Prof. Dr. Neith Pacheco is a Doctor of macromolecular materials and biotechnology at Centro de Investigación y Asistencia en Tecnología y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco. She has degrees from Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University in France and the Metropolitan Autonomous University in Mexico. She has been recognized by the National System of Researchers (SNI), which is an organization that recognizes the work of people dedicated to research, as a National Researcher since 2012 at level II. She is responsible for the Food Safety and Traceability Laboratory at CIATEJ, Yucatán unit. She has over 12 years of experience in food safety and quality and food biotechnology research and innovation, specifically regarding biomolecule characterization, biopolymers, and phytochemicals and sensorial analysis for new food inventions. She works in developing chromatography techniques for bioactive compound identification and quantification, including sustainable innovation using byproduct materials. Currently, she works with biopolymers and bioactive compounds to produce functional and nutritional foods using underutilized regional products.