Ramón graduated in Physics from the Technical University (RWTH) of Aachen, and completed his PhD at the RWTH Aachen (Germany) and the University of Modena (Italy). He holds a Masters degree in Technology Management from Solvay/ULB (Brussels). In 1993, he joined the European Commission taking care of R&D actions in support of less favoured regions and small & medium enterprises in the fields of standardisation, advanced materials, physical analysis and metrology. In 1996, he contributed to the R&D strategy and implementation of the EC programmes on nano-electronics domain being responsible for the evaluation and follow-up of R&D projects. Later, in the Strategy for ICT Research & Development Unit at DG Information Society, he contributed to updating the work programme. In 2004, he joined the Institute for Prospective Technological Studies, where he analysed the impacts of emerging ICTs on society and economy. Since 2010, Ramón is the Programme Manager of the JRC- overseeing the scientific strategy of the institute.