Dr. Madalina Georgiana ALBU KAYA has been working since February 2001 for INCDTP - Leather and Footwear Research Institute and leads the Collagen Department. She is a First Degree Researcher who obtained her diploma degree, master and PhD at the University of Bucharest, Faculty of Chemistry and two Postdoctoral studies, one in Biotechnology at University Politehnica of Bucharest and one in solid state NMR at Osaka University, Institute for Protein Research. Her research activity is in the field of collagen processing, characterization and application especially as biomaterials for medicine, dentistry, pharmacy and cosmetics.