Enrique Moriones holds a degree in Agricultural Engineering (1986) and a PhD in Agronomy (1991) from the Polytechnic University of Madrid. Between 1991 and 1995, he led the Plant Virology Group at the Institute for Agrofood Research and Technology (IRTA) in Barcelona. In 1995, he joined the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) as a Senior Scientist at the “La Mayora” Experimental Station, where he was promoted to Scientific Researcher in 2003 and to Research Professor in 2008. His research has been key to the study of viruses that affect high-value horticultural crops, particularly tomatoes. Of particular note is his fundamental role in the creation and consolidation of the Institute of Subtropical and Mediterranean Horticulture ’La Mayora’, a joint center between the CSIC and the University of Malaga (UMA). As director of the “La Mayora” Experimental Station (2007-2010) and, subsequently, of the “La Mayora” IHSM (2010-2022), he was a central figure in all aspects of the project, from its initial conception to its inauguration. In the field of scientific management and consulting, he served as a Scientific Advisor in the Crop Protection Area of the Interministerial Commission for Science and Technology (CICYT). He was also Deputy Coordinator of the Agricultural Sciences Area at the National Agency for Evaluation and Prospective Research, and he actively participated in scientific prospective panels that defined agricultural research priorities in state plans.