Emil LEZAK Top-Executive
I advise teams turn strong ideas into funded, deliverable projects that make a real difference. As Co-Founder of CTTI, I link sound evidence with clear business outcomes: life-cycle assessment and costing to guide design choices, “safe and sustainable by design” to keep people and planet in mind, “do no significant harm” checks to meet EU rules, and practical routes to market with sensible plans for results and intellectual property. My background is in research and development in advanced materials, and I still work with a lab mindset: measure, improve, prove.
Alongside my work at CTTI, I serve as an Expert & Lecturer in EU Funds/Programmes at Wroclaw University of Economics and Business, a Network IQ Coach with Tataj Innovation Ltd, an Expert and Evaluator for European Commission programmes, and a lifelong adviser (Pro bono!) to the National Centre for Research and Development.
Over the years I have supported hundreds of EU proposals and then stayed on to help deliver them, working across manufacturing, energy and the bio-economy. I enjoy translating complex work into plain language that evaluators, investors and partners can trust, with clear objectives, reliable data and honest milestones. I work closely with SMEs, large industry, universities and public bodies, bringing structure, momentum and a focus on measurable impact. Based in Spain and working across Europe, I’m most useful when a consortium needs a steady hand to connect policy, science and business so good ideas move from concept to market with confidence.
Headquarters:
Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
Title:
Chair of WG3-Life Cycle Assessment
Company:
EISMEA
Company Industry:
Government Administration
Company Website:
http://eismea.ec.europa.eu/, http://www.uew.pl/, https://www.ctt-innovations.eu, http://tatajinnovation.com
Company Linkedin:
linkedin.com/company/eismea
Company Size:
201-500
Current Job Duration:
7 mos
Country:
Spain
Languages:
English, Polish, Russian, Spanish
Work Experience:
Title: Chair of WG3-Life Cycle Assessment
Company: European Innovation Council And Smes Executive Agency (Eismea)
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/eismea/
Industry: Government Administration
Company Size: 201-500
Location: Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium
Country: None
Employment Type: None
Start At: 01-2026
Ends At: Present
Description: None
Title: Expert & Lecturer in EU Funds / Programmes
Company: None
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/school/uniwersytet-ekonomiczny-we-wroc-awiu/
Industry: None
Company Size: None
Location: Wrocław, Dolnośląskie, Poland
Country: None
Employment Type: None
Start At: 04-2025
Ends At: Present
Description: None
Title: CTO / Member of the Board
Company: Ctt-Innovations
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ctt-innovations-eu/
Industry: Management Consulting
Company Size: 1-10
Location: None
Country: None
Employment Type: None
Start At: 02-2023
Ends At: Present
Description: None
Title: Founder / Owner
Company: None
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/el-innovation/
Industry: None
Company Size: None
Location: Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
Country: None
Employment Type: None
Start At: 03-2021
Ends At: Present
Description: None
Title: Network IQ Coach (Certified) / Innovation Broker
Company: None
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tatajinnovation/
Industry: None
Company Size: None
Location: Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
Country: None
Employment Type: None
Start At: 07-2022
Ends At: Present
Description: None
Title: Expert & Evaluator
Company: European Commission
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/european-commission/
Industry: Government Administration
Company Size: 10001+
Location: None
Country: None
Employment Type: None
Start At: 06-2016
Ends At: Present
Description: None
Title: Advisor
Company: The National Centre For Research And Development
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ncbr/
Industry: Government Administration
Company Size: 501-1000
Location: Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
Country: None
Employment Type: None
Start At: 01-2015
Ends At: Present
Description: None
Title: Vice-Chairman of the Parents' Council at the Polish School in Madrid at the Polish Embassy in Madrid
Company: Ministerstwo Edukacji Narodowej
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ministerstwo-edukacji-narodowej/
Industry: Government Administration
Company Size: 201-500
Location: Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
Country: None
Employment Type: None
Start At: 09-2015
Ends At: Present
Description: None
Title: R&D Manager
Company: None
Company URL: None
Industry: None
Company Size: None
Location: European Union
Country: None
Employment Type: None
Start At: 03-2011
Ends At: 07-2023
Description: None
Title: R&D Manager
Company: Solintel M&P S.L
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/solintel-m&p-s.l/
Industry: Construction
Company Size: 11-50
Location: Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
Country: None
Employment Type: None
Start At: 06-2010
Ends At: 07-2023
Description: None
Education:
School: Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, Lodz, Poland (CBMiM, PAN)
Degree: PhD at Chemistry
Field: Chemistry
Period: 2001 - 2007
School: Tecnical University of Lodz, Faculty of Chemistry
Degree: Engineer Superior at Chemistry
Field: Chemistry
Period: 1996 - 2001
Headline:
R&D Project Manager; Innovation Broker
Followers:
13352
Connections:
13201
Skills:
Prevention and protection in SMEs, Cybersecurity, IA and Cybersecurity, Technical Advisory, Entrepreneurship, University Lecturing, Artificil Intelligence, Polymers and composite materials (with various additives), Characterizations and analysis (WinFit, Universal Analysis, PeakFit, WaxFit), Research and physical characterization, Micromechanics of plastic deformation of polymers/complex materials, Molecular motions and relaxation processes, Draw/Design (AutoCAD, Solid Edge), Calculations (Origin, SigmaPlot), Materials Science, Characterization, Polymers, R&D, Materials, Project Management, Business Process Management, Proposal Writing, Marketing Strategy, Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Electric Vehicles, Management Consulting, Nanotechnology, Program Management, Engineering, Spanish, Negotiation, Project Planning, Life Cycle Cost Analysis, Life Cycle Assessment, Business Strategy, Procurement, Change Management, Budgets, Continuous Improvement
Experience:
Title: Chair of WG3-Life Cycle Assessment
Company: European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA)
Location: Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium
Start: Jan 2026
End: Present
Title: Expert & Lecturer in EU Funds / Programmes
Company: Wroclaw University of Economics and Business
Location: Wrocław, Dolnośląskie, Poland
Start: Apr 2025
End: Present
Title: CTO / Member of the Board
Company: CTT-INNOVATIONS
Location:
Start: Feb 2023
End: Present
Title: Network IQ Coach (Certified) / Innovation Broker
Company: Tataj Innovation Ltd.
Location: Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
Start: Jul 2022
End: Present
Title: Founder / Owner
Company: EL-INNOVATION
Location: Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
Start: Mar 2021
End: Present
Title: Expert & Evaluator
Company: European Commission
Location:
Start: Jun 2016
End: Present
Title: Vice-Chairman of the Parents' Council at the Polish School in Madrid at the Polish Embassy in Madrid
Company: Ministerstwo Edukacji Narodowej
Location: Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
Start: Sep 2015
End: Present
Title: Advisor
Company: The National Centre for Research and Development
Location: Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
Start: Jan 2015
End: Present
Title: R&D Manager
Company: IZNAB Sp. z o.o.
Location: European Union
Start: Mar 2011
End: Jul 2023
Title: R&D Manager
Company: Solintel M&P S.L
Location: Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
Start: Jun 2010
End: Jul 2023
Title: R&D Engineer
Company: Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC)
Location: San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain
Start: Sep 2007
End: May 2010
Title: R&D Engineer
Company: Centrum Badań Molekularnych i Makromolekularnych Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Location: Lodz, Polonia
Start: Dec 2001
End: Apr 2007
Publications:
Specification of selected types of insulation solutions based on the created database of the different conventional and most innovative insulation technolog cleaning materials (EcoShopping · May 31, 2014)
System requirements, specifications and architecture (EcoShopping · May 30, 2014)
Identification of European existing peri-urban commercial building stock and retrofitting methodology (EcoShopping · Feb 28, 2014)
The Plan for the Use and Dissemination of Foreground (PUDF) (EcoShopping · Feb 28, 2014)
Plan for IPR management, use and dissemination of foreground (EcoShopping · Nov 30, 2013)
EEPOS validation strategy and application scenarios (EEPOS Consortium · May 20, 2012)
Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Green Polylactide Composites with Natural Fillers (Macromolecular Bioscience · Dec 8, 2008)
Evolution of lamellar orientation and crystalline texture of various polyethylenes and ethylene-based copolymers in plane-strain compression (Polymer · Jul 25, 2005)