Carlos Cavaleiro, Professor at the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Coimbra
and Researcher of Chemical Process Engineering and Forest Products Research
Centre. He earned his PhD in Pharmacy, speciality of Pharmacognosy and
Phytochemistry from the University of Coimbra in 2001. His research on the
Biology and Chemistry of Natural Products applied to: Life and Health Sciences–contributions for drug
discovery, efficacy and safety of herbal drugs, development of methods for
quality assessment of herbal medicinal products, dietary supplements, and
cosmetics; Biological Sciences–contributions
on plant diversity and conservation; Forest Sciences and Crop
Production-contributions to alternative crops of medicinal and aromatic plants,
technology, and quality of essential oils.