Dr. Despina A. Gkika is an Economist and a researcher at the Chemistry Department of Democritus University of Thrace. She graduated from the Business Economics Department, University of Portsmouth in UK and received her PhD on the Cost Profile of Nanomaterials from the University of Antwerp in Belgium, in 2021. She then worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Chemistry Department of the Democritus University of Thrace. Her research line gives a unique position within the national and international fields of Chemistry, Economic and Safety Science. Her research expertise is in the field of cost and profitability management with applications to sustainable green chemistry, chemical technologies and chemical industries. Central to her research is the study of synthesis, characterization and safety in chemical technologies and the understanding of how these processes translate into value for goods and services, which has important economic consequences. Her scientific interests concern the collaboration surrounding techno-economic analysis of adsorbent and photocatalytic materials for use in wastewater treatment. Solution-oriented research using diverse research methods to address sustainability challenges and problems in their economic context. Bridging innovative economics by techno-economic and sustainability assessment in green chemistry and chemical technology.