Our Team | FNR – Luxembourg National Research Fund

Executive Head

Marc Schiltz, PhD, MBA

Secretary General

Chief Executive Officer

Email: marc.schiltz@fnr.lu

Assistant: Ms Sylvie Krier | sylvie.krier@fnr.lu

Tel: +352 691 36 28 18

Management team

Dr Andreea Monnat

Deputy Chief Executive Officer

Digital Innovation Coordinator
Coordination IPBG

Email: andreea.monnat@fnr.lu

Tel: +352 691 36 28 09

Christiane Kaell

Head of Research Programmes

CORE Coordination
CORE Contact for Materials Science and Technology, Physics
OPEN Coordination
Contact for National Research Priorities
ERA-Net: MERANET, QUANTERA II

Email: christiane.kaell@fnr.lu

Tel: +352 26 19 25-34 / +352 691 362 817

Dr Cindy Lopes-Bento

Head of Science of Science and Innovation Policy

Research on science of science and innovation policy
Evaluation of existing and collection on new data on science and innovation in Luxembourg
Advice on current or new science and innovation programs
Development of a platform on evidence based policy

Email: cindy.lopesbento@fnr.lu

Tel: +352 691 36 28 19

Didier Goossens

Head of Corporate Communication

FNR Corporate Communication
Contact for media enquiries

Email: didier.goossens@fnr.lu

Tel: +352 621 49 31 39

Dr Helena Burg

Head of International Relations

Coordination INTER Programme
AFR Contact for Materials, Engineering, Physics

Email: helena.burg@fnr.lu

Tel: +352 691 36 28 12

Jean-Paul (Jhemp) Bertemes

Head of Science in Society

Science in Society
Chief Editor of science.lu
Pairing Scheme: Politics Meets Research

Email: jean-paul.bertemes@fnr.lu

Tel: +352 691 36 28 10

Marc Rock

Head of Finance & General Administration

Email: marc.rock@fnr.lu

Tel: +352 621 17 55 57

Programme Managers

Asaël Rouby

Programme Manager

Legal Advisor & Research Integrity Officer
AFR coordination; AFR contact Economics, Law, Social Sciences
Contact Social Sciences
INTER: ERA-Net NORFACE; AFR Bilateral; AUDACE; NORFACE; CHANSE
FNR Member of Science Europe’s Working Group on Research Integrity

Email: asael.rouby@fnr.lu

Tel: +352 691 36 28 11

Florencia Balbastro

Programme Manager

CORE contact ICT (and space)
Coordination INTER Mobility
Coordination RESCOM

Email: florencia.balbastro@fnr.lu

Tel: +352 691 36 28 08

Dr.-Ing Gideon Giesselmann

Programme Manager

Coordination joint Healthtech call
Programme manager domain biomedical sciences (CORE)

Email: gideon.giesselmann@fnr.lu

Tel: TBC

Dr.-Ing Marlena Filimon

Programme Manager

Joint Defence Call (domain ICT)
Programme manager domain material sciences (AFR, CORE)
INTER, INTER Mobility
RESCOM

Email: marlena.filimon@fnr.lu

Tel: +352 691 362 804

Marie-Claude Marx, PhD

Programme Manager & Doctoral Education Expert

PRIDE coordination
ATTRACT coordination
CORE contact for Sustainable Resource Management in Luxembourg
AFR contact for Biology, Medical Sciences, Environment and Chemistry
INTER: ERA PerMed
FNR Coordination for Sustainable & Resilient Agriculture & Food Systems (Joint Call with Ministry of Agriculture)

*Not available on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons*

Email: marie-claude.marx@fnr.lu

Tel: +352 691 36 28 21

Linda Wampach, PhD

Programme Manager & Science Communicator

Coordination PSP-Classic, PSP-Flagship
Coordination Open Access Fund
FNR Awards
Gender balance

*Not available Fridays*

Email: linda.wampach@fnr.lu

Tel: +352 691 36 28 33

Dr Richard Nakath

Programme Manager

Coordination Public-Private Collaborations (BRIDGES, Industrial Fellowships)
CORE contact Material Sciences
INTER: EUROSTARS

*From 1 November 2022 – 31 October 2023: Only available Monday, Wednesday and every second Friday*

Email: richard.nakath@fnr.lu

Tel: +352 691 36 28 23

Dr Sakthivel Sundharam

Programme / Innovation Manager

Public-Private Collaborations (BRIDGES, Industrial Fellowships)
Coordination JUMP
Coordination KITS
Coordination High Performance Computing Call
Domain ICT
INTER: AAL

Email: sakthivel.sundharam@fnr.lu

Tel: +352 691 362 830

Fax: +352 26 19 25-35

Sean Sapcariu, PhD

Programme Manager & Research Culture Expert

CORE contact for Biomedical and Health Sciences
PEARL coordination
INTER: Multilateral (ERACOSYSMED, JPND, TRANSCAN)
INITIATE & NCER

Email: sean.sapcariu@fnr.lu *not available Monday and Friday afternoons*

Tel: +352 691 36 28 31

Susanne Rick

Programme Manager

Contact for Humanities and Education
INTER: ERA-Net HERA

*available only on Mondays, Wednesdays and every second Thursday, the other days please contact Sylvie Krier for urgent matters*

Email: susanne.rick@fnr.lu

Tel: +352 691 36 28 28

Programme Support

Angelina Clemens

Programme Support Manager

Support PSP-Classic, PSP-Flagship
Support AFR

*available mornings only*

Email: angelina.clemens@fnr.lu

Tel: +352 691 36 28 14

Fabio Gomes

Programme Support Manager

Support Industrial Fellowships
Support JUMP
Support KITS

Email: fabio.gomes@fnr.lu

Tel.: +352 691 362 825

Jill Mousel

General Admin & Programme Support Manager

Support RESCOM
Support INTER Mobility
Support BRIDGES
Support Joint Ministry Calls: High Performance Computing Call; Sustainable Agriculture (MAVDR); HealthTech
Support Open Access Fund
Support FNR Awards (application stage only)

Email: jill.mousel@fnr.lu

Tel: +352 26 19 25-50 / 691 36 28 22