Eva Pinho (Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0321-9089), Auxiliary Researcher at INIAV and external researcher of ALICE, completed her PhD in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Minho in collaboration with the University of Bolton (UK) in 2014. Her scientific path has focused on the development, in academic and business environment, of antimicrobial materials and their interaction with microorganisms and man. By joining INIAV in 2019, Eva Pinho has directed her scientific interests towards the development of diagnostic and control strategies for microbial contaminants associated with zoonoses contributing to an improvement in food safety and animal health.