Lorenzo is a policy analyst at the Joint Research Centre (JRC), and works to connect and strengthen science-for-policy ecosystems across Europe. Particularly, he interacts with services across the Commission to improve science advice mechanisms and knowledge exchange programmes within the Commission. Likewise, he collaborates with Member States for the critical assessment of their science for policy ecosystems and the preparation of policy recommendations; with the ultimate aim of improving evidence-informed policymaking processes and building institutional capacity in both the public administration and the scientific system.

Before, he has worked at the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT) as science advice and diplomacy officer related to S4D4C, a Horizon 2020 project (2019-2021), and as science coordinator at the Spanish Embassy in London (2015-2018). He has developed programmes to building up institutional and individual capacity for evidence-informed policymaking, and to supporting scientists in their career in and beyond academia.

Lorenzo is a PhD in Molecular Biology by the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (2008), with a 13-year research career in cancer genetics in Spain, USA and UK and over 30 peer-reviewed publications. Lorenzo also holds a Master in Policy Analysis by the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (2021); and has several publications about the interface of science, policy and diplomacy.