Women who change the world

Science and Technology in feminine

“Women who change the world”

Outstanding women in science and technology in the environment of...

Science and Technology

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Science and Technology in feminine

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Spain (1981)

Doctor of Industrial Engineering, researcher and professor at the University Loyola Andalu-

She studied Industrial Engineering at the University of Seville, where she also completed a Master's Degree in Advanced Design in Mechanical Engineering and obtained his International PhD.

During her training period as an engineer and researcher, she spent 1 year in Rome (Italy), 6 months in Delft (Holland) and 3 months in Prague (Czech Republic) collaborating in different research groups and establishing relationships with other universities. These stays arose as a result of the attendance to numerous courses and congresses of international scope, in which contacts with professors of recognized prestige were established.

Her research focuses on the application of numerical methods to the study of the behaviour of materials and structures, such as the fracture of dry joints in post-tensioned concrete segmental bridges.

She is currently a professor at the University Loyola Andalucía, developing her clear vocation for teaching, giving classes in Structures, Graphic Expression and CAD, Materials

She applies mathematical models for the analysis of business challenges in retail companies

Degree in Mathematics and Extraordinary Doctorate Award from the University of Valencia in the area of Economics and Sociology. She is Professor of Marketing and Market Research at the University Pablo de Olavide.

Her research stands out for the estimation of mathematical models that allow for the quantification of intangible aspects such as brand value or customer loyalty. Her modelling of consumption patterns has enabled a more efficient and sustainable management of available resources in retail SMEs.

Her research career is linked to the INNOMARK group, an international reference, with participation in more than 30 R&D projects financed in public calls, and in contracts of special relevance with companies where they analyze economic realities or business problems related to ICT and retail.

Seville,

María Alcalde

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Bahía Blanca, Argentina (1973)

Conservation biologist, researches the causes and consequences of biodiversity loss and how to mitigate it, focusing on human activities and their influence

She has a degree in Biology from the Universidad Nacional del Sur (Argentina) and a PhD in Biology from the Universidad de Murcia. She worked as a post-doc researcher at the Estación Biológica de Doñana (CSIC). She is currently a research professor at the UPO.

She has published more than 100 articles in leading scientific journals, book chapters, and outreach work, and she has participated in the design of conservation strategies for both threatened species and invasive species with economic and ecological impact, receiving 2 awards for her work in conservation of threatened species.

She directs several research projects and she co-directs a prestigious Master's degree in Conservation Biology.

General Manager of Hygiena, an American biotechnology company in Spain, which develops and markets products for the detection of allergens in food

Biologist and Doctor in Genetics from the University of Lausanne (Switzerland), she does postdoctoral studies at Gurdon Institute (University of Cambridge) and the Centre for Developmental Biology (UPO).

Her interest in applied biology leads her to Biomedal, where as Director of Innovation and Marketing she develops and markets products for the detection of allergens in food used worldwide.

After the sale of Biomedal to Hygiena, she maintains the ambition to develop and market innovative and user-friendly products for the food industry.

She received the Science Award from the University of Lausanne for her doctoral thesis and spent time abroad thanks to grants from the Royal Society and the Swiss National Science Research Fund. Her scientific research has been published in internationally renowned journals.

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She ensures food safety and quality by controlling processes and understanding the microorganisms present

Graduated in Chemistry from the University of Seville (2017); Master's in Science and Technology of Oils and Fermented Beverages from Pablo de Olavide University (2018). She completed her Master's Thesis at the Institute of Fat-CSIC, where she later began working as a Laboratory Technician in the Department of Food Microbiology.

Currently, she is the CEO of a start-up called Oleica, a technology-based company focused on consulting/advisory services, R&D+i, and a comprehensive laboratory for agri-food, environmental analysis, and more.

Her work facilitates a complete synergy between research and the industrial sector, each needing the other to safeguard the quality and safety of food for consumers.

Founder and CEO of IOPark, the smart access device with the latest IoT technology

Telecommunications Engineer from the University of Seville.

With more than 15 years of experience in mobile networks, she has worked as a consultant in multinationals such as Nokia, Vodafone and TechMahindra.

In 2021, Susana decided to undertake using the technology of the Internet of Things (IoT) and promoted an application that allows to open doors through the mobile phones, even in areas with connection difficulties, such as rural areas and ba sements. Thanks to this development, we can connect to any antenna in the world with more advantages than with Wifi te chnology.

In 2023, IOPark has received the “On Industry” award in the Robotics category, has been selected as one of the “Top 50 startups” of Andalucía Emprende and has been one of the first 100 companies to be certified by Enisa.

Utrera, Seville, Spain (1992)

Marín Gordillo

Carrasco Pérez

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Sangalhos, Portugal, (1981)

Biologist with extensive research experience in developmental biology and cancer, combined with a strong background in science communi cation and public engagement in science

Ana Bastos Neto studied Biology at the University of Coimbra. She holds a PhD in Basic and Applied Biology (University of Porto, 2011) and has 17 years of research experience in de velopmental biology and cancer in Spain and the USA.

She was a professor at Worcester State University (2017). She has been involved in communication activities (Twitter and Instagram of institutional accounts) and outreach (works hops such as ‘Science in the Neighbourhood’ and the Seville Science Fair, talks, podcasts, etc.) (2018).

Additionally, she has completed specialised courses such as ‘Scientific Culture and Science Communication’ and ‘Tools for Science Communication’. Since 2022, she has been working as the Head of Outreach and Communication at the Andalu sian Centre for Developmental Biology (CABD).

Mª de las Mercedes Pérez Jiménez

Bastos Barros Neto

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Vila-real, Castellón, Spain (1967)

From a very early stage, she combined her re search career in the field of statistical models and methods for spatial data with positions of responsibility in university management

She obtained an undergraduate degree and a doctorate in Ma thematics from the University of Valencia. In 1991, the year the Universitat Jaume I was founded, she joined the Department of Mathematics at this university just after graduating. She is cu rrently Full Professor of Statistics and Operational Research in that same department.

Since 2018 she has been the director of the UJI's School of Te chnology and Experimental Sciences, the centre where all the degree courses in the fields of science, engineering and archi tecture are taught. Previously, she had been the vicedirector of the Bachelor's Degree in Computational Mathematics, which she contributed to implement as an official course at the Uni versity.

Coordinator of the Research Group "2D and 3D Shape Analy sis, Statistical Learning in Artificial Intelligence and Stereology", her research has focused on the analysis of spatial data: digital images, 3D body scans, map locations, etc. She has collabora ted with researchers from different research fields, combining her theoretical research in the development and study of new models and methods in spatial statistics, with direct applica tions to the mentioned fields.

Amelia Simó

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Castellón de la Plana, Castellón, Spain (1982)

Associate Director at Outcomes'10, a scientific consultancy specializing in Health Economics and Outcomes Research

Degree in Biology. Master’s Degree in Development and Monitoring of Clinical Trials. Master's Degree in Health Economicsand Pharmacoeconomics.

She participates in the design and development of research projects in collaboration with the Pharmaceutical and Health Technology Industry, Scientific Societies, and/or Patient Advocacy Groups.

The projects focus on exploring the patient-reported outcomes, such as quality of life or preferences, and on evaluating the efficiency of new medicines and health technologies, estimating their potential costs and benefits through simulation models.

These projects make it possible to improve the treatment of a pathology, incorporating the patient's perspective and needs, or to facilitate optimal access to new healthcare technology for all patients who need it.

She stands out for her intensive knowledge of water microbiology and her extensive experien ce in research projects with applications of very diverse microbiological determination techni ques Castellón de la Plana, Castellón, Spain (1982)

Senior in Biological Sciences from the University of Valencia, highlights her work as Head of Microbiology in a large ISO 17025 national environmental analysis laboratory, over the past 25 years.

She is a member of the Spanish Society of Microbiology (SEM), scientific society belonging to the National Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), founded in 1946, forming part of the governing body. She actively works in three Specialist Groups of this Society: Water Microbiology, Food Microbiolo gy and Method Standardization.

She´s a member of ENAC's technical advisory committee (National Accreditation Entity in Spain) and AEAS (Spanish Association of Water Supplies and Sanitation).

Susana Aceituno

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Gladys Mínguez Vega

Jérica, Castellón, Spain (1974)

Her research focuses on the synthesis of high-purity nanoparticles and new nanomaterials with pulsed lasers

PhD in Optics from the University of Valencia and Associate Professor at the University at the Jaume I University (UJI) of Castellón. She is also secretary of the Physics Department at UJI. She specialized in Ultrafast Optics and Photonics at Purdue University (United States), the FernUnivesitat in Hagen (Germany) and the Institute of Applied Optics (Poland).

She co-directs the Photonics Research Group of the UJI, where she investigates new ways of producing and synthesizing nanoparticles with pulsed lasers. This method allows obtaining highly pure nanoparticles through an environmentally friendly procedure.

She collaborates in multidisciplinary and international teams that try to find solutions on key issues for the sustainable development goals, such as the application of nanotechnology in personalized medicine and in renewable energy.

Susana Pérez Badal

Castellón, Spain (1976)

First woman on the board of the Sindicato de Riegos de Castellón. Coordinator of the bpSTEM programme

Mechanical engineer passionate about science and technolo gy to improve and change the world. She works as a Project Manager in Maintenance. A STEM communicator and science communicator, she coordinates the bpSTEM programme: ins piring technical talent. With this group of volunteers they visit schools and institutes to inspire students as STEM references. She loves learning languages to understand and communica te with people. She also writes her biographies.

Mother of a girl and a boy, sources of her inspiration. For them and for the land where she was born and where she lives, she works in her spare time on a family project of digital transfor mation of orange groves. Her motto is always "Think big, there is always time to think small" (Bisila Bokoko).

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Leonor Hernández López

Palencia, Spain (1975)

Research into the use of nanoparticles in fluids to improve energy efficiency

Degree in Physics from the Universitat de València and PhD from the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia. Currently Professor of Fluid Mechanics at the Universitat Jaume I of Castellón and researcher in the Multiphase Fluids Group and the FACSA Chair.

She has collaborated with multiple research centres at European level, participating and directing several projects related to the development of nanofluids to increase the efficiency of heat exchange, heat storage and solar energy collection systems, highlighting the COST Nanouptake Action.

Moreover, she has coordinated inter-university cooperation projects (both at international and local level) linked to rural development and focused on the use of small-scale renewable energies.

Castellón, Spain (1976)

First woman holding management positions in the production department of Ube Corporation Europe

Chemical Engineer from the Jaume I University of Castellón with Extraordinary Final Degree Award.

For 13 years she worked as an R+D+i technician and later as R+D+i Deputy Director at Roig Cerámica SA in Vila-real (Castellón), attending to the needs of the company's new products as well as quality and design improvements in printing technologies both with rollers and in digital printing.

Since 2011 she has held management positions in the production department of Ube Corporation Europe leading a team of 35 people.

Currently its area of responsibility is Manufacture of Caprolactam and Fertilizers, her task is to optimise the production process both in terms of quality and energy efficiency and improvement of environmental impact.

Vanessa Moreno Huerta

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Emma Moliner Cabedo

Castellón, Spain (1979)

She investigates the vibrations of high-speed trains on bridges to develop tools that predict their behaviour and enhance their safety and sustainability

Emma Moliner is an industrial engineer from Universitat Jaume I and holds a PhD from Universitat Politècnica de Valencia. She is currently an associate professor in Continuum Mechanics and Theory of Structures at Universitat Jaume I, and a member of the research group on Structural Calculation and Computational Mechanics

After completing her engineering studies, she worked for several years in the private sector as an aerospace structural analyst. This experience led her to the field of research, participating in various projects dedicated to the advanced dynamic simulation of railway bridges. She is currently a researcher in the European project InBridge4EU, which aims to review and improve current regulations to ensure more efficient and safer design of European railway

Águeda Gómez Cambronero

Cuenca, Spain (1994)

The first person to earn a PhD in the field of Video Game Design and Development for her development of "Horizon: Resilience"; a mobile game for the treatment of mild to moderate depression

She holds a PhD in Computer Science, a degree in Video Game Design and Development, and a Master's in Intelligent Systems from Universitat Jaume I de Castelló. Since her final year of undergraduate studies, she has been researching in the field of Serious Games, developing games for education and mental health.

During her doctoral thesis, she developed "Horizon: Resilien ce"; a mobile video game for the treatment of mild to moderate depression, which incorporates scientifically proven psycholo gical techniques and encourages physical activity by using smartphone sensors, integrating them into the game mecha nics.

Currently, she works as a researcher at the Institute of New Imaging Technologies, studying the impact of Immersive Vir tual Reality and Augmented Reality on education, including video games and gamification techniques.

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Huesca, Spain (1973)

Her work as the researcher in charge of the Vegetable Germplasm Bank guarantees the conservation and availability of biodiversity to solve forthcoming ecological, climatic, and agricultural challenges

PhD in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Zaragoza, she is an agricultural researcher at the Agrifood Research and Technology Centre of Aragon (CITA). From her research, mainly focused on the study of vegetable landraces, highlights the work about the local varieties of pink tomato ‘Tomate rosa de Barbastro’ and sweet onion ‘Cebolla dulce de Fuentes’.

Her scientific contributions have been recognized with the distinctions: Agrarian Press Award - AIDA (2007), National Prize for Ecological Food and Biodiversity - Biodiversity Foundation (2007), Aragonese Academy of Gastronomy Award (2008; 2015) and Félix de Azara Award - Scholarship Research (2013; 2018).

Currently, she is the curator of the CITA Vegetable Germplasm Bank, which stores more than 17,000 seed samples. Her work guarantees the conservation of biodiversity and its availability to improve the society of the future.

Mª José Rubio-Cabetas

Muel, Zaragoza, Spain (1964)

Genomic approach in Plant breeding in stone fruit: peaches, almonds and rootstocks. Editor of a Technical book ‘The cultivation of the almond tree’

Researcher of the group “Plant Breeding of Stone fruits trees” in Department of Horticulture of Agrifood Research and Technology Centre of Aragon (CITA). Avda. Montañana 930, 50059, Zaragoza, Spain. Leader of the almond and rootstock-breeding program.

Master in Plant Breeding (IAMZ -CIHEAM) and PhD (University of Lleida-Spain. I have done research stays at ARS-USDA (Fresno-Ca-USA) INRA-Antibes (France), AUTh-Salonica (Greece) and the Genomics department of WSU (Pullman-USA.

Genomic studies in almond and Rootstock Breeding. My work focuses on the application of Biotechnology to the breeding and selection of scion and rootstocks. We have identified markers linked to several traits: resistance to Nematodes, as well as biomarkers for drought tolerance and waterlogging in Prunus roots, and cold tolerance in almond varieties. Author of more than 50 scientific papers in SCI journals, and scientific dissemination magazines.

Cristina Mallor

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Belinda Gallardo

Soria, Spain (1982)

She investigates the potential impact of global change on biodiversity and ecosystems through the use of big data and super-computation methods

In 2009 she doctorates in Experimental Sciences and Sustainability by the University of Girona. Her PhD dissertation, developed at the Pyrenean Institute of Ecology (CSIC), evaluates the effectiveness of ecological restoration to recover the biodiversity and functionality of the Ebro River.

In 2010 she moves to the University of Cambridge (UK) thanks to a Marie Curie fellowship and starts a line of research devoted to the study of biological invasions. She returns to Spain in 2013 thanks to the Severo Ochoa Program of Doñana Biological Station (CSIC). She is currently a Ramón y Cajal fellow at IPE-CSIC leading several national and international projects about the current and future distribution of invasive species in Europe and their potential impact on protected areas. She has received the IV Environmental Award Jose Manuel Falcón and the VIII Award Tercer Milenio for her participation in the divulgation program “CSI-Aragon”.

Ana Navas

Burgos, Spain (1959)

Nuclear and isotopic techniques for smart agriculture adapted to climate challenges aimed to the conservation of agroecosystems by safeguarding soil health and productivity

PhD in Geology. Professor of the State Agency CSIC at the Experimental Station of Aula Dei. Manager of the Group “Erosion and Evaluation of Soil and Water” and of the “Environmental Radionuclides lab”. Expert Collaborator of the International Atomic Energy Agency of the United Nations, (Joint Division FAO-IAEA) supervising international projects and training postgraduates.

Applies cutting-edge techniques and innovative methodologies at the frontier of knowledge (radionuclides, CSSI, fingerprinting) to analyse patterns of distribution of particles and nutrients aimed at unveiling the uncertainties in the global carbon balance and assess the role of agrosystems in global warming in wide variety of environments worldwide (Africa, Andes and Himalaya mountains, cold and polar regions).

She Is contributing to create a network for the application of radiometric techniques for monitoring and controlling erosion to preserve water and soil resources and guarantee food security.

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Ana Garcés - Claver

Huesca, Spain (1977)

Garcés-Claver’s research revolves around the plant breeding for a more sustainable, ecological, and committed agriculture with the health of consumers

Agricultural Engineer from the Polytechnic University of Valencia, with an awarded Final Degree Project. PhD from the University of Zaragoza in 2007. Currently, researcher at the Agrifood Research and Technology Centre of Aragon.

My research is focused on the development and application of molecular and analytical tools to identify key genes or alleles associated with the production of compounds beneficial to our health, as well as those related to the natural resistance of plants against diseases.

She collaborates with agri-food and seed companies, as well as with other national and international research groups. In addition, she is committed to teaching and dissemination of her work, through her participation in various bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs.

Esther Arias

Zaragoza, Spain (1976)

She researches and works with postharvest technologies giving technical scientific support and solutions to the fruit and vegetable sector

She achieved the Degree in Science and Food Technology in 2002 with the Extraordinary Degree Award for her class and, PhD in Food Science in 2007 at University of Zaragoza. After that, she began her professional activity at the CNTA (Navarra), where she contributed to defining main lines of research related to vegetables and innovative products. In 2010, she joined the R+D Area in PCTAD (Zaragoza), coordinating projects related to vegetables innovative product and postharvest technologies application, as well as direct collaboration with companies in the sector through technological services.

Member of the Plant Foods Research Group of the Government of Aragon has participated in more than 35 research projects and contracts. Since 2010 she combines her research activity with her teaching activity as an associate professor at the University of Zaragoza.

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Estela Nadal

Zaragoza, Spain (1981)

She stands out for her international experience in geoecology studies in Mediterranean mountain areas

She is PhD in Geography at the University of Zaragoza (2008), and since 2018 she joins the Pyrenean Institute of Ecology (IPE-CSIC) as Tenured Scientist. In the last 10 years she has worked in 4 national and international institutions.

She studies the processes that condition the hydrological and geomorphological dynamics, mainly in Mediterranean environments, at different spatial and temporal scales, with especial emphasis in the influence of land use changes in water resources, soil erosion, soil and its relationships with climatic conditions. She has contributed to the knowledge of badland areas dynamics in humid mountain areas. She has also helped to understand the relevance of land use changes in the hydrological dynamics and soil erosion processes in mountain areas in the context of Global Change.

She is currently leading three projects: the first one related to the geomorphological and sediment dynamics of river mountain catchments (SEDILAND), and the MANMOUNT and LIFE MIDMACC projects related to the study of vegetation cover in mid-mountain areas land management and their adaptation to Climate Change.

Carmen Pérez

Jaca, Huesca, Spain (1967)

She participates in national and international research projects and she is the co-author of numerous publications in prestigious international journals. She collaborates on scientific dissemination topics

PhD in chemistry by the University of Zaragoza in 2000 with Extraordinary Doctorate Award. Since 1990, she has been working at the laboratory of the Pyrenean Ecology Institute and at Aula Dei Experimental Station. Her position is Lab technician for the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC).

Currently, she is member of the group Nitrogen Fixation, Free Radicals and Hemoglobins in the Rhizobia-Legume Symbiosis. There she manages the generation of the biological material and participates in experimental research and the production of research papers.

In brief, her work encompasses different aspects of laboratory organization, experimental investigation, Science communication and assistance to PhD students.

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M.Victoria López

Salamanca, Spain (1962)

Soil Scientist and expert in Conservation Agriculture

Ph.D. in Science (Biology) and CSIC Researcher in Zaragoza (Spain).

She is an expert in Soil Physics. She studies the effects of human activity on soil, especially those due to agricultural practices. Her research is aimed at identifying and solving soil degradation problems through sustainable management alternatives.

Her studies on Conservation Agriculture have been published in high impact international journals. Her results on wind erosion, obtained in situ, have been pioneers in Spain and Europe as they came from agricultural soils under different management systems.

She participates in different scientific outreach activities and in master's and doctorate programs with the aim of making known that “unknown universe”, but so fascinating and valuable, which is the soil.

Irene Villar

Muros, A Coruña, Spain (1992)

She investigates the role of legume hemoglobins to improve agricultural resources

Graduated in Biotechnology from the University of León. In this period, she obtained a scholarship called "Introduction to Research" in collaboration with Plant Physiology Area. Then, she completed a Master in Agrobiotechnology at the University of Salamanca.

In 2016, she began the PhD at Estación Experimental Aula Dei-CSIC. Her work focuses on the study of plant hemoglobins using the model legume called Lotus japonicus . To this end, she uses different biotechnological approaches. The study and compression of legumes in symbiosis with soil bacteria have numerous agricultural advantages, as they are capable of fixing atmospheric nitrogen and transforming it into something assimilable by plants (biofertilization).

Despite her relatively short career in investigation, she enjoys progressing in the wonderful world of plants.

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Azucena Gracia

Zaragoza, Spain (1966)

Expert in the economic analysis of consumer behaviour and the competitiveness and sustainability of the agrifood chain

Bachelor and a PhD in Economics and Business Administration, head of the Department of Agrifood and Natural Resource Economics at the “Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de Aragón (CITA)” and member of the “Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón (IA2)”. She visiting scholar at the Iowa State University (USA), 1995-1996, at the University of Missouri. At Columbia (USA), fall 1999, at TEAGASC (Ireland), summer 2014, and at the University of Cornell, fall 2018.

She participated in numerous European research projects and she published many papers in high impact factor journals with high number of citations and several books.

In 2018, she was awarded with the “Medal of the Cortes de Aragón”, the highest distinction of the autonomous parliament, to women researchers in Aragón received along with other women researchers.

Albina Sanz

Bilbao, Vizcaya, Spain (1971)

She researches the relationships between physiology, nutrition and reproduction in beef cows, with the aim of improving profitability of farms

PhD in Veterinary Sciences, University of Zaragoza, with the Extraordinary Award of Degree. She has developed her activity in 40 competitive projects and many other contracts with Companies. She has published more than 70 papers in JCR journals, and multiple articles and contributions to national and international conferences, workshops and courses for students.

She has supervised 4 PhD theses (2 International Mentions and 1 Extraordinary Award of PhD), focused on, among others, to the study of maternal-filial relationships, rearing of heifers and fetal programming in cattle. Currently, she coordinates a project focused on optimizing cow reproductive programs.

She is Editor in Chief of Revista ITEA (JCR), belongs to the Board of AIDA (aida-itea.org) and she was President of UEECA (ueeca.coag.org).

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She studies the factors that influence the quality of virgin olive oil as well as the improvement of the lipid profile of foods by replacing saturated fats and trans fats, harmful to health, by unsaturated fats present in olive oil, scientifically proven to be healthy

Graduated in Biology from the University of Oviedo and in Food Science and Technology from the University of León, between 2000 and 2001 she carried out her final project at the University of Ghent (Belgium), the country in which she continued her scientific training. between 2003 and 2009 in topics related to the food technology of oils and fats.

In 2009, she returned to Spain to take the University Expert course in Virgin Olive Oil tasting at the University of Jaén. Since 2010 she has worked at CITOLIVA, currently as head of the Cooking lab and Elaiotecnia area and deputy head of the tasting panel, focusing her research on the production, characterization and quality of olive oils, as well as on improving the lipid profile of foods through substitution of saturated fats and trans fats per olive oil. She has participated in nume-

María José Llopis

Zaragoza, Spain (1990)

Architect who stands out in the study and work of the city at different levels: urban plan ning, management and inclusion of new tech nologies

Graduated in Architecture Studies from the University of Zara goza and Master in Architecture with mention in urban plan ning.

She began his career at "Arastur" where she specialized in urban management and urban planning. This is where his re flection on the city begins.

She arrives at Innovasur in 2020 where she coordinates the project team and carries out Smart City consulting work with which the challenge of the digital transformation of municipali ties is addressed. In this way, working in the city allows it to be made more efficient and sustainable. This not only affects the improvement of the environment, but also allows the achieve ment of a greater objective: the improvement of our day to day life and our happiness.

With this Smart City project, smart cities are created that detect the needs of their citizens, in order to react to these de mands by transforming their interactions with public service systems and elements.

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Inmaculada Moreno Roldán

Jaén, Spain (1991)

She applies technology to improve people's daily lives, helping to eliminate the digital divide

Degree in Telecommunications Technology Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Linares. She completed her internship with Innovasur at Geolit, where she develops her professional career as a network engineer, performing network supervision and design tasks focused on an ISP, where she is currently in charge of integrating different WISP networks in the Mas Móvil project. At the same time, she has continued his training by completing the Master's Degree in Computer Security at the University of Jaén.

During her time at the University she has participated in “Get to Know Your University” conferences where she experiments related to the IoT sector were exposed for visits from institutes. In addition, she has been awarded a scholarship by Telefónica's Taletum program to carry out a technological project related to the telematics sector.

Cristina de la Torre Villaverde

Sevilla, Spain (1997)

She develops a final degree project in which a program is implemented to predict the growth of tumors, and thus be able to establish a treat ment against this disease at an earlier stage

She studied the Double Degree in Computer Engineering and Mathematics at the University of Granada, spending a year at the University of Lodz. She is currently developing a final degree project to implement a program with which to predict the growth of tumors according to their characteristics, and thus be able to establish a treatment that stops the develop ment of the disease at an earlier stage of cancer.

In 2019, she began in the world of work at FISOTEC, carrying out her first developments professionally, specializing in sof tware development.

In 2021, she joined Innovasur in the cybersecurity department, later moving to the development department, where she is in charge of developing different software solutions that are later incorporated into its SmartCity platform that helps different municipalities to make them more autonomous and accessi ble.

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Mara Dierssen

Cantabria, Spain (1961)

Neurobiologist and one of the world's leading researchers on Down syndrome

She has been president of the International Behavioral and Neural Genetics Society and is currently president of the Spanish Neuroscience Society. A recipient of many awards, her important role in the scientific community is also evident in her participation in numerous prestigious editorial committees.

She is currently director of the Neurobiology, Cell and Systems group within the "Genes and Disease" programme at the Centre for Genomic Regulation.

Over the last 20 years she has worked intensively to find effective therapies to counteract the intellectual disability produced by chromosome 21 trisomy, which is responsible for Down syndrome.

Mother of 4 children and vocalist of Generación M. Her first album, has songs written by children with Down's and is a project promoted to bring creative spaces closer to people with disabilities.

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Photo: © Centre de Regulació Genómica (CRG)

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Elisabeth Engel

Barcelona, Spain (1971)

Biologist with a doctorate in medicine and a specialist in biomaterials and tissue engineering

Associate Professor at the School of Engineering of BarCelona Este, Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña.

She currently directs the Biomaterials for Regenerative Therapies research group at the Institute of Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), located in the Barcelona Science Park, and dedicated to developing and transferring knowledge to the industry of innovative materials and scaffolding for tissue regeneration.

She directs the biomaterials and tissue engineering research group at CIBER-BBN and her group is part of the Spanish Network of Cellular Therapy.

Research in the field of biomaterials in bioengineering has brought him recognition such as the City of Barcelona Prize for Technology Transfer, first prize from CaixaImpulse (2015) and from the European Institute of Technology and Health.

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Lleida, Spain (1970)

IT expert in project management and artificial intelligence. Experienced lean/agile Portfolio, Program and Project Manager in digital, organizational or other kinds of transformations, transition and adoption of business growth activities on global and local level

Technical Engineer in Management Computing, EPS-UdL (1st promotion, 1997). Postgraduate training in Project Management, Artificial Intelligence and Scaled Agile.

IBM certified senior manager (1996 to 2007), she managed international projects in Spain, France and Turkey. Head of Systems and Processes Portfolio in Pharma Development at Roche Farma (Switzerland, 2007-2018). Since 2018, she is the Digital Transformation and Innovation Portfolio Manager at Swiss Re Group, a leading global insurance and reinsurance company based in Zurich (Switzerland).

To carry out digital transformation projects, she uses Agile methodology and information analysis tools.

Alfons de Borja Prize (Alumni UdL, 2018). She affirms that computer scientists are “strategists of the future”, integrating themselves in more and more areas, which enables the evolution of society and the person machine interaction.

Ares Mingot

Lleida, Spain (1986)

Molecular biology PhD. Head of R&D Opennatur department. She leads a biofactory, which generates solutions for the biological control of plant pests through environmentally friendly methods

Agricultural engineer (UdL 2010), MSc and PhD in biotechnology (UB 2011 y 2016).

She worked in IRTA (2008), UdL (2009), Center for research in agricultural genomics (2011-2016) and University of Cambridge (2014). Her research was based on agricultural pest management through pheromones, genetic modification of plant pathways, and the characterization of P1N-PISPO, a new gene product present in sweet potato potyviruses (Tesis doctoral, 2016).

From 2017, she leads the R&D Opennatur Department and the insect biofactory, located in Lleida Agri-food Science and Technology Park (PCiTAL). In the biofactory, natural enemies are mass-produced and used as biological control agents of pests. Some agents produced by Opennatur are a predator of pear psyllid and a ladybug, which is able to control aphids on fruit crops and ornamental species. The use of biological control through natural enemies reduces the number of chemical treatments (Goal included in the European Green Deal, 2030).

Núria Carretero

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Marta Orive

Manresa, Barcelona, Spain (1960)

Biologist expert in brewing microbiology, yeast, fermentations and microorganisms in beer, soft drinks and water. Head of the Microbiology Central Laboratory at Mahou-San Miguel (MSM, 2001-2021)

BSc of Biological Science (Barcelona Univ 1982) and MSc in Brewing and Distilling (Heriot-Watt Univ, Edinburgh, UK 2012).

Until 2021, she led the Microbiology Central Laboratory at the MSM Quality, R+D+I and Environment Department in Lleida, where she started in 1984. She was responsible for the Yeast Bank and projects related to the microbiological quality of beers, soft drinks and waters; expert in rapid microbiology; Brewer's yeast, genetic improvement programs, identification and typing techniques, and furthermore, in brewery hygiene.

She was a member of the Analysis Group and Vice-Chair of the Microbiology group of the European Brewery Convention, lecturer in international conferences and author of articles in specialist magazines; associate professor (UdL, 2016-2021) and co-author of the book The beer: microbiological aspects (UdL, 2000).

Conxita Solans

Montargull, Lleida, Spain (1947)

PhD in Chemistry. CSIC Research Professor (retired) with expertise in Colloid and Interfacial Chemistry, fundamental in the development of nanotechnologies and novel advanced materials

BSc in Chemistry (Barcelona Univ 1970), MSc in Chemistry (Univ of Missouri-Rolla, USA 1980) and PhD in Chemistry (Sevilla Univ 1983).

Researcher during 40 years at the Institute for Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC) of the CSIC in Barcelona in the areas of colloid chemistry and advanced materials, namely in nanostructured systems such as surfactant aggregates (micelles, liquid crystals) and liquid dispersions (emulsions and microemulsions). She was president of the European Colloid and Interface Society (ECIS) and the Spanish Specialized Group on Colloids and Interfaces (GECI).

She has registered 3 patents, published 200 scientific papers and co-edited 2 books. She received the Jordi Camp Award to the research on surfactants, 1983. Awarded with the prize to the scientific career by FUNDE Association, 2015. She received the MICELA Prize awarded by the Spanish Committee on Detergents and the FORMULA-Pierre Fillet Prize awarded by the Formulation Group of the French Chemical Society, both in 2016.

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Olga Martín

Calahorra, La Rioja, Spain (1960)

World leader in non-thermal food processing. Pioneer in the application of electrical pulsing technology in Spain as a method of preserving liquid foods such as fruit juices and milk

Doctor of Chemistry, University of Zaragoza. Vice-rector for Transfer and Promotion of Innovation and Full Professor of Food Technology, University of Lleida (UdL). Promoter of the Industrial Doctorate Programs in Spain.

Director of the research group New technologies for food processing at the UdL, which develops technologies to obtain safe, healthy and attractive food.

She is one of the most recognized researchers in her field worldwide: A Fellow of the Institute of Food TechnologistsIFT (USA, 2015) and of the International Academy of Food Science and Technology - IAFoST (2016). She has been distinguished by the ICREA Academy Program (2008) and with the Narcís Monturiol Medal (2018).

Since 2019, she has presided over the European Federation of Food Science and Technology – EFFoST based in Wageningen (The Netherlands).

Rosa M. Poch

World expert in soil and water management. President of the FAO Intergovernmental Panel on Soils, which is dedicated to the principal global soil problems such as desertification or the impacts of climate change Barcelona,

Agricultural Engineer, UPC; Doctor in Soil Sciences, University of Ghent (Belgium); soil scientist, Full Professor of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry in the Environment and Soil Sciences Department at the University of Lleida (UdL).

She carries out her research in the Soil and Water research group of the UdL and in the Forest Science and Technology Centre of Catalonia. She investigates the genesis and micromorphology of soils, their structure and porosity, geo-archeology and the impacts of land use on soil structure and soil carbon storage.

Member of the committee of experts on Climate Change in Catalonia, she chaired the Morphology and Micromorphology of Soils Commission of the International Union of Soil Sciences -IUSS- (2010 to 2018) and currently chairs the Intergovernmental Panel of soils -ITPS- of the FAO (2018-2021), a group of 27 international experts.

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Teresa Rodrigo

Almacelles, Lleida, Spain (1956 - 2020)

One of the most relevant particle physicists. She actively contributed to the discovery of the Higgs Boson, one of the greatest scientific achievements of the last 50 years, and to raising the visibility of the role of women in

She studied physics at the University of Zaragoza and was a Doctor in Experimental Physics from the Autonomous University of Madrid. She focused her career on elementary particles, and was Full Professor of Atomic, Molecular and Nuclear Physics at the University of Cantabria. She directed the Institute of Physics of Cantabria.

She worked on experiments in hadron colliders in the field of elementary particles: the FermiLab (USA), on the Collider Detector experiment that led to the discovery of the Quark “Top” in 1995; and at CERN (Switzerland), the largest particle accelerator in the world, on the Muons Compact Solenoid (CMS) project, which led to the discovery of the Higgs

She chaired the CMS International Collaboration Council in which institutions from 40 countries participate. 1st Julio Peláez Prize for Women Pioneers of Physical, Chemical and Mathematical Sciences and Doctor Honoris Causa from the Menéndez y Pelayo International University.

Elena Vela

Lleida, Spain (1967)

Expert in processing technology for fresh fermented dairy products. She is part of Danone’s global innovation team. She has participated in leading innovative projects in Europe such as the launch of the product lines Activia, Actimel, Danacol and Yopro

Master’s Degree in Agricultural Engineering (Food Industry), UPC Lleida; Master of Engineering in Plant Fermentation Industrial Processing, Wageningen University & Research (Netherlands); and Master of Business Administration, UPC Barcelona.

In 1997, she joined Danone as R&D Director (Barcelona). She has been the R&D Director for Danone in the UK & Ireland (London) and Quality and R&D Director for Danone Benelux (Brussels).

Since 2017, she has been the Director of Innovation at Danone’s International Centre for Yogurt and Fermented Plant Product Technology (SITEX) in Tres Cantos (Madrid), and is part of Danone’s global innovation team for fresh dairy and plant-based products. In the pilot plant, she provides technological solutions for innovation and optimizes the adaptation of dairy and plant based products to industrial production conditions and processes around the world. She has contributed to 5 patents related to methods of preparing dairy products.

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Teresa Capell

Lleida, Spain (1964)

Doctor of Pharmacy specialized in genetic engineering of plants

Degree and doctorate in pharmacy from the University of Barcelona. She specialized in plant genetic engineering at the John Innes Center (Norwich, England) and worked at the Fraunhofer Institute (Schmallenberg, Germany).

She is currently Professor of Biotechnology at the University of Lleida and carries out her research at the Agrotècnio centre. She is a member of the Royal Academy of Pharmacy of Barcelona.

Her research group specializes in the production of molecules for pharmaceutical use in plants. They have generated rice plants that accumulate three microbicide molecules (a 2G12 antibody, and two lectins grifitsine and cyanovirine) ca-pable of neutralizing the AIDS virus.

She is the author of more than 150 publications in speciali-zed international journals and she has contributed to 4 pa-tents.

Magda Valls

Lleida, Spain (1972)

Mathematics specialized in cryptography and information security

Director of the Escola Politècnica Superior de la Universitat de Lleida and teacher of Mathematics in the Computer Engi-neering degrees.

She is part of the research group in Cryptography and Gra-phics, integrated in the research centre INSPIRES.

She researches in the field of cryptography and information security, working on the design of secure cryptographic pro-tocols: electronic voting systems, secret sharing schemes, reputation systems or smart metering mechanisms. She uses advanced mathematical and computational tools, such as elliptic curves.

The design of these protocols allows the secure performance of some tasks in the e-society, which previously could only be done in person, and which guarantees the privacy of the users.

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Inmaculada Viñas

Doctor in Biological Sciences and specialist in Microbiology of fruits and vegetables

echnology at the University of Responsible for the groups "Biology and post-harvest of fruits and vegetables" post-harvest at UdL-IRTA and reference groups in of biocontrol agents to limit the growth of altering microorga-nisms and food-borne

Expert in Food Safety of whole, minimally processed or fruits and vegetables. Applies microbial strategies through chemical, physical

ALORTEC-Patent Marketing Business Plan award, for the proposal: "New agent for pre-prepared convenience food validation and commercial viability".

Luisa F. Cabeza

Barcelona, Spain (1967)

Researcher and expert in thermal energy storage

She studied chemical engineering and industrial engineering at the Institut Químic de Sarrià (Ramon Llull University, Barcelona), a master's degree in business management doctorate at the same centre. She did a postdoctoral at the Eastern Regional Research Centre (Agricultural Re-search Service, US Department Agriculture

In 1999 she entered the University of Lleida, where she created the GREAresearch group (today GREiA), starting her research on energy issues. With 7 patents and more than 300 published articles she has achieved worldwide recognition in the area of thermal energy storage.

She represents Spain in different international forums pean Commission, International Energy Agency, Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change). Her research and work are a reference in many fields.

Orense, Spain (1969)

She applies deep learning in the field of underwater robotics for digital image processing

Computer engineer and Doctor in Industrial Engineering, she is a member of the Systems, Robotics and Vision research group at the Universitat de les Illes Balears (UIB) and of E-Health and multidisciplinary telemedicine using intelligent cyber-physical systems of the Health Research Institute of the Balearic Islands.

Her scientific contributions benefit to the preservation of the state of the Posidonia oceanica meadows, an endemic Medi terranean plant of great ecological value, and to the automatic identification of marine species, as well as to improve the au tonomous navigation algorithms of robots.

She has also developed projects applying technology in health sciences, such as Play4Health, a serious game applied to te lerehabilitation led by the health area of the BIT Foundation.

Yolanda González

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María del Mar Leza

Palma, Spain (1984)

She is a biologist with the Global Change Research Group (ICG). She investigates the effects of climate change and biological invasions, agricultural and forest pests, analyzing the efficacy of treatments and the impact of insecticides

She is the Head of Studies for the degree in Agri-Food Engineering and the Rural Environment and a professor at the

At present she is coordinator of the Velutina Task Force working group, framed in the international Coloss association. She worked with the invasive, predatory species of honey bees, the Asian hornet (Vespa velutina). As part of a collaborative work, she devised and developed the Vespapp platform (http://vespapp.uib.es), designed to detect and control the Asian wasp, which received the award for Outreach from the Catalan Biology Society in 2017.

She has analyzed the health status of the honey bee colonies. She leads a study focused on the pollinator Bombus terrestris, looking at the pollination enhancement of the almond tree using this bumblebee. She also studies other pollinators and pest insects.

Helena Costa

Formentera, Spain (1992)

She has participated in the development of a gene therapy treatment for Pompe disease, and is dedicated to characterizing and investigating strategies to minimize the immune response against viral gene therapy vectors

After graduating in Biotechnology at the Autonomous Universi ty of Barcelona and completing a Master's degree at the Uni versity of Utrecht (Netherlands), she obtained a doctorate in Gene Therapy and Immunology at the Pierre and Marie-Curie University (Sorbonne Universités, Paris).

She currently works in Milan as a postdoctoral researcher at the San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (SR-TI GET) in the team of Dr. Anna Kajaste-Rudnitski, studying how different cell types respond to viral gene therapy vectors by using of human pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). The objective is to identify antiviral mechanisms that limit the transduction of these vectors, in order to inhibit them and improve the efficacy of this technology in the treatment of genetic diseases.

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Professor of Natural Sciences for 35 years (currently retired) and independent researcher of

Since 1980 she has visited all the Pitiusas islands and islets to study the populations of lizards, applying for the first time biometric, genetic and colorimetric techniques simulta-

She carried out the first comprehensive study of all the Pitiusas islets and their lizards. It was performed applying multivariate calculation techniques to the biometric study of 40 populations of lizards. This was supplemented with genetic studies using protein electrophoresis. She pioneered the use of physical color measurement of the lizards with a colorimeter, to avoid subjective descriptions of their color. By doing so, she has established a direct correlation between the degree of differentiation of the lizards (melanism and gigantism) and the age of geological separation of the islet where

Anna Traveset

La Seu d’Urgell, Lleida, Spain (1961)

Ecologist specialized in investigating the ecology and evolution of species interactions

She has worked on island ecology for more than 30 years, mostly in the Mediterranean but also on Canary Islands (Spain), Galápagos (Ecuador), Berlengas (Portugal), Sey chelles (R. Seychelles) and Ogasawara (Japan).

Prof. Traveset received her BS in Biology from the University of Barcelona. Her PhD work was conducted at the University of Pennsylvania, performing fieldwork on plant-insect interac tions in Costa Rica. After returning to Spain, she conducted postdoctoral research at the Doñana Biological Station (EBD, CSIC), Seville.

In 1992 she moved to Mallorca where she has been doing re search until now. She has c. 300 publications in scientific journals (c. 200 in SCI-indexed journals) and leads the labo ratory of Terrestrial Ecology at IMEDEA.

In 2017 she was awarded the Premi Rei Jaume I for the envi ronment protection, and in 2022 the Premi Ramon LLull awarded by the Balearic Islands Government.

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María del Carmen Rotger Pons

Maó, Minorca, Spain (1967)

She mimics nature by combining supramolecular forces to design new compounds and functional materials with biological applications, among which the transport of nucleic acids into cells

She has a Degree and PhD in Chemistry from the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB) and specialized in supramolecular chemistry at the University of Sheffield (UK). She is currently University Professor and member of the Supramolecular Chemistry research group at the UIB. Her work focuses on synthesizing squaramidic compounds and evaluating their self-assembly capacity and biological activity as therapeutic or transport agents. Her work has generated 5 patents, and she collaborates with companies in the biotechno-

She is director of the Master's Degree in Chemical Science and Technology, Secretary of the Department of Chemistry, and a member of the Academic Commission of the Doctoral Program in Chemical Science and Technology. She participates in many scientific dissemination activities.

Loren Carrasco Martorell

Puigpunyent, Majorca, Spain (1968)

She works to ensure that innovation, knowle dge and technology developed in universities improve our society

Loren began her studies at a small village school with only two teachers for all classes. From Majorca she moved to Bar celona to study. After obtaining her Telecommunications En gineering degree, she worked for Telefonica research and development with engineers from different countries who were designing the future mobile networks. After that, she spent a few years working in an NGO helping with social pro jects. Finally, she joined the University of the Balearic Islands as a professor, where she got a doctorate in Computer Science.

She is currently doing research on sensors and body actua tors networks to achieve, for instance, that chronic patients can spend more time at home. She is also dedicated to uni versity management. At present, as vice-rector for innovation and digital transformation, she tries to ensure that the inno vation and knowledge developed in universities can help to improve our society.

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Madrid, Spain (1951)

PhD in Biology, expert in fish and sustainability. Her career can be summarized in three words: curiosity, tenacity and courage

She graduated in Biology from the University of Barcelona where she obtained her PhD in 1984 while being a mother of three children. She developed sclerochronology, a pioneering technique at the time. These works enabled her to obtain an André Mayer scholarship from the FAO at the University of Hawaii at Manoa (1988-1989). Upon returning to the Institute of Marine Sciences (CSIC) as a Head scientist in 1986, she moved to Mallorca to the Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies (CSIC/UIB) in 1990.

During her career, she has studied fish communities across the world and she has published around 200 papers and supervised 15 Doctoral Theses. She was Chief Scientist on the first Antarctic expedition of the BIO Hespérides in 1991, and she participated in 7 more Antarctic campaigns, among other oceanographic campaigns. She was the first female in charge of the Marine Science and Technology National Plan, and was also the coordinator of ERA-Nets for the Ministry of Science and Technology (2002-2008). From 2008 to 2016 she has been the director of the IMEDEA.

Maó, Balearic Islands, Spain (1980)

Historian of science and coordinator of the Minorcan Institute of Studies, which promotes Minorca as a space for generating, transferring, and exchanging knowledge

Her research experience began in the Department of Fundamental Physics at the University of Barcelona, in the field of solid-state physics. However, most of her career has been focused on the history of physics, with the aim of considering science as a way to understand the world, as well as a social and historical phenomenon.

She wrote her doctoral thesis on history of quantum physics at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin. Later she did scientific research and was a lecturer of History of phisics and mathematics at Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz.

Currently she is the scientific coordinator of the Minorcan Institute of Studies. There she seeks to promote the promote the research about, from and for Minorca, and to make it available to society.

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Rita Ferrer Tur

Formentera, Balearic Islands, Spain (1992)

She participates in the design of Clinical Trials for new drugs

She graduated in Biomedical Sciences degree from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. In 2013 she moved to Germany where she took the fourth year of her degree at the Universität Duisburg-Essen through an Erasmus programme. There she began to collaborate as a researcher at the Universitätsklinikum Essen in the Department of Immunology.

Also in Germany, she took the Master's Molecular and Developmental Stem Cell Biology at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum. She also continued working as a researcher at the Department of Transfusion Medicine at the Universitätsklinikum Essen, where she specialized in the field of mesenchymal stem cells and extracellular vesicles and she participated in the publication of several scientific papers.

In 2017 she completed a second Master's Degree in Monitoring of Clinical Trials and in 2018 she began working in a Geneva-based multinational specialized in clinical research. She currently continues her work in the same company, in the design of Clinical Trials for the pharmacological development of the pharmaceutical industry.

M. Antònia Tugores Pons

Sineu, Balearic Islands, Spain (1979)

Data and computer technician working on so cio-technical systems to better understand human mobility, transport or epidemics and in fectious diseases spreading

Mathematician by training, her professional career has been related to software development.

She worked for two private companies: First, she was invol ved in the creation of a video game engine, and then, in the development of a distributed computing middleware (grid).

In 2010 she joined the IFISC (UIB-CSIC), Institute of Interdis ciplinary Physics and Complex Systems. She conducted the integration of IFISC into the European Grid computing ne twork. Later on, she became interested socio-technical sys tems and data analysis. Since then, she has been involved in projects related to these topics. In addition, she is mentoring researchers from different areas in computational processes optimization and in the use of technologies.

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Núria Marbà Bordalba

Barcelona, Spain (1967)

Biologist expert in marine plant ecology and global change

She’s been studying the dynamics and roles of coastal marine ecosystems with regards to global change for more than 30 years. She has carried out research on temperate coastal areas (Mediterranean, North and South Atlantic Oceans and Australia), tropical (Indian and Pacific Oceans, Caribbean) and polar (Arctic) zones. Her research contributes to setting up a scientific basis for defining marine ecosystems conservation and restoration policies.

She has a degree and PhD in Biology by the University of Barcelona. She carried out postdoctoral stages at the University of Copenhagen (Denmark), at the Netherlands Institute of Ecology, and at the Centre for Advanced Studies of Blanes (CSIC). She has been a CSIC researcher at the Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies (joint research center of the University of the Balearic Islands and the CSIC) since 2002. She has more than 200 publications in SCI indexed journals. She has been the head of the Global Change Research group in the IMEDEA since 2015 and of the Department of Oceanography and Global Change in the IMEDEA since 2021.

Bofill Roig

Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain (1991)

Mathematician doing research on statistical methods for the design and analysis of clinical trials

Marta graduated in Mathematics from the University of Bar celona (UB) in 2014, focusing on statistics applied to health. She completed a Master’s in Biostatistics and Bioinformatics in the interuniversity program of the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) and UB.

In 2020, she obtained a PhD in Statistics an Operations Re search from UPC. Her doctoral thesis developed methods and software for designing studies with multiple variables of interest.

In 2021, she moved to Vienna as a postdoctoral researcher at the Medical University, working on European projects on adaptive clinical trials and investigating methods to avoid biases and optimize patient assignment in treatment groups.

In September 2024, she returned to Barcelona, where she works as a lecturer and researcher at UPC.

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Bermejo González

Mérida, Badajoz, Spain (1992)

Her research focuses on the reduction in energy consumption and pollution caused by technology

Dr. Belén Bermejo is a Research Professor and member of the Systems Architecture and Performance research group at the University of the Balearic Islands (Spain).

Her research has focused on the energy consumption of virtualized servers and data centers in the cloud since 2016. In addition, in recent years, her research has been extended to the environmental effects of surveillance capitalism. She has numerous publications in high-impact journals, as well as scientific book chapters, and she also has participated as a committee member in a large number of international conferences.

Additionally, she is the President of the Women in Engineering group of the IEEE Spain Section, as well as a member of the IEEE Spain Board of Directors and a member of the Board of Directors of the College of Computer Engineers of the Balearic Islands. She has also made research stays at the University of Newcastle (UK), University of Seville (Spain) and University of Pavia (Italy). She has been part of several national, international and European research projects throughout her career, and she has been in charge of two cooperation projects with

Maria Bauzà Villalonga

Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain (1993)

She studies the use of artificial intelligence to develop versatile robots capable of performing multiple tasks with a high level of performance and reliability

Maria Bauzà Villalonga is a researcher in robotics and artifi cial intelligence at Google DeepMind. In 2022, she received her Ph.D. in robotics from the Massachusetts Institute of Te chnology (MIT), working with Professor Alberto Rodríguez. Before that, she earned a degree in Mathematics and Phy sics from CFIS, a center of excellence at the Polytechnic Uni versity of Catalonia.

Her research focuses on developing artificial intelligence al gorithms to enable robots to learn to manipulate their envi ronment and successfully perform multiple tasks with preci sion.

Maria has published more than twenty scientific articles and has received several fellowships, including those from Face book, NVIDIA, and LaCaixa. Her research has won multiple awards, including the best Cognitive Paper at IROS and Amazon Best Systems Paper.

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Madrid, Spain (1969)

Research, dissemination and transfer in the area of biological medicinal chemistry

Nuria Campillo is currently a Senior Scientist at the CIB Margarita Salas (CSIC), where he investigates in the area of medical-biological chemistry, focusing on drug development with application in the field of neurodegenerative diseases and neglected infectious diseases. This last year she is as a visiting researcher at the ICMAT-CSIC.

She is author of more than 90 scientific publications and patents. She is author of outreach publications and books.

President and co-founder Association Ciencia con 3 enCantos. Secretary and co-founder of AADIIT.

She is cofounder a technology-based spin-off (AItenea Biotch). AItenea wants to help to industrial sector using the tools offered by Artificial Intelligence.

Soria, Spain (1982)

Degree in Physics, Master in Geophysics and Renewable Energies

After 18 years between Madrid, Barcelona, Toronto and Am sterdam, Candela returned to Soria to create, from the low-po pulated Spain (España vacía), a technology-based startup with global projection: Detektia.

The aim of Detektia is to apply DInSAR technique to problems of the civil engineering sector, Detektia aims to revolutionize the control and maintenance of large engineering works, hel ping to create safer, more efficient and durable infrastructures.

Despite having only a year of life, Detektia has managed to gain an important place in the market and accumulates seve ral awards and prizes.

Candela has a long experience working in applied research on the analysis of subsidence on the earth's surface, both on a large scale, analysing the deformations of the Eurasian tecto nic plate, and on a local level analysing point subsidence, such as those produced by civil engineering works.

Nuria E. Campillo

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Marta Miguel

Research into new, healthier, safer and more nutritious foods for all

PhD studies (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid) with European Doctor recognition. She works as a full researcher at the Institute of Food Science Research from the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) where she leads the research group “Bioactive Gastronomy”.

Her research is focused in the design and production of novel functional foods and ingredients that can improve our health and well-being, with the necessary scientific support in terms of mechanism of action and biological base. She also works analysing the sensorial characteristics and potential culinary features and properties of these novel foods. She has collaborated with various research centers from France, UK and Brazil.

She is the Co-founder of the Spin-Off iLike Food Innovation S.L., a disruptive company from the agrofood sector whose goal is to develop ideas and solutions to the global challenges posed by the food industry sector.

She has received different prizes and acknowledgements and is an active science disseminator as an expert in the agrofood field for different magazines, radio and TV programmes.

She is known for her relevant activity in the op tical industry, more specifically in the innova tions applied to technological solutions in lens production

Awarded with an extraordinary prize in her University studies (Degree in Optics and Optometry at the Universidad Complu tense de Madrid) and Postgraduate Course in Optics, Opto metry and Vision.

She has studied in depth the behaviour of progressive lenses in order to discover fundamental relations between lens design and eyewear customer satisfaction.

She has participated in different research projects related to the development of new technologies and lens production. With her team, in 2019 she successfully commercialises the first lens recommendation system based on machine learning (Artificial Intelligence).

At present she is the General Manager of the company IOT, international leader in disruptive technologies applied to oph thalmic lenses, known by its successful software of progres sive free-form lens design used by a wide number of labora tories world-wide.

Madrid, Spain (1977)

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Esther Fernández

Madrid, Spain (1961)

PhD in Biology, researcher, entrepreneur and currently Innovation Director at DINA Science, a biotechnology company specialized in Preimplantation Genetic Testing

PhD in Biology from the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid. she was awarded the BM prize in Human Genetics (1991). In 1994, she became an Assistant Gynecologist at the In Vitro Fertilization Laboratory of the Fundación Jiménez Díaz, where she implemented the Preimplantational Genetic Diagnosis Techniques with the help of two FISS research projects. Co-founder of Geniality Genetic Diagnosis in 2008, a biotechnology company based in Madrid, dedicated to the field of reproductive genetics, she was awarded a CDTI project and directed her first Doctoral Thesis.

She was pioneer in Spain in the diagnosis in embryos of serious genetic diseases with molecular genetics techniques, such as Huntington disease. She has dedicated most of her professional career to the development of molecular techniques applied to preimplantational genetic diagnosis and genetic counselling for couples carrying "rare" diseases, with the satisfaction of having helped many couples to achieve their desire for healthy offspring.

Susana Rodríguez

Madrid, Spain (1973)

Graduated from the Complutense University of Madrid with a degree in Modern Languages and Translation and a Master's Degree in Conference Interpreting, entrepreneur and currently CEO of Kunveno, a company specialising in the development of language technology applied to translation and interpreting

Susana is a conference interpreter with a track record of successfully leading innovative projects related to language engineering applied to translation and interpreting.

In 2020 she took the opportunity offered by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology EIT and CDTI (Neotec) to bring together specialists in conference interpreting, Artificial Intelligence, natural language processing (NLP), human-computer interaction (HCI) and user experience and user interface design (UX/UI) to develop STM, a fully interpreter-centric solution, developed by interpreters for interpreters with interpreters, to provide them with optimal support in the challenging task of remote simultaneous interpreting (RSI) and empower them to become relevant players in the future global market of multilingual communication.

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Yolanda Hernando

CEO of Abiopep, researcher, expert in innovation and knowledge transfer, she works to improve the competitiveness of agriculture through a firm commitment to research and development as the only way to consolidate innovative solutions Burgos, Spain (1964)

PhD in Agricultural Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM, 1994). She furthered her scientific training at the Institute of Food Research Norwich in the UK and has experience in the private sector. She has worked as Head of Knowledge Transfer (CEBAS-CSIC) and Visiting Scholar at the University of California (Berkeley).

Since 2018, she has been directing Abiopep S.L., a spin-off of the plant pathology group of CEBAS-CSIC, dedicated to the production and commercialisation of solutions for the improvement of quality and productivity in vegetables, generating technologies related to plant health. Abiopep combines

Mª Eugenia Requena

Alicante, Spain (1974)

Telecommunications engineer with a passion

She studied Telecommunications Engineering at the Polytech nic University of Valencia and received his PhD in Industrial Te chnologies from the Polytechnic University of Cartagena, and holds a Master's degree in Business Administration from The PowerMBA.

Her professional career has been developed in the public and private sectors. She has worked for Repsol and the consultan cy firm Altran. She has also participated in projects on the study of materials that are invisible to radar and the drying of resins using microwaves, among others.

In 2007 she joined the Fundación Parque Científico de Murcia for six years as head of the Supercomputing Centre, Business Development and the technical team. She continued her pro fessional career in the multinational company Inforges, where she led the technical systems team as head of operations. Subsequently, she developed her work as Commercial Direc tor of AGEDOS Business Datacenter.

Currently, she has the challenge of leading the Isaac Peral Foundation, whose mission is to strengthen and develop the industrial fabric of the region of Murcia by promoting talent and innovation and facilitating collaboration between the Founda tion's partner companies and entrepreneurial companies, star tups and SMEs.

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Susana Peregrina

Avilés, Spain (1973)

Industrial Engineering, specialising in electronics and automation from the University of Oviedo

In 2002 she started working at ArcelorMittal in Avilés, as a Research Engineer in the rolling and finishing area.

She has held various positions of responsibility in the steel multinational and is currently responsible for the R&D Centre in the Basque Country. This centre serves the entire company and is mainly focused on the development of projects to improve the quality of scrap as a raw material and to optimise the melting processes, with a clear orientation towards the digitalisation of processes.

Since 2018 it has been the general coordinator of PLATEA: Spanish Steel Technology Platform, which brings together all the entities in the knowledge chain of the steel sector, presenting itself as

Laura Miralles

Almansa, Spain (1984)

Zoologist and marine biologist, PhD in molecular biology from the University of Oviedo and award of excellence from the University of Oviedo

She heads the Environmental Genetics Department at Ecohydros.

She participates in numerous research consortia to develop innovative techniques for the study of aquatic ecosystems.

In 2019, MIT selected her in two of its international programmes, joining its project accelerator.

She has a significant scientific production with more than 40 articles, as well as 5 intellectual property registrations.

She directs the NGO for the rescue of marine animals "M.A.R. Marine Animal Rescue", the citizen vigilance network "Surfers Watching the Sea" and the group "Roots and Shoots of the Cantabrian" of the Jane Goodall Institute.

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Avilés, Spain (1980)

Specialist in the investigation of the corrosion problems of metallic materials

Degree in Chemistry and Doctorate from the University of Oviedo within the Materials program.

She has been working at the Instituto Tecnológico de Materiales de Asturias (Fundación ITMA) since 2007 and she has extensive experience in corrosion problems in solar thermal power plants, material selection and corrosion failure analysis.

She has worked in several research projects at regional, national and European level and is the author and co-author of several articles and contributions to national and international conferences.

Some of the research projects she has worked on include the application of natural extracts for corrosion inhibition in industrial systems and the study of corrosion in new generation advanced solar thermal power plants.

Avilés, Spain (1980)

Specialized in the development of steels and alloys for different applications

Degree in Chemistry. University of Oviedo (1998) 2005). Doctorate in Organometallic Chemistry from the University of Oviedo.

She has been working at the Instituto Tecnológico de Materiales de Asturias (Fundación ITMA) since 2010 in the field of Steel and Alloy Development. Her work includes:

The development of aluminium alloys for energy applications or new steel grades with higher hardness and wear resistance for the railway sector. She also works on creating steels with improved properties for the automotive sector.

She also carried out her research work as a staff member in the Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry of the University of Oviedo.

Elena Mielgo

María Panera

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Head of Institutional Relations of SATEC, Asturian multinational integrator of technological solutions

She has, among other qualifications, a degree in Geography from the University of Oviedo and an MBA from the University of Toronto.

She has been vice-president of the Cluster of the Technologies and Information of the Principality of Asturias, entity that groups more than 40 Asturian companies of the sector of the information technologies.

She was a member of the board of AMETIC, the employers' association representing the digital technology industry in Spain. Its members are companies of all sizes and include large global IT, Telecommunications, Electronics, Services and Digital Content companies, leading companies in digital transformation, as well as, industry associations.

She has developed part of his professional career in the USA and Canada.

Avilés, Spain (1983)

Head of R&D of Sustainable Resources at ArcelorMittal, specialist in Circular Economy

Chemical Engineer by the University of Oviedo and Magdeburg and Doctor in Mining and Environment by the University of Oviedo. Her doctoral thesis focused on the evaluation of the sustainability of mining waste.

She has been working since 2008 in the Research and Development division of ArcelorMittal, which has two of its R +D centres in Avilés. Her career has always been focused on the issues of environment and sustainability.

Since 2017, she has directed the "Sustainable Resources" area at the New Frontier Center in Avilés, which carries out different projects related to the sustainability of the mines of the ArcelorMittal group. Her team develops innovative technological solutions to improve the environmental impact of mining activities.

In 2018, she was selected as Ambassador for the Circular Economy in Spain by the Advanced Leadership Foundation in Washington.

Oviedo, Spain (1958)

María Martínez

Ana Fernández

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She investigates energy production just as the (1975)

Industrial Engineer, working on the ITER project with the Spanish engineering services company IDOM.

ITER is an international project, located in the south of France, in which the European Union, the United States, China, India, Japan, Russia and Korea participate. The project is an experimental fusion reactor, whose main fuel is hydrogen. The aim of the project is to demonstrate that its operation is possible on a large scale. If the experiment is a success, it will change the world energy map, i.e. we will no longer be dependent on traditional fuels such as oil, coal

She studied at the Madre la Luz School and at the Nicolás Salmerón Institute and later went to the University of

She has always combined studies and sports, particularly basketball to which he has dedicated more than 20 years.

Civil engineer involved in sustainability projects and active member of the Global Women's Forum

Civil Engineer by the ETS of Granada. Master in Foundations, Postgraduate in Road Maintenance and Conservation, a course in Economics at Oxford University, a Degree in Social Project Management with BID and a Degree in Leadership with DELFT University.

She started her career as a Junior Engineer in Brazil with the World Bank, until she reached management positions, leading teams in international development projects, both in Civil and Industrial Projects.

In recent years she has been involved in climate change projects, specializing in mitigating the effects of flooding, developing the Program for Flood Prevention, Maintenance and Conservation of roads.

Currently, she works with Ingenia Solar Energy focusing on Renewable Energies such as PV Solar.

Huelva,

Ana Castañeda

Mela García

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Researcher in methods of analysis for the control of contaminants in food

Doctor of Chemistry (1994) and Professor of Analytical Chemistry (2009). Head of the Analytical Chemistry of Pollutants Research Group

Her research focuses on developing methods of analysis for organic, toxic and contaminating compounds, as well as bioactive compounds and metabolites, in food safety and quality, environmental and biological control.

She is also a specialist in chromatographic techniques coupled to low and high resolution mass spectrometry analyzers.

She has published more than 250 articles in international journals, she has edited 2 international books on pesticide residues and she has directed 20 doctoral theses.

She has participated in more than 50 research projects (international, national and regional), being the researcher responsible for 20 of them.

Almería, Spain (1975)

Antonia Garrido

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Vélez Rubio, Almería, Spain (1969)

Development and consolidation at the strategic level of the technology centre and the agro-industrial cluster

Degree in Economics and Business Studies from the University of Malaga. She has been Manager of the GDR los Vélez for 5 years. General Manager of Centro Tecnológico Tecnova since 2001 and Director of ITECA, S.L. since

In her professional career, she has extensive experience in management, transfer and innovation in the agro-industrial sector. It is worth mentioning her career in the coordination and execution of applied research projects since 2001, looking for results at a technical, economic and market level. She has actively participated in the implementation, development and consolidation at a strategic level of the technology centre and the agro-industrial cluster.

She collaborates as an associate professor at the University of Almeria, in the Faculty of Economic and Business Sciences, within the area of Business Organization.

Adra, Almería, Spain (1976)

Pioneer in the cultivation and processing of microalgae for the development of bio-stimulant products for agriculture

MSc of Chemistry from the University of Almería. Her professional career began focused on microalgae biotechnology, studying both cultivation of microalgae and developing indoor production systems.

She stands out for her work as world pioneer in the development of biocatalytic processes for the industrial production of microalgae-based biostimulants and biofertilisers for agriculture, and circular bioeconomy approaches for the recovery of nutrients in microalgae production and their valorization into products for agriculture.

Nowadays, she is technical director at BIORIZON BIOTECH, where as a researcher she has participated in 7 funded projects, both national and European, leading four of them as principal investigator.

Mª Carmen Galera

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Mª Elena Hernández

Almería, Spain (1976)

Manager and Technical Director of Laboratorio Analítico Bioclínico, first company installed at PITA

Doctor of Chemistry, University of Almería (2003). She has published several scientific articles on pesticide residues and quality aspects in analytical results.

In 2006 she joined LAB, a spin-off created at the initiative of researchers from the Universities of Almería and Granada, combining the technical direction and management of the laboratory for 11 years. The work field of LAB is mainly focused on the development and application of analytical methods for quality control and food safety, environmental and industrial hygiene. Since 2014, LAB belongs to the Tentamus Group, an important network of laboratories operating internationally.

Alexandra

Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Islas Canarias,

She stands out for his experience as a Junior Developer in the development of mobile applications in the Agricultural sector to achieve the digital transformation

Superior Technician in Network Computer Systems Administration at CIFP César Manrique. Training course as a FullStack Developer from the School of Industrial Organization (EOI). Scholar at the Institute of Renewable Energies (ITER).

Specialized in the development of Agile projects and in the use of web analytics tools (Google Analytics). Experience in developing various IT projects in different sectors, nationally and internationally.

She has participated in the Innobonos project in collaboration with the Cabildo and the Tenerife Chamber of Commerce, helping SMEs in the process to carry out their Digital Transformation. Currently she participates in projects responsible for Digitization in the Agri-food sector with the purpose of helping to make and execute better decisions by providing data and intelligence.

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Ángela Morales

Posadas, Córdoba, Spain (1982)

Her experience in national and international research projects in Food Safety and Process Technology stands out

She has a degree in Veterinary Medicine and in Food Science and Technology from the University of Cordoba, a Master's degree in Agrifood and is currently a doctoral student in the Biosciences and Agrifood Sciences Programme.

Her work on the control of foodborne zoonotic pathogens (Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella spp. Campylobacter and Yersinia enterocolitica) is noteworthy, and she has led to various publications in scientific journals and communications at national and international conferences.

She has collaborated with Liverpool John Moore University (LJMU) in a EUREKA project whose objective was the development of an on-line measurement system, based on microwave technology, for quality control in "ready-to-eat" products.

She currently runs the company AMP Laboratories, providing services to companies in the food sector in monitoring and improving product quality and process efficiency.

She stands out her experience as Software Developer, Tester, Project Manager (PM), QA Manager, COO, PMO y Development Manager

Technical Engineer in Computer Management from the Uni versity of Cordoba, with a Final Degree Project and profes sional beginnings in Ireland. First student of the EPS of the University of Cordoba to do an internship abroad.

Specialized in agile project, equipment and software quality management, certified with ISE-II and PMP® distinction, with more than 14 years of multidisciplinary experience in national and international IT projects.

Co-founer of MyEventy.com and Atlantya Software Consul ting. She has participated as PM in projects such as Bizum, OPTICITIES or SECUR-ED and was co-founder of MyEven ty.com. She has worked with clients such as La Casa Real, Microsoft, Axa, BBVA, Hertz, Enterprise Rent A Car or the AGPD, and collaborated with international research teams and universities such as the Politecnica de Madrid, the Poli tecnico di Torino, the Cork Institute of Technology.

Currently, she is responsible for Software Development in Europe and the IGTech Development Center in Cordoba of the multinational Innovation Group.

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Felipa María Bautista

Pozoblanco, Córdoba, Spain (1958)

Synthesis and characterization of catalysts

Graduate and Doctor in Chemistry from the University of Córdoba, where she has developed her teaching and research activity. She is a University Professor in the area of Organic Chemistry.

In his 37 years of teaching, she has directed about thirty, between Doctoral Theses, Bachelor's Theses and Master's Theses.

She is a specialist in the synthesis and characterization of heterogeneous catalysts of acid and/or redox nature and their applications in organic reactions, which allow the transformation of compounds from oil or biomass into compounds of industrial interest (including bio-fuels) or from Fine Chemistry (pharmaceuticals and similar products). The results are gathered in about 90 scientific articles; 10 book chapters; 6 invention patents and more than 150 communications to national and international congresses.

Ángeles Alonso

Córdoba,

Food detection with genoprotective and chemopreventive activity

Professor of Genetics and Doctor of Biology at the University of Córdoba (1980). She has developed her research work in various international centres, dedicating herself to the use of animal and human models that can be extrapolated to Population and Evolutionary Genetics as well as Food Safety and Genotoxicology.

In addition to her teaching work in genetics for graduates, she teaches research by giving courses in more than one subject and directing doctoral students.

For 31 years her research articles have reflected the health-promoting activities of commonly consumed foods in humans. This work has led her research team to detect molecules contained in the Mediterranean diet that inhibit tumor formation in laboratory models.

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Amelia Zafra

Córdoba, Spain (1982)

She has contributed to the development of models for predicting student academic performance and predictive machine maintenance models.

Her main research interests focus on the development and progress of artificial intelligence techniques and their application to health, industry and education.

She is graduated with honors in Computer Science and she earned her Ph.D. degree with honors from the University of Granada. Currently, she is associate professor in the Department of Computer Science and Numerical Analysis of the University of Córdoba. She belongs to the Knowledge Discovery and Intelligent Systems (KDIS) research group and is a member of the Andalusian Interuniversity Institute in Data Science and Computational Intelligence (DaSCI).

The work developed is reflected in more than 90 scientific publications. She has participated in more than 35 research projects and educational innovation projects.

She has contributed to the development of prediction models for students' academic performance and the development of

Aurora Gil de Castro

Córdoba, Spain (1985)

She does research on power quality in electri cal networks, especially in lighting systems based on LED technology

PhD in Industrial Electronics and Automation Engineering, and Associate Professor in the Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering, Universidad de Córdoba, Spain. She is coordinator of the Doctoral Program in Advanced Computation, Energy and Plasmas from UCO, and resear cher atR&D Group Industrial Electronics and Instrumenta tion. She is part of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) been Senior Member, chapter coordinator at IEEE Spanish Section and treasure in IEEE WIE Spain. She has participated in more than 15 R&D projects and con tracts. She is currently project leader of a research project funded by thecMinistry of Science and Innovation.

She has published more than 100 publications (32 journal papers indexed in JCR), and she has supervised 4 doctoral thesis and more than 20 bachelor’s and master’s final pro jects.

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Her scientist motivations and interests are fo cused on Cloning and Antitumor and Antibiotic compounds biosynthetic pathways characteri zation. Also including generating new Antitu mor and Antibiotic compounds

She has a Biology University Degree (1979) and a PhD in Biology (1984) from the University of Oviedo. After a post-PhD stay at Keith Chater Laboratory (Norwich, UK) in 1988, she returned to The University of Oviedo as a Microbiology University Professor. She got a Chair of Microbiology at the University of Oviedo in 2011. She is co-manager of “Bioactive compounds by microorganisms Biosynthesis (BIOMIC)” Investigation Group.

She is related to the registration of 16 patents, 13 of them are internationally recognized and they are been used for various Business and Companies (Hoescht Marion Roussel, Biotica Technology Ltd., Asturpharma S. A., PharmaMar S. A., Entrechem S. L.). She is one of the founder partners of Entrechem S.L., leaded about 24 Doctoral Theses and wrote 189 publications including 14 book chapters and 175 reviews and media reports.

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Enhance people’s lives by means of smart

PhD in Mechanical Engineer. Lecturer of Structures, Strength of Materials and Welding at the Polytechnic School of Engineering of Gijón for 25 years. With 2 six-year periods of recognized research, +150 Final Thesis tutored, responsible for +100 ERASMUS and 50 internships. Event Organizer of

In 2028 she founds i4life, a spin-off of the University of Oviedo that launched the app i4park, free in app stores and

Now i4life develops hardware, software, data analytics and Artificial Intelligence for third parties, using customer training to promote the adoption of technology to cope with their

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Rodríguez González

Blimea, Asturias, Spain (1964)

She is studying the behaviour of structures and mechanical elements that must work in aggressive environments and applies this knowledge to the design of safer structures

PhD in Industrial Engineering, Professor of Continuous Media Mechanics and Theory of Structures at the University of Oviedo, and the first engineer to be a member of the Asturian Academy of Science and Engineering.

Author of more than 250 scientific publications. She has supervised 15 doctoral theses and has participated in more than 100 research and technology transfer projects. She was the director of the University Institute of Technology of Asturias - Instituto Universitario de Tecnología de Asturias (IUTA), from where she promoted university-industry collaboration through transfer agreements and the establishment of meeting forums as consolidated as "Technology breakfasts".

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Acle Olivo

Gijón, Asturias, Spain (1974)

Committed to the conservation, dissemination and research of the marine environment

With a degree in Veterinary Medicine from the Complutense University of Madrid, she has been working as the Head of Veterinary and Research at the Bioparc Aquarium in Gijón since 2006. Her responsibilities include hygiene and health control, animal welfare, collaborations, agreements, and re search with other institutions. Additionally, she manages the student internship programme and was involved in setting up the first marine animal recovery centre in Asturias, the CRAMA Bioparc.

Previously, she worked at the Oceanogràfic in Valencia, the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth, and the Aquarium at the Zoo-Aquarium in Madrid.

In 2018, she was an ambassador for the Circular Economy at the First Circular Economy and Innovation Summit in Spain, and in 2023, she was named one of the 50 most influential people in the zoo and aquarium sector by Blooloop magazine. In April 2024, she was a speaker at TEDxGijón.

She is currently pursuing her PhD at the University of Oviedo on microplastics in the waters of the Cantabrian Sea and their dissemination from aquariums.

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Madrid, Spain (1971)

Investigate eco-structures, with natural, renewable and recyclable materials

Civil Engineer from the Technical University of Madrid. Full Professor in the Department of Continuum Mechanics and Structural Analysis of Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M).

She leads the Research Group of the Mechanics of Advanced Materials at UC3M. Her research focuses on the study of the behaviour of composite and sandwich structures subjected to dynamic and impact loads.

In recent years, her concern for minimising the environmental impact of industries has led her to promote a line focused on eco-structures, using natural, renewable, and recyclable materials. She is currently Principal Researcher of the AIRE project, which analyses the behaviour of wind turbine blades manufactured with agglomerated cork cores to facilitate their recyclability.

Excellence award of UC3M Social Council, category of Young Researchers, in 2015. She has published more than 110 scientific papers in prestigious journals and conferences.

Granada, Spain (1972)

Bachelor of Pharmacy and global experience in pharmaceutical distribution

I decided to study this specialty of health sciences at the University of Granada because of my research desire, but shortly after I became interested in the branch of the company, developing all my professional life in the field of pharmaceutical distribution. This field encompasses management, logistics, finance, HR, business management, etc.

During this time I have worked in several cities, in marketing and implementation of management software for the pharmacy office in Huelva, as expansion manager in Malaga and Galicia, and currently as commercial manager of Bidafarma in the Madrid and Guadalajara area.

She has continued to train continuously to always continue advancing and obtaining the required results.

Having studied Pharmacy has been decisive for the development of my professional career in this field, since the company is eminently pharmaceutical, both the executives, the governing board and our partners / clients.

Sonia Sánchez

Carmen Granados

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Concepción Ausín

del Duque, Badajoz, Spain (1974)

Mathematician, she studies statistical models in real environmental and financial problems

She has a degree in Mathematics from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and a PhD in Mathematical Engineering from the Universidad Carlos de Madrid. She has been a Researcher for the Universidade da Coruña and the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Since 2011, she is Professor in the Department of Statistics at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.

Her research lines focus on the development of computational Bayesian methods for complex dynamic data and their applications. She has published more than thirty papers in international journals, some of them with a high impact factor, such as Science Advances and highly prestigious in the area of Statistics such as the Journal of Business and Economic Statistics. She has supervised five doctoral tesis and has participated in an important number of research projects, as well as related with applications of solutions to the world of private business.

Visiting Researcher at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and the IMATI Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche in Milan, in 2015 she obtained the Excellence Award from the Social Council of the Carlos III University of Madrid in the category of Young Research Personnel.

Sara Correyero

Burgos, Spain (1984)

Entrepreneur and disseminator in the world of cybersecurity

Computer Engineer by Francisco de Vitoria University with a Master in Cybersecurity at UC3M and currently finishing PhD in Telematics with Thesis in Blockchain, IoT and Cybersecurity.

She has worked in Cybersecurity teams at BBVA, Indra, Airbus Military. Founder of international hacking groups such as Gr2Dest and speaker at cybersecurity events such as SecAdmin, Navajas Negras, Jornadas STIC CCN-CERT among others. Author of the book "Blockchain: Fundamentals of the blockchain" and creator of a YouTube channel where she approaches cybersecurity in a fun way to all types of audiences.

In 2019 she founded Enthec, startup of UC3M Science Park, developing innovative solutions in Cybersecurity such as Kartos, an pionner application that monitors the entire Internet, Deep Web and Dark Web. Currently also focused on the development of Teron, a tool that pursues organized crime in networks, helping law enforcement agencies to detect and locate them.

Passionate about technologies and technological innovation, always seeking how to help companies and law enforcement agencies to create a safer virtual world.

Herrera

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Concha Monje

Widely awarded for her research with the TEO (1977)

PhD from the University of Extremadura in 2006 with Exward and European Doctorate Mention. Full Professor at the Carlos III University of Madrid (UC3M) and researcher in the RoboticsLab group. She has collaborated with research centers in the United States, France and Germany and she is currently leading several national and European projects related to the development

with the humanoid robot TEO with the aim of improving the quality of life of people. For this work, she has received the Ada Byron Award for Women Technologists from the University of Deusto, the Research Excellenward of the UC3M Social Council, the Orange Foundaechnology Award, the Award for Best Contemporary Scientist - Spanish Selection of Science of the magazine QUO and the CSIC.

Advisor of the film 'Automata', she is very committed to the visibility of the role of women in science and technology, university teaching and scientific dissemination. She has collaborated in the science section of the radio program 'Julia en la Onda'.

She research environmental policies so that the energy transition is fair and efficient

PhD in Economics from the European University Institute (Florence) and Professor of Foundations of Economic Analysis at the Carlos III University of Madrid. Member of the Center for Economic Policy Research and the Toulouse School of Economics.

She directs UC3M's EnergyEcoLab research group, funded by the European Research Council (ERC Consolidator).

Her research in the field of industrial organization focuses primarily on issues related to competition regulation and policy, with an emphasis on energy economics and the environment. Widely cited, her works have been published in magazines such as the American Economic Review, the Rand Journal of Economics, the Economic Journal, The Journal of Industrial Economics or the International Journal of Industrial Organization.

She has been awarded by the UC3M Social Council, has received the Banco Sabadell Foundation and Community of Madrid awards as Best Young Economist in Spain.

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Albacete, Spain (1976)

Expert in Aeronautics and entrepreneurship, she is the founder of CANARD DRONES

Master in Aeronautical Engineering from the E.T.S.I.A. Polytechnic University of Madrid and Executive MBA by IE Business School.

She begins her professional career at Airbus, working on various projects within the Engineering and Program Management area for military aircraft, especially Eurofighter and unmanned aircraft, and later on Innovation at the group level, participating in Intrapreneurship and digitization projects. She was director of the Aeronautical Division at CENTUM.

In 2015 she founded the company CANARD DRONES, which develops and markets inspection and calibration solutions for aids to navigation and airport inspections through the use of RPAs (drones), software tools and new procedures.

She is mentor in the entrepreneurial ecosystem, she is an expert in innovation, emerging technologies and disruptive business models. She participate in various initiatives to promote entrepreneurship and technical careers in women.

She develop science with socio-economic impact at THALES

DEA in Organic Chemistry from the Autonomous University of Madrid, specialized in polymer materials, starting her research career at CSIC where she carried out various industrial R&D projects with Repsol, IBERDROLA and Tolsa.

Curious and business oriented, she later directed her training towards innovation management and knowledge transfer at the AIDO Technology Center.

Evaluator of European programs, she has continued a career dedicated to promoting corporate intrapreneurship and the culture of innovation as an economic development strategy. Currently, he works at Thales where he is Head of the Corporate Innovation Area in Spain.

Following her participation in the Leadership Program W50 Banco Santander UCLA - University of California Los Angeles, she also collaborates intensively on initiatives to strengthen female empowerment and boost her career towards managerial positions.

Madrid,

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Isabel Ferrando

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Industrial Engineer, mechanical specialty, from the University of Navarra. Rosa begans her professional career at OTIS, at the San Sebastián Factory, and was the first female engineer of the more than 5,500 OTIS Spain employees in 1989.

She started designing processes and production tools, but quickly started her international career at the OTIS factory in Liverpool (UK).

The 5 years in England were very enriching for her because during this period she was able to develop international skills and manage situations highly complex, in addition to working in the quality area and in the integral transformation of the plant, both from a technical and business point of view.

Subsequently, already back in Madrid, she is in charge of creating and managing the Supplier Development Department, influencing the improvement of the components of the OTIS factories in Spain, being appointed in 2009 as director of the factory in Madrid.

In 2013, she reached the position of Director of Manufacturing and Engineering of OTIS Spain, leading all of its factories as well as one of the five world OTIS R&D Centers.

Sara Correyero

Aeronautical engineer, doctor in fluid mechanics and entrepreneur

Aeronautical Engineer from the Polytechnic University of Madrid, PhD in Fluid Mechanics from the Carlos III University of Madrid and founding partner of ienai SPACE

She carried out the Doctoral Thesis on plasma engines for space propulsion with the French aerospace laboratory ONERA (Paris) and the Carlos III University of Madrid.

She has received several awards, including "Best Visionary Idea for the Future of Electric Propulsion" at the 2017 International Electric Propulsion Conference (Atlanta) with three colleagues, and "Best Communication" at the bi-annual Space Propulsion Conference. 2018 (Seville).

In 2019, she co-founded ienai SPACE, startup of the UC3M-ESA BIC Madrid Region node in the UC3M Science Park, dedicated to the development of electric rockets for small satellites. The project has been selected by several business accelerators (Airbus Bizlab, Lanzadera and ESA-BIC), has received public funding and has been awarded in various competitions.

She is passionate about space and technological innovation, actively participates in workshops and forums to make the role of women in STEM areas visible.

First female engineer at OTIS Spain

San Sebastián, Spain (1964)

Rosa Querejeta

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María Jesús Nieto

Béjar, Spain (1973)

She studies the decisions and performance of firms, with special focus on SMEs and family businesses

PhD in Economics and Professor of Management, UC3M.

Her lines of research focus on the study on innovation and internationalization strategies. She has published more than 50 works in journals, books and joint works. Her publications are in the most prestigious journal in the area.

She is the Principal Researcher in 6 competitive and co-director of the Entrepreneurship and Strategy Research Group at UC3M. She is the Director of the Master in Entrepreneurship and Business Venturing since its creation in 2012, and Deputy Director of the Institute of Business Initiatives and Family Business at UC3M. She has managed and participated in the MOOC on Technological Entrepreneurship at Edx platform.

UC3M Social Council Award in the category of Young Researchers, and Caja de Madrid Foundation and Banco Herrero Foundation’s research awards.

In 2020 she has been recognized as a “Rugman Fellow” by the University of Reading (UK).

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UC3M4Safety

PhD Industrial Engineer by the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and Expert in Equality Policies Management by UC3M, she is Associate Professor in Electronic Technology Department, Deputy Director of the Institute for Gender Studies and Deputy Vice Chancellor for Internationalization in this University.

In 2016, she launched a new research line in Emotion Detection using Cyber-Physical Systems, based on wireless sensor networks. The interest on adding gender perspective in Research enables the creation of the multidisciplinary team UC3M4Safety, with researchers from different areas of knowledge, whose objective is the study and proposal of solutions to avoid attacks against vulnerable groups, mainly women victims of Gender Violence, from a technological and social interdisciplinary perspective.

One of UC3M4Safety’s achievements is Bindi automatic device, a prototype semifinalist in XPRIZE International Challenge Women’s Safety, recognized by UC3M Social Council and winner in the Vodafone Foundation Prizes.

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Arrate Muñoz Barrutia

Pamplona, Spain (1973)

Development of imaging technologies to solve biomedical problems

Telecommunications Engineer from the Public University of Navarra, Ph.D. in Engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL). She has been a researcher at the Center for Technical Studies and Research (CEIT-IK4), and the Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA) at the University of Navarra. Actually is a UC3M Professor and Researcher at the Gregorio Marañón Health Research Institute.

As an expert in biomedical imaging, she led numerous open-source initiatives and competitions that build on cooperative community work to achieve significant advancement in the field. Its most recent milestone is the development of deepImageJ, a friendly environment forprocessing microscopy images, that was recently published in Nature Methods.

Visiting researcher at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and Johns Hopkins University (JHU). In 2017, she obtained a Leonardo Scholarship from the BBVA Foundation and the Award of Excellence from the Social Council of UC3M in the category of Young Research Staff.

Beatriz García Osma

Madrid, Spain (1977)

Financial information and corporate governance studies

She holds a PhD from Lancaster University. Professor in the business department of UC3M, Research Member of the European Corporate Governance Institute and visiting scholar at Stockholm School of Economics. Previously, she directed the Master in Accounting (MACAM) at UAM, where she was an associate professor.

Improving the quality of financial reporting and of firm corporate governance structures is key to achieve a better, more righteous society and more transparent capital markets. For example, her research documents instances of gender discrimination in accessing top management positions, but also, that improving corporate governance paves the way towards greater gender equality.

Her expert views have been requested by institutions such as the European Parliament and her studies have been presented to regulators such as the IASB, EFRAG, CNMV or ICAC.

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The importance of regulatory affairs in the companies

In her effort to research, she studied Biology and gained her PhD at the Complutense University of Madrid. During more than 10 years, she focused on Haemathology and Immunolo gy research. She conducted the most of her research expe rience at the National Center for Biotechnology (CSIC) sear ching for therapeutic targets of autoimmune diseases such as Lupus or Rheumatoid Arthritis. She took part in international projects as well as in numerous congresses and articles in scientific journals.

After those thrilling years, she felt the need for a change, not away from Science. She studied a Master degree in Scientific Departments Management and finally made a career change. Currently, she is the Regulatory Affairs Manager at a Spanish growing company at worldwide level. She is constantly in con tact with national and international regulatory bodies and she manages the global regulatory strategy of the company, hel ping to the products to comply with.

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Marga Torre Fernández

She studies how to avoid discrimination and flight of occupational minorities, and achieve a gender inclusive labor market

Ph.D. in Sociology (Universitat Pompeu Fabra 2011) and Master in Big Data & Data Science (AFI Escuela de Finanzas 2017). She is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Master in Computational Social Sciences at UC3M. She has lived and worked in the USA, Germany and Israel. In 2023 she received the Excellence Award of the Social Council.

Her research focuses on occupational gender segregation, more specifically, the attrition of women from male-dominated sectors.

She is an Associate Editor of European Societies and a member of the Editorial Board of prestigious international journals. She also contributes to specialized blogs such as those of the American Sociological Association, the London School of Economics or the Economics or the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Tajadura Jiménez

Madrid, Spain (1979)

Wearable technology design to “hack” the senses, change the perception of the body and improve physical and emotional health

Telecommunications Engineer from the Polytechnic University of Madrid, she obtained master's degrees in Communication Systems and Digital Technologies and a doctorate in Applied Acoustics from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden.

She is a researcher in the areas of human-computer interaction, virtual reality, and neuroscience, working at UC3M and the University College London.

Her research focuses on designing wearable interaction technologies that use sensory signals to alter people's perception of their own bodies, with potential applications in physical and emotional health. Her work has led her to be named "Future Research Leader" in 2012 by the UK Social and Economic Research Council, "Ramón y Cajal" researcher in 2015 by the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, to receive funding from the European Research Council in 2020, and the Banco Sabadell Foundation Award for Science and Engineering in 2021.

Asturias, Spain (1978)

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Alicia Santos Jiménez

Her leadership has been instrumental in fostering equal opportunities and diversity within the CPS Group

Graduated in Industrial Engineering (Electricity, Electronics and Automation) from the University of Castilla y La Mancha & León and has more than 10 years of experience. He has led large-scale and complex projects in the field of maintenance and installations in railway infrastructures.

Throughout his career he has held different positions, highlighting the activities of design, programming and commissioning of control and protection equipment for direct current and medium voltage energy, project management or in the sales area, and from the year 2020 leading the management of SISTEM projects (CPS Group).

With a team of more than 700 people under his supervision, he leads the renewal of the energy and telecommunications systems of the Madrid-Seville AVE, the maintenance of DGT telecommunications, and the maintenance of the communications systems of the Alfonso Suarez Madrid-Airport. Barajas, among many others.

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Ye Zhang

Madrid, Spain (1992)

She has invented a medical device that helps restore the ability of an ostomized patient to decide when and where to defecate

With a solid background in nursing and biomedical enginee ring, her experience as a nurse has provided her with a deep understanding of patient needs and the challenges of the heal thcare system, playing a key role as a CEO of Ownmed Inno vation.

After colon or bladder cancer, inflammatory bowel diseases, etc., some patients require part of their intestine to be remo ved, so they involuntarily defecate/urinate through the abdo men. To solve this situation, there are the well-known "ostomy" bags, which are attached to the abdomen to collect waste ma terial.

The invention developed and patented by Ana Ye, Ostofix, is an alternative to these bags. With Ostofix, feces remain inside the intestine, and the patient can decide when and where to remove them using a syringe, eliminating the need for adapted bathrooms.

Her dedication and focus have earned her recognition and awards, including the UC3M Social Council TFG Emprende Award 2023.

Talavera de la Reina, Toledo, Spain (1978)

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Anabel Rojas

Sevilla, Spain (1971)

She identified new genes whose mutations are related to the formation of the pancreas and diabetes

She obtained her doctorate in Biology at the University of Seville, and continued her scientific training at the University of San Francisco, California, USA for 6 years.

In 2008 she began to lead her research group in the Andalusian Centre for Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine (CABIMER), focusing on the study of diabetes.

She identified genes that are key to the formation of the pancreas and for the functioning of pancreatic beta cells that produce insulin.

Arancha Manzanares

Sevilla, Spain (1967)

She has transformed the multinational Ayesa into a 21st century engineering organisation

Doctor of Industrial Engineering from the University of Seville. Senior Business Management Program (PADE) through IESE.

Associate Professor of the Department of Mechanics of Continuous Media (Structures II) at the School of Architecture of Seville (1996 - 2006)

In 2004 she began the transformation of the services offered by Ayesa and made a commitment using to less conventional engineering and the most cutting-edge technological applications.

Today Ayesa provides more than 4,500 jobs, has offices in 17 countries and is present in more than 50 markets.

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She is a Professor of Research at the CSIC (Spanish National Research Council) at the Institute of Materials Science in Seville

She holds a degree in Chemistry from the University of Cadiz, a degree in Physics from the UNED, was a Fellow of the prestigious Max-Planck Society and at 25 years of age received a doctorate with special mention from the

She obtained her seat as Research Professor at CSIC in 2000, so raising the number of women research professors in her field to 3% in that year.

Her research focuses on the physical-chemical study of materials with structural sizes below 50 nm: Nanomaterials

In 2011, she obtained a European REGPOT project and set up LANE - the Laboratory of Nanoscopies and Spectroscopies - in the Scientific Research Centre of the Cartuja PCT in order to carry out nano-scale analyses of

Pilar Manchón

Sevilla, Spain (1972)

“She astounded the multinational company INTEL with her revolutionary Artificial Intelligence”

She was awarded a European Doctorate in Computational Linguistics from the University of Seville, in an international programme with Stanford University (California), she studied Cognitive Science and Natural Language at the University of Edinburgh, undertook work at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the San Telmo Foundation.

In Seville, along with Gabriel Amores, she established the technology company Indisys, dedicated to voice recognition and the creation of virtual assistants, which was bought up in 2013 by the multinational Intel.

Pilar moved to live in California to be part of Intel's leadership team in the area of innovation and development in intelligent digital assistants.

In October 2016 she was hired by Amazon, as director of cognitive interfaces, directing human-machine interaction projects in intelligent contexts, in which the system perceives other modes of interaction in addition to voice.

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Seville, Spain (1969)

She discovered new functions of cyanide in the development of roots and the immune response of plants.

She obtained her PhD from the University of Seville in 1997 with her work on genetic engineering in plants to obtain fungus-resistant crops. She participated in International Cooperation Programmes with laboratories in Havana (Cuba) and Santiago de Chile (Chile).

She continued her scientific training in Paris (France) until 2003, with periods at laboratories in Naples (Italy), Montevideo (Uruguay) and Córdoba (Argentina).

Since 2003 she has worked at the Institute of Plant Biochemistry and Photosynthesis (CSIC - Spanish National Research Council), where she heads research into the role of cyanide in plants.

Her work has shown that cyanide produced by plants naturally regulates root development, induces plant resistance to bacteria and viruses, and produces a new protein modification that regulates their function.

Sonia Jimeno

Cartagena, Spain (1976)

She studies mechanisms that are important for the maintenance of genetic stability in eukaryo tes

After gaining her PhD in Biology at the University of Seville in 2005, she continued her scientific training at Galway University, Ireland and since 2007 she has been at CABIMER (Andalusian Centre for Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine), Seville.

In 2010 she began as a professor in the Department of Genetics at the University of Seville, where she is currently a full professor. She is also the mother of three children.

She is currently engaged in the study of the role of important factors in maintaining genetic stability using human cell lines as a model. These factors may be key to the future development of new targeted therapies for the treatment of some types of tumours. She also studies the possible function they may have in repairing factors in DNA whose mutation causes a serious rare neuro-degenerative disease called “Aicardi-Goutières syndrome”, with the long-term aim of developing new therapies for these patients.

Irene García

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Irene Fondón

Cádiz, Spain (1978)

Research on the use of virtual environments to generate feelings

She is working as a Full Professor in the Department of Signal Theory and Communications at the University of Se-

Since presenting her thesis in the field of image processing in 2010, she has spent research periods in Belgium, the Netherlands and Portugal, and has collaborated continuously with researchers from other universities, both domestic and international.

Her research, which is of a marked interdisciplinary character, focuses on the development of new algorithms with the intention of integrating them into computer-assisted diagnostic tools, especially applied to two subjects: Pigmented skin lesions (burns, melanoma, etc.) and ocular diseases (diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma).

She has recently started a new line of research related to virtual and mixed reality, 3D animation and visual effects.

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Araceli Puente Trueba

Torrelavega, Cantabria, Spain (1965)

Passionate about advancing knowledge of the estuaries and coasts of Cantabria

PhD in Marine Sciences, she is Professor of Hydraulic Engineering at the University of Cantabria. Teaches at the School of Civil Engineering where she is the coordinator of the official master's degree in Integrated Management of Water

Attached to the Environmental Hydraulics Institute as the head of the Coastal Ecosystems Group, her research work focuses on the study of spatio-temporal patterns of benthic communities, the analysis of environmental risks linked to estuarine and coastal ecosystems, in the effects of anthropogenic pressures and the impacts of climate change.

She has published 71 articles and 17 chapters in scientific journals and books. She has participated in more than 78 research projects at national and European level, for companies and/or administrations.

Lorena Cabria de Juan

Santander, Cantabria, Spain (1976)

She develops Radiofrequency systems, solutions for particle accelerators and developments for satellite on-board transmitting chains

Telecommunications Engineer and Ph. D. from University of Cantabria, extraordinary Doctoral award in technical teachings.

She started her research career at the University of Cantabria. She is working at TTI Norte as project manager and performing engineering tasks. She participates in different projects of the European Space Agency aimed at developing power amplifiers for satellites like Galileo. Since 2018 she is the project coordinator of FLEXGAN project, collaborating with an international team to develop an amplifier for vHTS 5G satellites.

She is co-author of more than 80 papers published in prestigious international journals and conferences. She is mother of a boy and a girl whom she encourages to explore scientific careers.

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Casar Martínez

Santander, Spain (1978)

Her research focuses on the search for new therapeutic targets to stop metastasis and on identifying new biomarkers that serve to improve cancer diagnosis and treatment strategies

Doctor in Molecular Biology and Biomedicine from the University of Cantabria in 2006, she continues her scientific training at The Scripps Research Institute in California, and since 2012 at IBBTEC (CSIC-UC), where she currently leads the Transformation and Metastasis group.

Her work has been published in leading journals such as Cancer Cell, Nature Communications, Molecular Cell, and Oncogene. Her scientific contributions have demonstrated the molecular mechanisms by which cancer cells form secondary tumors (metastasis) and the strategies that cancer cells use to resist the effect of chemotherapy and targeted

Recently, her group has identified a biomarker of resistance to therapy in metastatic melanoma patients. The main objective of her research is to transfer these results to clinical practice to establish personalized medicine in cancer patients results to clinical practice to establish personalized medicine in cancer patients

Verónica González de Lena

Madrid, Spain (1981)

She has extensive professional experience in researching and developing innovative solu tions in the marine renewable energy sector

Naval engineer graduated from the Technical University of Madrid in 2007. In 2012, she started working at the CTC Tech nology Centre in Marine Renewable Energies as researcher on hydrodynamic analysis, naval architecture calculations, and the design and analysis of marine energy converter moo ring systems.

She has participated in several national and international R&D projects related to the design of moorings and anchoring sys tems for offshore wind turbines, as well as the analysis of the stability of floating devices.

She is currently in charge of the Industry and Energy area of CTC, responsible for managing and coordinating projects in developing projects linked to Digital Twins, Advanced Simula tion and marine corrosion research.

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Biuse Casaponsa Galí

She holds a PhD in Cosmology from the University of Cantabria, where she focused on studying the cosmic microwave background, the first light that traveled through the Universe and continues to reach us today Barcelona, Spain (1978)

In her scientific career, she has participated in various international experiments such as the Planck mission and the QUIJOTE project, applying diverse data analysis techniques, including neural networks, to better understand the early Universe.

In 2020, amid the pandemic, career changes, and excitement for new challenges, she co-founded Deduce Data Solutions with three colleagues, aiming to bring academic knowledge into the business world.

Now, in addition to being the COO of the company, she is the project manager of the ARRAKIHS space mission, the first scientific mission of the European Space Agency led by Spain, currently planned to be launched in 2030.

Jara Martínez Sánchez

Her research and technology transfer efforts focus on providing scientific evidence to gover nments, industries, and multilateral organisa tions for coastal protection and adaptation to climate change Santander, Spain (1979)

Jara Martínez is a professional Civil Engineer since 2004, PhD in Science and Technologies for Coastal Management and she holds a Master's Degree in Coastal and Harbour Enginee ring (University of Cantabria).

Since July 2024, she is the Dean of the Institution of Civil Engi neers in Cantabria (Spain). She works at IHCantabria since 2008, where she has been involved in over 35 research and consultancy projects on coastal engineering and manage ment.

Her research focuses on the assessment of coastal flooding and erosion risks, including the impacts of climate change, through numerical models an optical and radar satellite data. Additionally, she has developed risk profiles and strategies for the management of coastal areas in Europe, Latin-America and the Caribbean, Africa or the Persian Gulf.

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Virginia Sáez

Santurtzi, Bizkaia, Spain (1977)

She is an expert in BIOMATERIALS

Doctor of Polymer Chemistry. She has worked in the USA (Johns Hopkins University) and England (Aston University), in the area of Biomaterials applied to Biomedical Products and Tissue Engineering.

She was awarded a two-year European Marie Curie postdoctorate for the study of therapeutic coatings on contact

Specialist in the synthesis and characterization of polymeric matrices, elastomers, hydrogels, nanoparticles, therapeutic coatings, controlled drug release, in vitro assays.

She is the author and co-author of more than 20 scientific publications in the area of Biomaterials, hydrogels and nanohydrogels.

She currently works at I+Med, a company located in BIC Araba, which is dedicated to the field of Biomedicine and where they are specialists in the development of hydrogels nanohydrogels.

Beatriz Andújar

Burgos, Spain (1977)

Director of Quality and Operations of Mizar Additive, dedicated to additive manufacturing in sectors such as aerospace, medical and industrial

Degree in Chemistry and postgraduate degree in Environmental Health at the University of Ghent, Belgium.

In 2014 she joined the team that created the company Mizar Additive Manufacturing. She is the Quality and Operations Manager of the company, which works in the aerospace, medical and industrial sectors in both plastic and metal.

Additive manufacturing is a new manufacturing method, in which the material is deposited in a selective way in the areas of interest based on a defined 3D geometry.

This type of technology allows the creation of parts with impossible geometries, as well as the production of functional parts in plastic and metal, such as a custommade titanium implant, or an airplane part, an injection mould, etc., with a lower lead time and properties that are even better than those of other conventional technologies.

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Nuria

Her research focuses on the development of materials, metals and additive manufacturing

She studied Materials Engineering with the specialty of Mechanics, at the University of Navarra, beginning her specialization in Materials Science in her final project. She obtained a PhD at the same university.

She obtained a Marie Curie Scholarship from the European Union for a post-doctorate in a research project related to the development of the ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) fusion reactor in the field of

She has published several scientific articles and she has been a speaker at several national and international

She is currently responsible for the Materials and Processes Department of Aernnova Engineering Division, participating in the design, manufacture and certification of

Zaragoza, Spain (1976)

She is General Manager of CIC Energigune, the cooperative research centre for materials applied to energy storage

Industrial Engineer by the Escuela Superior de Ingeniería Industrial de Bilbao, Master in Telecommunications by the same institution in 2002 and MBA-Executive by the Instituto de Empresa de Madrid, year 2007.

Member of the Board of Directors of Innobasque and Member of the Governing Board of the Association of Industrial Engineers. President of the Association of Cooperative Research Centres of the Basque Country, CIC Network.

Currently she is studying for a doctorate at the Institute of Applied Economics of the EHU/UPV.

With more than 17 years of professional experience, 12 of them were developed in the private sector of electrical transport and distribution, occupying positions of Technical Management and General Management of a business R+D Unit in the private sector.

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She develops mathematical models to understand and predict how a works

Researcher of precision processes and dimensional metrology for the aeronautical

She was born in Bilbao where he got his PhD at the Engineering School. After a stay at the University of Valenciennes, she is currently attached to the Centre for Advanced Manufacturing in Aeronautics (CFAA) and

She carries out research for the manufacture of integral rotors and measurement processes in the focus of Industry

Her work enables a precise and productive process for components being used in the turbines of medium segment

She participates in the training of researchers and investigators, having directed two doctoral theses and two

She collaborates in the activities of the UPV/EHU to promote the incorporation of students into work teams

Degree in Pharmacy and Doctorate in Pharmacology from the UPV/EHU (2003).

Responsible for the First Paediatric Plan in Europe thanks to which children using mathematical models without the need for long and costly studies that delay their commercialisation.

Her passion for science and for being able to bring added value to society led her to create the company Dynakin together with Nerea Leal. It is one of the first spin-off companies of the University of the Basque Country, created in 2004 by women scientists and formed by a staff of female doctors (85%) with a high level of competence in the field of Pharmacology at an international level.

Dynakin is a pioneer in Europe in the optimization and rational use of modeling and simulation.

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Researcher at Ikerbasque Fellow, Leader of the Life and Materials Science Modeling and Simulation Group (MSLMS) at the Basque Center for Applied Mathematics -BCAM, (Bilbao)

Description of the line of work: She researches on applied mathematics. She works on the development of new numerical algorithms, their implementation in software and their application to first line research in physical and life sciences through high performance computers (HPC). The aim of her research is to enable the effective modelling and detailed simulations of extremely large and complex systems and phenomena arising in industry, environment, health and society. Quantitative predictive simulation of complex biological and physical processes is of crucial importance for modern society, but often remains out of reach. That is why they try to design reliable predictive tools for biomedical applications and for the design of new materials.

What encouraged her to choose a scientific profession? The search for global harmony, natural curiosity, the belief that science is not only capable of improving people's lives, but also of making them better.

She was born in Basauri and she has worked in Switzerland, Germany, the USA and the UK before returning to the Basque Country.

She discovered the presence of stem cells in the healthy human breast.

Her studies have revealed the role of cancer stem cells in the development of resistance to hormone therapy against breast cancer.

She has identified a biomarker of resistance to therapy and hopes that it can contribute to the stratification of patients with breast cancer, and to discover more effective and targeted forms of therapy.

She is an enthusiastic collaborator with breast cancer patient associations and other educational and communication activities.

Breast cancer researcher

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Maite Termenón

Spain (1981)

Investigates the connectivity and laterality of the brain in people with degenerative diseases and in healthy people

PhD in brain imaging. Researches in the field of neuroimaging and develops her work between France and

She develops and studies the reproducibility of methods that analyse the connectivity of the human brain. She also researches biomarkers that can predict the appearance or progression of neurodegenerative diseases.

She develops and applies advanced computational methods to the information contained in brain magnetic resonance images, both of healthy subjects and those with neurodegenerative diseases.

In her research he tries to learn where the brain differences are found between bilingual and monolingual people, between left-handed and right-handed people, or between healthy subjects and Alzheimer's patients, for example.

Gema Climent

Sagunto, Valencia, Spain (1971)

Researches the treatment of human behavior using emerging technologies

Degree in Psychology, Master's Degree in Clinical Neuropsychology and Postgraduate Degree in Child Neuropsychology.

She is enthusiastic about research and development of any aspect of technology that has the ability to benefit the health of people in the field of neurosciences.

A founder of Nesplora, which applies technology to the diagnosis of behavioural and neurological disorders, Climent has managed to develop a pioneering technique that uses virtual reality to facilitate and improve the mechanisms that allow behaviour to be evaluated.

Finalist for the European Commission's European Innovative Woman Award 2017.

She has led the development of the VRMIND platform, which combines neuroscience with virtual reality to evaluate the behaviour of schoolchildren and adults within certain tests and activities of a cognitive nature.

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Researches the development of technologies for the diagnosis of infectious diseases

Degree and Master's in Biological Engineering from the University of Minho (Braga), specializing in biology and microbiology for applications in the food and biomedical industries. Doctorate in Applied Chemistry and Polymer Materials from the University of the Basque Country (UPV/

Researcher at the biotechnology company SOMAprobes. Her activity is based on the application of her knowledge of the biochemistry of nucleases and nucleic acids (DNA and RNA) to the development of new diagnostic tools. The current projects of SOMAprobes include the development of diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for infectious diseases

The success of these technologies will allow the diagnosis of these types of diseases to be more rapid and in a specific way to be able to anatomically locate a lesion/infection at

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Albacete, Spain (1562)

Spanish philosopher, humanist writer and doctor of holistic medicine

She was an important Renaissance philosopher, born in Alcaraz (Albacete) in 1562.

She is known for her work "Nueva Filosofía de la Naturaleza del Hombre, no conocida por los grandes Filósofos antiguos, la cual mejora la Vida y la Salud Humana" (New Philosophy of the Nature of Man, not known by the great ancient philosophers, which improves Human Life and Health), a work of scientific character of exceptional value published in its first edition in 1587.

The purpose of her work was to reform the teaching of medicine and philosophy. One of her most important contributions was the treatment she proposed for the plague, above all on the basis of its contagion and prevention, since she determined that contagion was produced through the air (the opposite of what was thought).

The new philosophy has been studied by philosophers, doctors, physicists, psychologists, pharmacists, poets, historians, biologists, etc., for the last 400 years.

Madrid, Spain (1848)

A pioneering scientist, she was a member of the French Astronomical Society

Teacher, journalist, astronomer and feminist born in Madrid in 1848 and who worked in Atienza (Guadalajara).

She developed an intense pedagogical work, even writing two study manuals. In 1899 she published "Principles of Arithmetic" with the lessons she gave in Atienza to her students together with exercises, questions and tables. At the beginning of the 20th century she published "Elementos de la Teoría del Solfeo" (Elements of the Theory of Solfeggio), aimed at helping her students learn music.

She was a firm supporter of women's suffrage and of women being able to achieve full civil and political rights.

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Chemist with over 10 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, developing new drugs and assessing biotechnological

Graduate in Chemistry as a Higher Technician in Analysis and Quality Control, with a Master's in Accreditation of Biotechnological Laboratories and studies in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Castilla-La Mancha. These studies have provided her with a solid foundation in analytical techniques, quality standards, and laboratory management, as well as a comprehensive understanding of the biotechnological sector. She has applied this knowledge in roles as an analyst and laboratory technician in R&D, deve-

Her entrepreneurial spirit stands out as the founder of SHAPYPRO, the only accredited provider of proficiency

Her experience spans quality management in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics, as well as the develop-

Albacete, Spain (1997)

Industrial engineer, Spanish representative of the "Women in Energy" group of the internatio nal electrical energy association CIGRE, and a female role model in the Educa2Iguales Project

Researcher with a Master’s in Industrial Engineering and a qualification in Integrated Project Management. She is cu rrently pursuing a PhD focused on the analysis of electrical systems, addressing the new energy challenges emerging from the integration of renewable energies and the significant increase in electric vehicles.

Her professional career stands out for its flexibility and ability to adapt to various fields. She has worked on the sizing of me chanical and electrical systems, conducted quality audits, and designed railway infrastructure. More recently, she has focu sed on research, participating in national and international R&D projects and leading international CIGRE forums.

She was awarded first prize in the 9th Edition of the Master's Thesis Awards, granted by the Official College of Industrial Engineers of Albacete, as well as a scholarship from the French Embassy for an international academic stay.

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Patricia Berenguel Herraiz

Albacete, Spain (1978)

Her mission is to transform the industry through technological innovation, modernising production processes to make them more efficient, profitable, and sustainable, through digitalisation and automation

She holds a degree in Industrial Technical Engineering from UCLM and a Master’s in Advanced Simulation from ETSII Madrid. She is a member of the executive committee of ASME Spain (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) and a partner at CADE, a leading company in Advanced En-

With over 20 years of experience, she has specialised in forensic engineering and the use of advanced simulation methods, such as FEA and CFD. This expertise has enabled her to participate in significant international projects, where she has provided innovative solutions to solve complex problems in industrial plants. Currently, her work focuses on the development of Digital Twins, which allow for real-time simulation of the behaviour of industrial structures and equip-

Patricia also has a strong commitment to inspiring new generations, emphasising the importance of engineering as a tool for positive change in society.

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María Cerrato

de San Serván, Badajoz, Spain (1897)

She was the first Spanish Woman to obtain the degree in Veterinary

She was the first student of this career at the Special Veterinary School of Córdoba, being the first woman in Spain and the third in Europe to achieve this title.

To enrol in 1923 in the Veterinary career in Córdoba, she had to request a special permit from the Ministry of Public Instruction, since this career was prohibited for women. She obtained the degree in 1925, when women did not even have the right to vote in Spain.

She also obtained the degrees of Teaching, Music and Pharmacy.

In Calamonte (Badajoz), she practised as a Municipal Veterinary Inspector, a task that she combined with her duties as a teacher and pharmacist.

In 1975, the Provincial College of Veterinarians of Badajoz awarded her the Gold Medal of the Veterinary Profession, the Association of Regular Veterinarians paid her another tribute in Mérida in 1978, and the Association of Veterinary Wives named her Honorary President in 1979.

Narcisa Martín

Montehermoso, Cáceres, Spain (1910)

She was one of the first Spanish women pioneers in chemical research

Doctor in Chemistry, researcher and teacher in the field of Sciences. She was a great student of the Spanish peat, a fossil fuel used, for example, in gardening, subject in which she obtained her doctorate at the Central University of Madrid.

She worked as a teacher at various institutes, reaching positions of the highest responsibility. She was also a member of the Spanish Society of Physics and Chemistry since 1931, and researcher at the Superior Council of Scientific Research (SCIC).

Member of the Spanish Society of Physics and Chemistry (since January 12th, 1931). She published in the annuals of this Society (in collaboration with E. Moles) the article “Diagrams of fusion of NaOH-NaNO3 y KOH-KNO3 systems”

She was also director of Instituto Emperatriz María de Austria (Madrid).

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She has discovered new, more efficient mate rials for renewable energy conversion devices

Her field of work considers electrochemistry and the research for new materials (catalysts) that can accelerate electrochemical reactions, and thus obtain electricity in a clean way, in addition to producing sustainable chemical compounds and fuels.

Chemical Engineer and Doctor in Chemistry, she is a researcher and professor at the University of Copenhagen, where she leads the Nano-Electrochemistry research group.

She has received, among others: (i) the European Young Chemist Award (2016), being the first Spanish woman to win the Gold Medal in the category of researchers under 35 years of age, and (ii) the Young Researcher Award from the Energy Division of the American Society of Electrochemistry (2018), a recognition of enormous international repercussion with which she broke an important glass ceiling. She was the first woman to obtain this award at the international level.

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Mª Luisa González

Madrid, Spain (1958)

Researcher in an exciting field in which Physics, Biology and Medicine meet

She seeks solutions against the health risk posed by bacteria fixed on surfaces, especially when it comes to implant surfaces

Professor of Applied Physics, she participates in the teaching of Physics Degree and in doctoral training of the University of Extremadura (UEx). She is also coordinator of the Biosurface and Interfacial Processes Research Group (BIP) of the UEx, and of the Microbial Adhesion Group of the Center for Biomedical Research in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), dependent on the Carlos III Health Institute.

The research team that she leads is leading works based on the collaboration and complementarity of the people who compose it, trained in Physics, Medicine, Chemistry, Biology or Engineering. Furthermore, the research they carry out has national and international projection, working in coordination with other groups, both in Spain and in other European countries.

Mª Teresa

Antequera

Cáceres, Spain (1959)

She is the promoter of a multidisciplinary research group that has developed a non-destructive methodology through the use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and computer vision techniques to evaluate quality characteristics of meat pieces

Professor of Food Technologies at the Faculty of Veterinary of the University of Extremadura. Her research activity is integrated into the Meat and Meat Products Research (IProCar). Her priority research lines address computer vision on MRI to assess the quality characteristics of meat pieces and the Microencapsulation of bioactive compounds for the development of healthier meat products.

She has directed 13 doctoral theses and participated in more than 60 research projects. She has been Vice-Dean of the Veterinary Faculty of the University of Extremadura, and Coordinator of the TECAL Research Group.

“I research to know what I do not yet know and to communicate or announce the novelty” (Paulo Freire). This phrase reflects her feeling about teaching and research.

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Mª de Guía Córdoba

Villanueva del Duque, Córdoba, Spain (1969)

She researches the improvement of food quality and safety

Doctor in Veterinary from the University of Córdoba and Professor of the Nutrition and Food Science Area of the University of Extremadura.

Since her research beginnings, she has conducted studies aimed at controlling health risks and hazards in food, by applying rapid techniques for the identification, characterization and monitoring of pathogenic microorganisms.

In her post-doctoral stay she consolidated her knowledge in the field of Molecular Biology, sequencing and characterizing genes related to the synthesis of peptides in Streptococcus thermophylus. She is co-author of more than 100 scientific publications in the field of Food Quality and Safety.

Currently, she is leading the University Institute for Research in Agrarian Resources INURA, and is also the researcher in charge of the CAMIALI Research Group.

Almudena González

Arroyo de la Luz, Cáceres, Spain (1985)

Her research work is focused on the develop ment of technologies to transform organic waste into biogas

She has a degree in Environmental Science, a Master in Environmental Pollution and a PhD in Science from the University of Extremadura.

She´s founding partner and head of R&D dpt. at Metanogenia, spin-off of the University of Extremadura, specialized in the development of biological products for the generation of biogas from agro-industrial by-products and the provision of services for the monitoring and operation of biogas plants.

She has been awarded as young scientist of the year in the field of renewable energy, in the first edition of the “Muy Jóvenes Científicas Awards” of de magazine “Muy Interesante”. Award that recognizes young researchers who, for their dedication and excellence, constitute a role model for girls and adolescents who will make up future generations of scientists.

In addition, Almudena regularly participates in outreach sessions in the field of renewable energies and in activities to promote scientific vocations in girls and adolescents.

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Ana Camacho

Granada, Spain (1969)

Molecular biology expert and founder of REKOM BIOTECH

Degree in Pharmacy from the University of Granada. She developed her thesis at the Institute of Parasitology and Biomedicine "López-Neyra" (Granada). She later worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the National Centre for Biotechnology (Madrid).

She introduced the techniques of Molecular Biology in the company Vircell, where she worked for 8 years leading the department of Molecular Biology.

In 2010, she founded the biotechnology company Rekom Biotech at PTS Granada, focused on the design and production of recombinant antigens to detect infectious disea-

Her products are used in the various platforms or in vitro diagnostic systems. She has designed and produced biomarkers for dengue, West Nile virus, Leishmania and many more. These antigens allow a proper diagnosis of the disease and thus to be able to treat patients quickly, saving many lives and economic resources.

Elena González

Sevilla, Spain (1975)

Discoverer of the immunoregulatory effect of Neuropeptides

She studied Art, Literature and History and started a career in Journalism, but soon realised that she was more interested in the history of life as told on a cellular and molecular level, and finished her degree in Biology at the University of Granada.

She worked in centres of international importance such as the Biomedical Center in Uppsala (Sweden), the Yale School of Medicine in Connecticut (USA) and the Infectious Disease Research Institute in Seattle (USA).

She has discovered the role that certain neuropeptides play as an innate system against microbial agents or parasites and she studies the immunoregulatory effect that they can have on diseases such as Parkinson's or Multiple Sclerosis.

She is the author of more than ninety publications in specialized international journals and four patents.

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Antonia Aránega

Almería, Spain (1943)

She studied medicine, at a time when very few women did it

She decided to put aside her specialization in Pediatrics and dedicate himself fully to biomedical research.

She is Professor of Human Anatomy and Embryology at the University of Granada and Researcher in charge of the Applied Technologies to Oncology and Gene Therapy re search group at the Granada Institute for Bio-health Re search.

Pancreatic cancer and tumours of the nervous system are some of the diseases on which they work in their research group, as well as in the application of new technologies to re search.

In 2014 she was awarded the Banner of Andalusia for her re search career and her "firm commitment" to stem cell re search and the application of new technologies in the field of biomedicine.

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Olga Genilloud

Madrid, Spain (1960)

Discovers novel molecules from microbial natural products to be developed as new drugs and respond to therapeutic needs

She has a PhD in Chemistry from the Universidad Complutense in 1988 and an extended research experience in the discovery of novel microbial natural products drugs obtained in the academic and clinical environment (Hospital Ramón y Cajal (1984-1988), Harvard Medical School, 1987) and the pharmaceutical industry (MSD de España, 1989-2008).

Since 2009 she leads Fundación MEDINA as Scientific Director, and Head of the Microbiology Department, where she manages the research programs and the international collaborations and networks. Her research interests are focused on the discovery of new bioactive natural products with application in human health and biotechnology, with relevant contributions to the discovery of new antibiotics classes developed as preclinical candidates.

She has more than 200 publications and book chapters, and is co-inventor in 18 international patents. She has received the award GEPRONAT 2017 from RSEQ for her contributions to the Innovation in Natural Products Chemistry Research.

Professor at the Andalusian School of Public Health (EASP), Director of the Granada Cancer Registry, and Scientific Director of the Biosani tary Research Institute ibs.GRANADA.

A specialist in Microbiology with a PhD in Medicine from the University of Granada in 1996, she is an expert in epidemiolo gy, and cancer surveillance and control, with extensive expe rience in studies on nutrition and cancer, social inequalities, and precision public health.

She is the Principal Investigator (PI) of an excellence re search group at CIBER in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP) and of a research group at ibs.GRANADA in the Oncology Area. She is the PI in Andalusia for the Predictive Medicine Programme IMPaCT cohort, at the Carlos III Health Institute, as well as coordinator of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) project in Spain. She is the PI for EPIC-Spain and a member of the Steering Committee of EPIC-Europe and EPIC-Spain.

She has received numerous accolades, being recognised among the 100 most influential women in Andalusia by Forbes Women magazine and as the eighth most cited re searcher in the Ranking of Spanish and Foreign Researchers working in Spain, compiled by the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC).

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Cristina Sánchez González

Algeciras, Cádiz, Spain (1977)

Professor of Physiology, researcher, and Director of the Biomedical Research Centre at the University of Granada

Graduate in Pharmacy and member of the INYTA and IMUDS institutes. Postdoctoral training in the United King-

Her research has focused on metallomics, the study of the interaction between metal ions and biomolecules in the human body. She has concentrated on studying the effects and applications of nanoparticles and metallic compounds, aiming to understand the role that still-unknown trace and ultratrace elements play in maintaining health and in the development of diseases. She has also analysed the environmental exposure of populations to metals, determining their levels in food and samples of biomedical interest. Additionally, she has developed other research lines focused on evaluating nutritional status and obtaining bioactive compounds extracted from innovative natural matrices.

She has been Director of Faculty Recruitment at the Vice-Rectorate for Teaching and Research Staff at the University of Granada.

She is constantly committed to the goal of gender equality, especially in research.

María Tristán Manzano

Baza, Granada, Spain (1992)

Scientific Director of LentiStem Biotech, an R&D company focused on improving advanced cancer therapies

Biotechnologist from the University of Murcia (Extraordinary Award) and Doctor of Biomedicine from the University of Granada (2021).

She is co-author of 20 publications in the field of immunology and immunotherapy, co-inventor of 3 licensed patents, and co-founder of two biotech companies: LentiStem Biotech and CRISPNA Bio.

Her main contribution is the generation and validation of different genetic engineering platforms for better control of CAR-T therapy activity, a highly effective living drug derived from the patient's own T lymphocytes for refractory tumors.

Since 2021, she has been leading LentiStem, with the aim of improving CAR-T therapy accessibility for patients and optimizing it against hard-to-treat lymphomas and solid tumors such as pancreatic cancer.

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Granollers, Barcelona, Spain (1982)

Doctor with a European mention, specialist in the field of Food Safety

I graduated in Veterinary Medicine with a specialty in Food Science, Health and Technology and received the Extraordinary End of Career Award from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Zaragoza.

I continued my training and obtained a PhD degree, with a European mention by the University of Zaragoza thanks to the defence of my thesis: "Implication of cell envelopes in the mechanism of microbial inactivation through emerging conservation technologies: development of combined processes".

I started at OX-CTA, a company located in Walqa, as Head of the Animal Health and Food Safety area.

At present, I am the Head of the R+D+i+a Department. I manage projects at national and international level.

The intense commitment of OX-CTA to technological innovation allows me to manage leading projects in various areas of knowledge, managing to provide the customer with unique solutions of high added value.

Huesca, Spain (1980)

Woman engineer and girl inventor

Since I was a child I was very curious about how everything that fell into my hands was made. I wanted to be an inventor.

I could not study to be an inventor so I studied Telecommunications Engineering. I did not see other girls who were passionate about something like that: there were not many girls in my career and not many colleagues in my work.

Now I try to change things by inspiring girls to approach technology, teaching them, supporting them and encouraging them to become inventors.

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Huesca, Spain (1979)

She has made important findings about Parkinson's disease

Since I was a little girl, I knew I wanted to be an investigator, and I got it. I am a researcher at Zaragoza University (BIFI institute) in the field of protein biophysics.

Now I am an expert in the processes of malfolding and aggregation of proteins involved in diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's or diabetes.

My research has allowed me to identify the toxic protein species involved in the development of Parkinson's disease, as well as the mechanisms by which they are formed and by which they cause the death of neurons.

Thanks to these findings, new strategies for the development of drugs against Parkinson's disease, for which there is currently no effective treatment despite being the second most prevalent neurodegenerative disease today, affecting three out of every 1,000 people in the world, are being addressed.

With my work, I help all those people to live better lives.

Barcelona, Spain (1976)

Founder of Continuum Security, a cyber security company

I studied my academic career in a world in which you were still forced to decide whether you were "of letters or science", and I was self-taught in pure letters: Latin, Greek, literary criticism, theory of literature, Semitic and Hispanic philology and even archaeology.

I started my career serving pints in London pubs and then as a secretary in technology companies. I thought I was Indiana Jones, but working with the best .com entrepreneurs in London to pay for my expeditions to the Middle East, I realized I was actually doing an MBA at those companies. I learned that science and literature are not parallel, but complementary.

At the age of 35, encouraged by my partner, we set out to reinvent a niche in the cybersecurity market: Threat Modeling and Software Secure by Design.

During the first year, I had a strong Imposter Syndrome, because I was a woman and "of letters", but the company we created was growing, the reception in the market was encouraging, the INCIBE supported us, and the investment funds came: in two years, we went from being a cybersecurity startup with only two founders, to having dozens of employees of the highest level.

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Spain (1993)

Since childhood, she has been drawn to new ideas and challenges beyond the conventional. From early on, she knew she wanted to focus her career on something innovative. Biotechnology was an emerging field at the time, encompassing various sectors from industrial applications to healthcare, and that breadth fascinated her.

She continued her studies with a Postgraduate Degree in Medical Genetics and a Master’s in Biomedical Research, both at the University of Valencia. Thanks to this training, she was able to undertake an internship at a medical company specialising in the development of new technologies in radiodiagnosis and genetics. This experience later became her first job. This path has given her the opportunity to participate in major projects, both nationally and internationally, allowing her to gain valuable global experience.

Today, her career is specialised in innovation management, and she works at Podoactiva, a world-leading company in the field of biomechanics and podiatry, where, together with an incredible team, she transforms ideas into realities that positively impact many people's lives. In this way, she feels that each day she is realising the childhood dream of contributing to improving people's lives through science and innovative ideas.

Raquel Ollés

Huesca, Spain (1976)

Chief Operating Officer at IriusRisk. From Busi ness to Technology: The Power of Reinvention!

Curiosity and the desire to create have always been the dri ving forces behind her career. She currently holds the position of Chief Operating Officer at a cybersecurity company, but her education and experience span a wide range of fields, inclu ding strategic marketing, neuromarketing, artificial intelligen ce, tourism strategy, astronomy, and event production. Her constant mission has been to grow businesses and achieve goals, regardless of the sector.

Technology offers her the opportunity to combine her diverse experiences to innovate and solve problems in unique ways. Working in cybersecurity allows her to contribute to a vital mission: protecting information and making the internet a safer place. This work reinforces her belief that any talent can find its place in this field.

Her message to young women is clear: dare to explore and reinvent yourselves. Technology is not just about coding; it is also about creativity, impact, and transformation. For those seeking to do something meaningful, this is a path full of opportunities.

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Raquel Rodríguez Martínez

Madrid, Spain (1997)

Graduate in Criminology and Security, specialising in Cybersecurity

She graduated in Criminology and Security, specialising in cybersecurity. Although she didn’t discover her interest in this field until she started university, she quickly realised it was the path she wanted to follow. Since then, she has focused her career on training in and working within cybersecurity.

For this reason, she always encourages others not to feel limited by a single professional path. She firmly believes that it is possible to explore new directions along the way until finding what truly inspires them.

She currently works in the Security Technical Office of the Government of Aragón as part of the Inetum team. Her responsibilities include managing various security tools and protecting assets from vulnerabilities that could lead to future cyberattacks.

Huesca, Spain (1985)

Motivated by her teachers and her interest in technical fields, especially ICT for its ability to connect things and people, she decided to study Telecommunications Engineering. That year, she was the only student from her school and the province of Huesca to enrol in the faculty.

After her first work experiences, she discovered the world of sales by chance while working for a telecommunications ope rator. From that moment, she knew she wanted to focus her career on roles that allowed her to stay close to business clients, combining her technical knowledge with the ability to translate it into business benefits, always with empathy and strong listening skills. She realised she could contribute to im proving business operations through telecommunications.

Over time, leading a sales team and gaining a broader vision of technology applied to various sectors, she found her true passion. She enjoys her work, constantly learns, and enthu siastically guides others.

She loves sharing knowledge, whether as a spectator or a teacher, and finds fulfilment in bringing technology closer to people, helping them overcome their fears and make the most of it, both individually and collectively.

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Laura Martínez Bergua

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She studies the evolution of the human species and its ancestors. "Makes the bones talk."

Galician reference in the field of pharmacology

She took a doctor's degree in Pharmacy and she is a Professor of Pharmacology at Santiago de Compostela

Coordinator of the Galician Network for Drug R&D (REGID), the Spanish Network for Drug Discovery (REDEFAR) and the high capacity node of the European Network of

Founding trustee and scientific co-director at the Kæertor

She has published over one hundred original scientific papers in scientific journals, books and book chapters. She has supervised 17 doctoral theses with the highest rating and more than 50 post-graduate research papers. She is pharmacology, medical chemistry and drug discovery. Member of the Coordination Committee of the Spanish

She studied Medicine and Surgery at Santiago de Compostela University and she took her doctor's degree at the same university. Her doctoral thesis dealt with the evolution of the dental system in fossil hominids.

She specialised in Forensic Anthropology at Complutense University in Madrid and Human Evolution at Bristol University.

Her research focuses on the study of the human species and its ancestors, with a particular interest in the evolution of dentition. She aims to reconstruct the history of our ancestors, their origin, their migrations and the diseases they suffered.

She has participated in excavations at Atapuerca and Dmanisi (Georgia), as well as collaborating in various international research projects with France, China, South Africa and the United Kingdom.

María Martinón

Galicia, Spain (1974)

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María Wonenburger

World reference in mathematics. A science ahead of its time (1927 - 2014)

Graduated in Mathematics with the first promotion in Madrid (1950), she was also a pioneer in obtaining a Fulbright scholarship (1953), which allowed her to go to Yale University in the United States.

At the age of 30, she earned a doctorate from the prestigious Yale University. But in the Spain of Franco's dictatorship, being a woman and a scientist was not well regarded. The young professor was forced to take her doctorate in Madrid in 1960, for the second time.

She worked as a researcher in the CSIC for three years. She was awarded the distinction of honorary member of the Spanish Royal Mathematical Society.

Doctor honoris causa from the University of A Coruña in

In 2007, the Women and Science Unit of the Xunta de Galicia created the María Wonenburger Prize, which is awarded annually to a Galician woman scientist with outstanding merits in research.

Ángeles Alvariño

Galicia, Spain (1916 - 2005)

A forerunner in global oceanographic research

In 1934 she began her studies of Natural Sciences at the Central University in Madrid, which were interrupted by the closure of the classrooms, due to the Civil War.

The Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO) officially did not admit women, but the quality of Ángeles' research work was such that they decided to admit her in 1950.

Between 1948 and 1952, she worked at the IEO as a histologist at the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). In 1951 she obtained her doctorate in Chemistry.In 1967 she obtained her doctorate in Science from the University of Madrid.

She published over one hundred original scientific works in scientific journals, books and encyclopaedia chapters; and sailed on expeditions in oceanographic research vessels under the Spanish, American, Brazilian, Mexican and English flags on scientific expeditions in the Atlantic, Antarctic, Indian and Pacific oceans.

She was awarded the Silver Medal of Galicia in 1993.

She was elected in 2015 by the Galician Academy of Sciences to celebrate the "Science Day in Galicia".

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Esther Merlo

Valdepeñas, Ciudad Real, Spain (1968)

Pioneer in Spain to evaluate stiffness of the wood inside the tree using the velocity of displacement of a sonic wave

Esther Merlo is PhD in Forestry Engineering to the Polytechnic University of Madrid (2002).

She founded the technology-based company MADERA PLUS CALIDAD FORESTAL S.L. in 2012, after more than 15 years of research experience at the Forestry Centre of Lourizán- Xunta de Galicia (1995-2006) and at the Centre for Innovation and Technological Services for Wood in Galicia- CIS MADEIRA (2007-2011).

Businesswoman and mother of Martín. She carries out international forestry research from the rural areas of Galicia. With a creative, collaborative, very rewarding, to optimize sustainable forest management and use of wood.

Selected enterprising woman in 2014. Outstanding research career, Isidro Parga Pondal, 2011. Galician researcher of reference in 2008.

Mª Azahara Soilán

A Coruña, Spain (1978)

Specialist in the use of wood as a structural material for environmentally friendly construction

Doctorate in Forestry Engineering from the USC, with the thesis "Creation of numerical models for the dimensioning of dovetail joints between structural wood beams". Graduate in Forestry Engineering and Forestry Engineering from the USC and Angela and Alvaro's mom.

Her professional activity began as a researcher at the USC, then she made the jump to the private company working in Navarra and Castilla y León, specialized in design and calculation of wooden structures. Since 2007 she works at CIS-Madeira, Centro de Innovación e Servizos Tencolóxicos da Madeira de Galicia, Axencia Galega da Industria Forestal (XERA Xunta de Galicia).

She performs technological services promoting the use of wood in construction, focusing on the design and calculation of wooden structures, both new and old. She has carried out numerous reports, inspections and advice on historical heritage buildings (Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, Pazo de Fefiñáns, etc.) and new construction (Uvigo R+D headquarters, A Estrada Municipal School, etc.). She has also participated in research projects, congresses and courses of international impact.

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Enma Conde

Carballiño, Ourense, Spain (1981)

With experience in the management and development of R&D projects in the field of biotechnology

Technical Agricultural Engineer and Bachelor of Science and Food Technology. Doctorate from the University of Vigo (European Mention and Extraordinary Prize). She has carried out research stays in international centres, such as the University of Reading, Universidade do Porto and University of Turku.

Her work in the field of bioactive extracts stands out, which has resulted in various scientific publications and the commercialization of innovative products and services.

She participates in the European project "EnhanceMicroAlgae" studying new industrial opportunities with high added value for microalgae.

She is the director of R+D+i of the biotechnology company GLECEX, which provides R+D+i services with a high technological content to companies in the agro-food, cosmetic and nutraceutical sectors. She is co-founder of Biotech Re-

Lucía Novelle

Ourense, Spain (1976)

Specialist in the study and design of geothermal energy installations

Mining Engineer in the specialty of Mining Environment by the University of Vigo and researcher in several international projects related to geothermal energy.

She is a founding member of INGEO, a company dedicated to consulting and research on geothermal energy collection systems since 2007, secretary of the Association Cluster da Xeotermia Galega since its formation in 2010 and a member of the committee of experts GT 13 of AENOR for the development of the Spanish State Standard in reference to geothermal energy facilities.

Within the research projects carried out, the one of "Geophysical and Geothermal Research of Low Entalpy in the area of Galicia" stands out, within the framework of the program IN.CI.TE. of the Xunta de Galicia, for the elaboration of the "Geothermal Atlas of Galicia".

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Carmen Rubio Lluesa

Valencia, Spain (1968)

Enthusiasm and teamwork

Ph.D. Degree in Biology (specialty of Biochemistry) at the University of Valencia and master’s degree in "Basic and clinical foundations of human reproduction" at the Faculty of Medicine.

Scientific director of Igenomix, in charge of carrying out genetic studies of the embryo and endometrium, to improve pregnancy rates in assisted reproduction treatments.

Author of numerous book chapters and more than 100 research works in specialized journals in the field. She has also given lectures at different international events. She participates in several master’s programs in the field of Genetics and Reproduction and she has advised more than 10 Ph.D. theses in this field.

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Carreras Areny

Sant Llorenç Savall, Spain (1974)

Responsible for verifying the quality of a chip design before it is manufactured

She has a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and a Master of Advanced Studies issued by the Polytechnic University of Ca talonia.

Her career within microelectronics companies has included working in a wide variety of disciplines such as software, fir mware, participation in standards, definition of work procedu res, chip design, and use of prototypes in the laboratory. She is also an inventor on numerous patents.

Currently, she is working on technologies such as 5G, Wi-Fi, and cable modem that will allow us to have a more connected and global world in the near future. In these complex projects, the Verification Group is multinational, collaborating with engi neers from different countries and continents.

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Laura Santonja Blasco

Bocairent, Valencia, Spain (1979)

The driving force behind her research has been to understand how changes in the molecular structure of polymers affect the process and degree of crystallization.

PhD from the Universitat Politècnica de València in the engineering and industrial production program. Doctoral research focused on the impact degradation of polymer on its morphology and properties by using thermal analysis techniques.

In 2013 she joined Florida State University (USA) to investigate the crystallization process of new polyolefins with relevant crystalline behaviors. Two industries linked to the petrochemical sector participated (Polymer Char (Paterna) and SCG Chemicals, Thailand).

She joined Polymer Char in 2017 through the state program Torres Quevedo that fosters research at industrial level. Since then, her work is linked to projects focused on the further optimization of analytical techniques based on the crystallization of polyolefins.

She has a bachelor’s degree in Computer Engi neering and a Master of Advanced Studies in In tegration of Technologies in Organization issued by the Polytechnic University of Valencia

She is currently Director of Intelligent Optimization Systems at ITI, a private technology center specializing in ICT. Her work consists of research, design and development of models and systems for the analysis of very complex problems, which the human mind is not able to handle.

She has always had a passion for mathematics, logic and pro blem solving.

To all those girls attracted by some profession or STEM career, I would say follow their passion, forget prejudices and stereotypes, and dare to break molds. Don’t let them be afraid.

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Samira Khodayar

Head of the Meteorology and Climatology department at the Mediterranean Center for Environmental Studies (CEAM). She is an expert in extreme meteorological phenomena and Climate Change in the Mediterranean basin

Graduate in Physics from the University of Valencia and PhD in Physics from the University of Karlsruhe (Germany), and Researcher of Excellence of the GenT plan (CIDEGENT-GVA), a talent recovery program of the GVA for re-

Member of GEWEX (Global Energy and Water Exchanges) World Climate Research Program (WRCP), Member of the Board of the Harry Otten Foundation, for innovation in the field of Meteorology, member of the Steering Committee of the COST MedCyclones Action and principal coordinator of the COST FutureMed Action. She was awarded the LEVANTE-EMV2022 prize in the Environment category.

cerning thermal and mechanical stability and food contact compatibility. Moreover, even the stable CO2 molecule can be converted, thanks to the use of catalysts, into polymers, solvents, inks or electrolytes for batteries.

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Patricia Pons

Valencia, Spain (1989)

Research into the design and development of immersive experiences to support the treatment and improvement of mental health

PhD in Computer Science from the UPV in the field of Human Computer Interaction, her thesis studied improving the welfare of humans and animals through technology, developing playful and intelligent interactive systems.

In 2016 she did a research stay at the University of Melbourne in Australia, and in 2019 she received the 2019 Young Computer Science Researchers award from the Computer Science Society of Spain and BBVA Foundation for her PhD thesis. She was selected to participate in the Heidelberg Laureate Forum 2019, which brings together promising researchers with Turing Awards in Computer Science.

She is currently a researcher at ITI, private technological center specialized in ICTin the field of immersive technologies and natural user interfaces, and has given talks at events such as TEDx, Ignite or Google Women Techmakers.

Mayte

Gil Borja

Valencia, Spain (1972)

Genomic technology serving patients and society

Doctor in Molecular Biology, with over 20 years of experience in the Healthcare sector, working with highly innovative public and private companies. The guiding principle throughout her professional career has been to contribute to genomics beco ming a valuable tool in the Biomedical sector, always in servi ce to the patient.

With her expert technical knowledge, she has led the develop ment of high-innovation product and service strategies, as well as pioneered service models that have been recognized as 'success stories' by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).

Mayte possesses an in-depth understanding of every link in the genomics industry value chain, having led various teams in these areas. Currently, she holds the position of CEO at Sis temas Genómicos (Synlab Group).

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Cristina Sánchez Candela

Valencia, Spain (1970)

Industrial engineer from the Polytechnic University of Valencia with 29 years of experience in the automotive sector

She began her career in a predominantly male environment at Ford, working in the Assembly and Paint plants, where she became fascinated by the industrial world.

Later, at Autoliv (airbags and seatbelts), she gained experience in quality management and customer relations. At Sommer-Allibert (automotive interior products), she established the international Quality Engineering department.

Since 2000, she has been working at FORVIA, where she developed a Testing and Metrology Laboratory and led the creation of an Airbag Testing Laboratory and a Pilot Plant for prototypes for clients such as Ford, Volvo, VW, and Audi.

Currently, she is responsible for the department in charge of validating products and processes for door panels, consoles, and dashboards before mass production. Passionate about challenges and continuous learning, she promotes personal and professional growth through collaboration and education.

Valera Requena

Albacete, Spain (1978)

She studies how to improve food and cosmetic ingredients through microencapsulation pro cesses to obtain more competitive products

Chemical Engineer from the University of Murcia (2003) and PhD from the University of Zaragoza (2008), her research career has focused on obtaining nano and microcompounds applied to different sectors (food, packaging, industrial). Her scientific training was complemented by stays at the Instituto Superior Técnico de Lisboa (Portugal), and at the University of California at Berkeley (USA).

Since 2011 she works as project manager at AINIA, where she coordinates and develops R&D projects at national and inter national level, both in the public and private sectors.

Since 2016 she is working in the line of microencapsulation te chnologies where she studies micro and nanoencapsulation processes at laboratory scale of products for the agri-food in dustry and related industries, as well as their scaling up to in dustrial level.

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María Gurrea Martínez

Segorbe, Castellón, Spain (1970)

Biologist specialised in wastewater and environmental management

Bachelor’s degree in Biology from the University of Valencia. Master’s in Industrial Wastewater Treatment (AIMME, 2003), University Specialist in Management of EDARS (UPV / EPSAR, 2005), Master in Water Management (AGBAR / UPC), University of Barcelona, 2018.

Currently, Head of the Wastewater and Environmental Control Area at Aigües Municipals de Paterna. Her work enables the monitoring of wastewater quality in the sewer system and the discharges to the environment, achieving a sustainable urban water cycle in harmony with the environment.

She has collaborated on various innovation projects related to new technologies for the treatment and regeneration of wastewater, as well as characterisation of contamination, microcontaminants, and epidemiological monitoring in wastewater.

She investigates the evolutionary reasons for al truistic behaviour using a combination of mathe matical models and empirical studies with mam mals, birds and fish

She received her PhD with honours from the University of Bern, Switzerland, in behavioural biology.

She participated in projects in Spain, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, the United States, South Africa, and Kenya on topics such as sexual selection, animal communication, and cooperative breeding.

Her scientific contributions have been recognized by both the scientific community and by the media, to which she has given several interviews on the radio, newspapers, and podcasts in Spanish, English, German, and French. She won several prices such as the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Seal of Excellence or the Extraordinary Graduation Prize.

She is currently doing a postdoctoral fellowship at Columbia University in New York, where she continues her research on the role of harsh environments in the evolution of cooperation.

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Pino Caballero Gil

Graduate in Mathematics, PhD in Computing and Professor of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence in the Department of Computer Engineering and Systems of the University of La Laguna.

She is responsible for the Cryptology research group and director of the Cybersecurity Chair. Since 1990 she has directed 30 of the more than 60 research projects in which she has participated. In recent years she has developed an intense evaluation activity of European projects in Brussels.

She has directed 7 doctoral theses and more than 80 final degree projects, and signed more than 10 agreements with companies such as Nokia or Alcatel. She is the inventor of 2 patents and the author of more than 65 publications in indexed journals. In 1996 she published the first Cryptography book in Spanish. She has received 4 awards, from the Más Mujer Magazine, the University Institute for Women's Studies, the Fyde-CajaCanarias Foundation and the Government of the Canary Islands.

Raquel Marín Cruzado

Madrid, Spain (1975)

Expert on diseases of the ageing brain and nutrients for brain health

Author of 137 international scientific publications.

She has received 5 national and international research awards.

She is a science communicator. She collaborates with Cadena SER, RTVE, Televisión Canaria, Canarias Radio, the Huffing ton Post, La COPE and other media in Spain.

She manages a website www.raquelmarin.net on the brain and nutrition.

She is the author of three neuroscience books for everyone: Dale vida a tu cerebro (4 editions, more than 10,000 copies sold and 50,000 digital downloads); Pon en forma tu cerebro (3 editions, 8,000 paper copies sold); Alimenta el sueño para un cerebro sano (2nd edition). They have been published by RocaEditorial (Penguin Random House).

Pioneer of cryptography research

Gran Canaria, Spain (1968)

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Applying Technological Advancements Derived from Astrophysical Research to Enhance Early Disease Detection in the Field of Medicine

Ph.D. in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, conducts research on RF/Microwave Engineering for Smart

She has received two postdocs, the first one in Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering at UAE university in Morocco, and the second one in Biomedical Engineering at

She is currently a researcher at the Medical Technology Project of the IACTEC within the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, specializing in medical image enhancement and innovative solutions for medical diagnostics.

Her goal is to improve the quality of medical images using advanced microwave circuit methods, contributing to healthcare improvements in Europe, particularly in Spain.

Ángela

Hernández

Delgado

Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain (1991)

Currently is part of the European Solar Telesco pe (EST) control system design software team

Software engineer from the University of La Laguna (ULL), with a Master’s degree in Computer Engineering and Mathe matics (URV-UOC). She started working in the private sector once she finished her degree in 2014. Then came the opportu nity to collaborate with the FCGULL (Fundación Canaria Ge neral de la Universidad de La Laguna) and ESA (European Space Agency) with the project “Assessment of Plenoptic Re focusing Methods for 3D Vision-Based Relative Navigation” (2016). This was presented at the ESA’s Clean Space Indus trial Days 2017. From that experience she realized that her in terest in research had grown, so she was completing her spe cialization master’s degree while working in a technology-ba sed startup as a software engineer (2021). Currently, she is part of the EST software team where she is working on the design of the telescope control system.

She is now a member of the European Solar Telescope sof tware team and actively participates in outreach programmes to raise awareness of the role of women in STEM areas.

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Clotilde Ferrándiz Huertas

Elche, Alicante, Spain (1974)

She studies the sensory nervous system to improve people's quality of life

Degree in Chemical Sciences and a Degree Thesis in Organic Chemistry from the University of Granada. Master's and PhD in Molecular and Cellular Biology from UMH.

With experience in Pre-doctoral, Postdoctoral, and Junior Scientific Research at the Institute for Research, Development, and Innovation in Healthcare Biotechnology of Elche (IDIBE, UMH) and the Institute for Research in Neurological Disabilities (IDINE, UCLM). Supervision of undergraduate and master's theses.

Clotilde has scientific publications in the International Journal of Cancer, Journal of Neurochemistry, Hippocampus, PNAS, and Membranes.

She has worked as a Project Manager in Research and Development of Pharmaceutical Compounds. Currently, she is the Scientific Director and Product Development Manager at Prospera Biotech.

Ramírez-Sánchez

Developer of translation technologies for low-resource languages

Gema Ramírez-Sánchez is a computational linguist and co-founder of Prompsit, where she has held the position of General Manager since 2006. She graduated in Translation and Interpreting and obtained a Master's in Computer Applica tions at the University, where she began her professional career working on various research projects related to machi ne translation (InterNostrum, Universia Translator, Apertium).

At Prompsit, a company providing services related to langua ge technologies, Gema coordinates, among other tasks, the company’s R&D projects. These include notable European projects such as ParaCrawl and HPLT (High Performance Language Technologies).

Gema is the co-author of around thirty articles in journals and conferences, primarily focused on machine translation. She is also an active developer and administrator of the open-source machine translation platform Apertium. Outside her professio nal work, Gema serves as Vice President of ARTES Cultura y Ocio, an association dedicated to the holistic development of people with disabilities.

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Marta García Escolano

Alicante, Spain (1991)

Transform sensory neurobiology innovation into useful products for people with sensitive

Graduate in Biotechnology and PhD in Experimental and Biosanitary Sciences with international research experience.

In 2020, she joined the spin-off Prospera Biotech, where she is currently the CEO. She has completed various courses and master's degrees in the business field, including a course in Innovation and Entrepreneurship from MIT Sloan School of Management and the Rafael del Pino Foundation, a Pharmaceutical Marketing course from the University of Nebrija and INESEM Business School, and an International MBA from Fundesem Business School, where she graduated as top of her class.

In 2020, she became a member of Celera, and in 2023, she received the Biotech Female Leadership Award from Bioval. Additionally, she collaborates as an external lecturer in va

Co-founder and CTO of Oscillum, a biotechnolo gy company developing sensors for application in the agri-food industry

She studied Biotechnology at the Miguel Hernández Universi ty of Elche, where she began her journey in entrepreneurship. It was there that she met her colleagues and co-founders of Oscillum. They were brought together by their passion for science. They loved seeking solutions to current problems, es pecially solutions aimed at extending the shelf life of our pro ducts to leave a positive mark on the planet.

At Oscillum, she is responsible for managing the laboratory and product development. This includes projects like smart labels to monitor the freshness and condition of food in real-ti me. These labels are based on chemical sensors that change color depending on the state of the product, helping to reduce food waste and improve safety in the supply chain.

One of her greatest achievements was being featured in the FORBES 30 Under 30 Spain 2023 list, in addition to the nume rous awards and recognitions she has received in the entre preneurial world, both nationally and internationally.