Dr. Ana Blandino is a full professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Food Technology at the Faculty of Sciences at the University of Cádiz. Since May 2023, she has been a member of the Applied Engineering to Bioprocesses research group (InBiPro). Her research has always focused on enzyme technology, including co-immobilization of enzymes, enzyme production through solid-state and submerged fermentation, and enzymatic hydrolysis of biomass. More recently, she has begun studying the production of various value-added products, such as bioethanol, lactic acid, polyhydroxyalkanoates, and caproic acid, through the fermentation of pre-treated and enzymatically hydrolyzed biomass.