José Ignacio López Sánchez, Ph.D., is a distinguished chemist with extensive expertise in food safety and quality. He earned his chemistry degree (2002) and Ph.D. (2010) from the University of Murcia, specializing in new synthetic processes. Since 2018, he has been a university professor at Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR). His two-decade career includes significant contributions to organic and medicinal chemistry, food science, and environmental science. He has held multiple research positions and projects at the university level, funded by industry and public administrations. His industrial experience includes roles as a laboratory and R&D director for several years. Dr. López Sánchez has a robust background in the synthesis, isolation, purification, and structural characterization of organic compounds, relevant in organic, medicinal, and food sciences. He excels in designing and optimizing experiments, scaling processes to pilot and industrial plants, and has mobilized substantial research funding through various projects. In academia, he has dedicated over 4,000 hours to teaching university master's programs in Food Safety Management, Environmental and Energy Management, Integrated Management Systems, and Occupational Risk Prevention. He has directed dozens of master's final projects and has been recognized for his research and teaching excellence.