Gastón Fuentes graduated from the University of Havana (UH) with a BSc (1990), MSc (1998), and PhD (2013). He has trained in biomaterials research at universities and companies in Europe, America, and Asia. Throughout his career, he has been honoured with four awards from the Cuban National Academy of Sciences and nine from UH. Over the past 15 years, he has participated in eight national and four international projects, co-authoring more than 75 scientific articles, 30 conference papers, and over 100 congress presentations. Additionally, he has delivered lectures at universities in Brazil, Spain, Venezuela, Italy, France, Japan, and the Netherlands. Dr. Fuentes has supervised more than 50 students across Chemistry, Pharmacy, Microbiology, and Biomedical Engineering programs. He is a Senior Researcher, Full Professor of Statistics in postgraduate programs in Chemistry, Materials Science, and Quality Control, and Secretary of the UNESCO Biomaterials Chair. He is also a member of UH's Category Board and the Management Board of the Cuban Society of Chemistry, having received eight medals and honours for his outstanding contributions to teaching and research. His work focuses on biomaterials from natural polymers and calcium phosphates, applied to bone and cartilage tissue engineering and drug delivery systems.