Elsa F. Vieira is a Researcher at Rede de Química e Tecnologia (REQUIMTE) - Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde (LAQV), being part of GRAQ—Chemical Reactions and Analysis Group, which is located at Polytechnic of Porto—School of Engineering (ISEP). She has a degree in Nutrition and Food Science from the Faculty of Nutrition and Food Science (University of Porto, Portugal, 2007); a Master's Degree in Quality Control- food and water from the Faculty of Pharmacy (University of Porto, Portugal, 2011) and a PhD in Sustainable Chemistry by the University of Porto and University of Lisbon (Portugal, 2017, awarded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (SFRH/BD/81845/2011). In 2019, she obtained the scientific employment contract in the 2nd Individual Call to Scientific Employment Stimulus (CEECIND/03988/2018). Her research deals with the valorization of food by-products through the development of new nutraceuticals with anti-hypertensive, anti-diabetic, anti-inflammatory, and anti-oxidant properties. In particular, her expertise is focused on in vitro and in vivo evaluation and characterization of different active ingredients (and functional foods) with an interest in the prevention/ treatment of chronic diseases. She has also gained expertise in the formulation of bioactive edible films for food applications.