDD (Management Development Program) in Marketing and Commercialization from Esade.
Passionate about pharmaceutical marketing and sales, understanding it as a vehicle to improve people’s health.
Expert in Marketing and Sales in the pharmaceutical market, National and International. He has developed his professional career holding positions in sales and marketing in pharmaceutical companies and the health industry such as Novartis, Hologyc, Leti, and Ferrer among others, having achieved excellent results at all stages, applying innovative and strategic actions.
Experience in management of health products, diagnostic tests and food supplements. Experience in product launches, in hospital and primary care environments, in national and international markets.
IWe also have a wide network of partners with significant skills and experince who we ask to collaborate with us to ensure that, for each assignment, we deliver the best available experience.
We also partner with other technical consulting firms in other fields to meet the needs and demands of our custimers.
