Ines Pratas is a Quality Control Analyst at Bluepharma since May 2017, specializing in techniques such as dissolution testing, physical-chemical assays of raw materials and semi-finished products, including Karl-Fisher analysis and FTIR. Prior experience includes a research role at IBMC.INEB, focusing on molecular and cellular biology, and genetic evolution of apple trees through DNA extraction and gel electrophoresis. Ines also worked at FMUC on DNA extraction and quantification in colorectal tissue samples, detecting JC virus sequences, and completed an internship at Instituto Português de Oncologia de Coimbra, where microbiological studies of biological samples were conducted. Ines holds a Master's degree in Industrial Pharmaceutical Chemistry from Universidade de Coimbra and a Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology from Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra.