Cláudia Nunes is a Researcher at CICECO–Aveiro Institute of Materials at the University of Aveiro. She holds a PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Aveiro since May 2008, having her PhD work focused on the extraction and structural analysis of fruit polysaccharides. During the her Postdoctorate, she acquired experience in the development of bionanocomposites based on polysaccharides for the application in the biomedical and food areas. The main scientific interests include the development and characterization of biomaterials for biomedical application (tissue regeneration) and active and intelligent food packaging. Her experience is recognized by the publication of 1 patent, 5 book chapters, and 74 articles in the International Journals cited in the Science Citation Index, with 1263 citations (h = 22).