Noureddine ALLOUCHE was born in Sfax (Tunisia) in 1971. He obtained his PhD degree in organic Chemistry from the University of Sfax in 2005. He undertook a post-doctoral training (2006-2007) in the Institute of Natural Products Chemistry of CNRS, Gif-sur-Yvette, France. From 2005 to 2011 he was an Assistant professor at the Faculty of Sciences of Sfax (FSS). From 2011 to 2016 he was an Associate Professor at FSS. Since 2016, he is Professor at the same Faculty. He is the Head of the Natural Substances Team in the Laboratory of Organic Chemistry. His research activity is documented by scientific peer-reviewed papers (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Noureddine_Allouche) dealing with the extraction, isolation, identification, bioconversion and biological activities of natural substances as well as valorisation of agro-food by-products. Pr. ALLOUCHE was/is a national coordinator of four European projects: FP7, ARIMNET, H2020, Marie-Curie, and Erasmus+.