Portrait of Ioannis Legouras

Director International and European Affaires, Director Brussels Office

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Helmholtz Association

Ioannis Legouras

  • 2026
  • Attendee

Ioannis Legouras, PhD, MBA, is Director of International and European Affairs and Director of the Brussels Office at Helmholtz, Germany’s largest research performing organisation. He has previously worked at the Max Delbrück Center in Berlin and at the CeMM in Vienna. He has an interdisciplinary background in Biology and Informatics with a PhD in Systems Biology and an MBA in Leadership and Innovation. With 15 years professional experience in international affairs and science policy, he currently oversees the development and execution of Helmholtz’s EU and Internationalisation strategy.