Sandra Pina is an Assistant Researcher at the ICVS/3B´s Associate Laboratory, University of Minho. She received her European PhD in Materials Science and Eng. from the University of Aveiro. Her research is focused on the field of bioresorbable bioceramics for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine with main applications in bone and osteochondral defects and diseases. She has also been granted two patents (WO and EU), related to ion-doped bioceramics. She has been participating in the preparation/implementation/co-coordination of national and international projects, and she is a team member of several EU and PT-funded projects (e.g., HierarchiTech (M-ERA.Net/0001/2014), BiogenInk (M-ERA-NET2/0022/2016), bilateral cooperation (2018/2019 ALEMANHA-DAAD), and EU H2020: BAMOS) for bone and osteochondral tissue engineering and regeneration. She has been serving as a referee for international journals and research projects/grants for European Funding Agencies, and she is a member of the Editorial Board of Materials.