Lucía Hipólito (Valencia, 1982) holds a PhD in Pharmacy from the University of Valencia, where she is currently a professor and researcher. Since the beginning of her scientific career in 2005, she has worked in the field of neuropharmacology of addiction, with a particular focus on alcohol addiction. She has carried out research at renowned institutions such as the University of Cambridge, Rutgers University, and Columbia University.

Dr. Hipólito has received numerous awards, including the Young Investigator...

José J. Baldoví is a Distinguished Researcher of Excellence under the Gen-T Plan of the Generalitat Valenciana and Director of the 2D Smart Materials Lab at the Institute of Molecular Science (ICMol), Universitat de València. He leads an ERC Starting Grant project, presides over the Association of Excellence Scientists of the GenT Plan (AccenT), is a full member of the Young Academy of Spain, and represents Spain on the Management Committee of the COST Action SuperQumap.

His research develops theoretical and...

Pilar Domingo-Calap, PhD, is a virologist and Professor at the Institute for Integrative Systems Biology (I2SysBio, UV-CSIC), where she leads the Environmental and Biomedical Virology group. Her research centers on the development of bacteriophage-based therapies to combat multidrug-resistant bacteria, addressing challenges in human, animal, and plant health through a One Health perspective.

As co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Evolving Therapeutics SL, Dr. Domingo-Calap drives innovation in phage therapy, translating...

Belen Franch received her Cum Laude PhD in Physics in 2013 from the Universitat de València (UV). From 2013 to 2019, she served as Associate Research Professor at the University of Maryland and as an associate researcher at NASA. She is currently a tenured professor at UV.

Her research centers on remote sensing satellite imagery to develop agricultural applications, notably forecasting the production of major internationally exported cereals before harvest. Belen leads the crop yield estimates working group within the NASA...

Dr. Rosa M. Baños is Full Professor of Psychopathology at the University of Valencia, where she directs the I-Psi-Tec research group and leads a CIBERobn Excellence Group (CB06/03/0052). Her research centers on digital mental health, developing and evaluating interventions using mobile applications and virtual reality to prevent and treat mental health problems and promote well-being.

She has led numerous national and international projects, advancing innovative, scalable approaches that move beyond traditional one-to-one...

Professor of Genetics at the University of Valencia. Expert in Genetics and Genomics applied to human health. As a Principal Investigator, he developed more than 40 research projects, financed by various national and international organizations, and four biotechnological patents that have been transferred to the biopharmaceutical industry. Among his contributions to Biomedicine and Biotechnology, his participation in four international genome sequencing consortia stands out. He has been a scientific advisor to Roche in the area of DNA...