Albert Ribas-Agustí has a degree in Biology (2003), Food Science and Technology (2007) and a PhD in Food Technology (2013) from the University of Girona. He has worked as a researcher at KU Leuven (Belgium), INRA (France) and the University of Lleida, and is currently a researcher at the IRTA Functionality and Food Safety Program in Monells (Girona), where he works in research activities. contract with companies in the food sector and in national and international projects. He has significant scientific experience on the effect of thermal and non-thermal treatments on the structure, quality and functional value of food, as well as on the recovery of animal and plant products and by-products for the extraction of bioactive compounds.