Sofia Xesfingi

Dr Sofia Xesfingi works at the National Documentation Center (EKT) as a research and innovation advisor for Horizon Europe programs from 2022. She is appointed National Contact Point in the thematic area of Health and in the Cancer Mission, manages the respective European networks HNN3.0 and ECHoS, and she is a member of the Enterprise Europe Network Hellas and πresident of the Sector Group Health, supporting Greek institutions in achieving business and technological partnerships, as well as in the participation and implementation of research projects.

She is a post-doctoral researcher, specialized in the field of health economics and has experience in all stages of managing and implementing national, co-financed and international projects, both in corporate environments and with international or national agencies/organizations. She also has academic and teaching experience in health-related topics.

She holds a doctorate and a master's degree from the University of Piraeus in Economics with a specialization in health and a degree in Biology from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.