About
Erick is a PhD student at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and a member of the Intelli-Ingest consortium, a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Network funded by the European Union through Horizon Europe. His current work focuses on the design, fabrication and formulation of micromotors, nanoparticles, and needles, that can be incorporated into devices for targeted drug release, better penetration to the intestinal mucosa, and increased exposure of the formulation to the epithelium for integration with ingestible capsules. The network brings together researchers across Europe and advances minimally invasive oral devices for diagnostics and therapy.
Born and raised in Quito, Ecuador, he moved to South Korea for university and earned an engineering degree in Electrical Engineering from Korea University in 2022 as a recipient of the Korean Government Scholarship Program (KGSP), now called the Global Korea Scholarship (GKS). He completed a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) in 2025 under the supervision of Professor Hyunjoo Jenny Lee, where he developed a micro/millifluidic platform integrated with electrophysiology for integrated analysis.
Research Interests
- Micro and nano technologies
- Bioelectronics and biotechnology
- Device integration in biomedical systems
- Organoid platforms for mechanism-driven validation