Born and raised in Barcelona, he studied at the UB, completing graduate and postgraduate studies in Chemistry. In 1991, under the supervision of Prof. Jaume Vilarrasa, he completed his doctorate. From 1991 to 1992 he carried out postdoctoral research in Prof. Ian Paterson's group at the University of Cambridge (UK). After returning to Barcelona, he became a tenured lecturer in the UB's Department of Organic Chemistry in 1993.