Science and Technology
in feminine "OUTSTANDING WOMEN IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE ENVIRONMENT OF..."
Mª Carmen Galera 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 2017. 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.
Elisa Rojas 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.
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