Ana C. Pinho, PhD is a Contracted Researcher at the Center for Mechanical Engineering, Materials, and Processes (CEMMPRE), University of Coimbra, Portugal. She finished her PhD in June 2018 and since then she has been working as a researcher while participating in the orientation of undergraduate and MSc students from Materials and Mechanical engineering. Her research interests are focused on biomaterials, additive manufacturing, surface modification, materials characterization, antimicrobial properties, and in vitro and in vivo validation. From her PhD work, she successfully submitted a worldwide patent, which has been accepted in Europe, USA, Japan, and Brazil.