Jonathan Tellechea holds a Ph.D. in Synthetic Biology by the University of Newcastle. During his research, he has developed a multifaceted experience portfolio, investigating the applications and potential of microorganisms in food and agriculture, as well as for industrial use.

Dr. Pablo Carbonell is Senior Reader in Computational Biology at UPV, former senior staff scientist at SynBioChem Centre, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology. He is interested in applying the principles of machine learning and control engineering to sustainable biological design.

UPV is currently considered a reference academic institution in Spain and Europe, being among top universities in Spanish academic rankings (U-Ranking 2021). Times Higher Education recognizes the UPV as the university with the greatest social and economic impact and best technological university in Spain.

The core expertise of ADM-Biopolis is finding, designing, and developing microorganisms for industrial and health-related purposes. Their key expertise resides in identifying new ingredients and probiotic microbial strains, systems biology, metabolic engineering and preclinic validation models.

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