Pedro Sampaio obtained his PhD in Biotechnology from the Instituto Superior Técnico. He has participated in several research projects in the area of food biotechnology in partnership with Fytozimus, Lda, and BioRAH in the search for biotechnology solutions, with the aim of optimizing the stabilization processes for bioproducts. In collaboration with the company Fytozimus, Lda, an enzymatic extract with high proteolytic capacity was developed and optimized, which was registered with the FDA (2015). Pedro Sampaio also collaborated on a project to study bioactive compounds with therapeutic application (FEUCP and ECBio, SA), which resulted in patent and oral communications. Additionally, he has participated in several European projects coordinated by INIAV, Portugal, focusing on the analysis and classification of rice varieties.