Dr. Georgina Sandoval holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Guadalajara (Mexico) and a PhD in Biology, Health, and Biotechnology from the National Institute of Applied Sciences (INSA) in Toulouse, France. Since 2003, she has worked as a tenured researcher at CIATEJ (a research center of the Mexican Secretariat for Science, Humanities, Technology, and Innovation, SECIHTI), specializing in Industrial Biotechnology, with applications in the fields of nutraceuticals, biopolymers, biofuels, and bionanotechnology. In 2011, she spent a sabbatical year at the Applied Biocatalysis Lab of the Institute of Catalysis and Petrochemistry (ICP-CSIC) in Madrid, Spain. She founded and currently leads the Advanced Bioprocesses Innovation Laboratory (LIBBA), a laboratory accredited to ASTM and Mexican standards. She has participated in over 50 projects and technological services (30 as lead investigator), including macroprojects that unite institutions and companies, as well as international collaborations with France, Spain, and Argentina. She is the author of more than 100 publications and holds or has applied for 23 patents. She has also coordinated activities within the Ibero-American Program of Science and Technology for Development (CYTED). Most recently, she was honored with the highest distinction of the Jalisco State Prize for Innovation, Science, and Technology 2021 in the category of Merit for Scientific and Technological Development.