Dr. Sophia Papadaki is a chemical engineer with an MSc in energy management and environmental protection systems and PhD in holistic biomass valorization. She has great expertise in the biorefinery field and works on optimization of extraction techniques for recovery of poly- and monosaccharides, proteins, antioxidants, amino acids, fatty acids and natural colorants, especially from marine resources. She also works in development of final formulations of high-added-value products through encapsulation of bioactive compounds using encapsulation techniques.