Sandra Aresta

Sandra Aresta is a Knowledge Transfer Manager at INESC-ID in Lisbon, Portugal, where they focus on intellectual property management and fostering collaborations between academic research and industry. They earned a PhD in Molecular and Cellular Biology from Paris XI University after completing their undergraduate studies in Microbiology and Genetics at the University of Lisbon. Their extensive career includes roles as a researcher at esteemed institutions such as Institut Curie, Imperial College, and a biotechnology company, Hybrigenics. Transitioning to technology transfer in 2007, they have since held positions in several organizations, including the Technology Transfer Department of Institut de Recherche pour le Développement and CIBIO-InBIO, while actively contributing to professional associations and training future students in the field.