Olga Genilloud holds a PhD in Chemistry (Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, 1988) from the Complutense University of Madrid. She has extensive research experience in the biosynthesis of antibiotic peptides (Ramón y Cajal Hospital, Madrid, 1984–1988; Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1987). In 1989, she joined the Spanish Basic Research Center (CIBE) at Merck Sharp & Dohme in Spain, where she led a team dedicated to the discovery of bacterial natural products for 19 years, serving as Head of the Bacterial Microbiology Department for 10 years. In February 2009, she was appointed Scientific Director of the MEDINA Foundation, where she leads the center’s research activities and new collaboration opportunities with industry and academia, as well as overseeing the Microbiology Department. She has extensive experience in coordinating multidisciplinary teams and managing research projects and international collaborations. She is the author of more than 100 scientific articles and book chapters and holds 18 patents, resulting from her contributions to the discovery of new molecules and the development of novel molecular tools for natural products research.