Patricia Arcia graduated from Chemical Engineering and Food Engineering (Universidad de la República Oriental del Uruguay, 2005), has a Master in Food Science and Engineering (Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, 2010), and a PhD in Food Science, Technology, and Management (Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, 2013). She works as a researcher at the Latitud Latu Foundation in the area of product development and as a professor at the Universidad Católica del Uruguay.