Matilde de las Rivas, PhD and MBA. With a solid 10-year track record in recombinant protein expression and characterization, Dr. de las Rivas is one of the two co-founders of Levprot Bioscience, a company born in 2020 and specialized in the production of alternative proteins in yeast cells by precision fermentation. As the CTO until May 2024, she has been four years in charge of scientifically and strategically leading the company’s projects, all oriented towards a future landscape of greener, non-animal protein production for both the biopharma and foodtech industries. Now, as Levprot's CEO, and surrounded by a 19-people higly-specialized and motivated team, she is also leading the Business Development and Commercial strategy of the company, making communication and collaboration two of the company's central pivotes. She firmly believes that fermentation will continue to be one of the most powerful synergies between biotechnology and food, a key tool to respond to some of the most pressing demands of our current role as planet-resource consumers.