Magdalena Cymerys is a Policy Officer in the Innovation Policy and Access to Finance Unit at DG Research and Innovation. She is the coordinator of the New European Innovation Agenda on accelerating and strengthening innovation in European Innovation Ecosystems across the EU and addressing the innovation divide, including the Regional Innovation Valleys initiative.
She is also responsible for women in innovation and technologies and oversees topics on social, frugal and reverse innovation. Magdalena has over 8 years of professional experience in project management, communications and policymaking.
She holds a B.A. in French studies from Adam Mickiewicz University, a Master’s degree in Development Economics of Latin America from the Sorbonne Nouvelle in Paris, and an M.A. in Interdisciplinary European Studies from the College of Europe (Natolin).