Miriam V. Lourenco has a degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Ribeirão Preto and has obtained a master's and a doctorate from the Institute of Chemistry at the Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho - UNESP. She was a professor and researcher at the University of Ribeirão Preto, where she worked for 30 years as a teacher and researcher in the areas of Plant Biotechnology and Bioprocesses. She is currently part of the Santa Martha Agro Ltda team working on the research and development of new products.