José Roberto Mateus da Silva holds a medical degree and a Master’s degree in Tissue Regeneration (from UNIFESP), an MBA in Health Management, Innovation, and Services (from PUC-RS), and postgraduate specializations in biotechnology, botany, and nutrology (from UNIMED), as well as cardiology (from Einstein). He is the CEO of GAP Biotech, a company founded in 1983 that conducts research and performs microbiological and stability analyses for the nutritional and pharmaceutical industries, with a focus on biotechnology. He is also the founder of GAP Networks, an IT company dedicated to developing software for the healthcare, environmental, and sustainability sectors.