Luis Arturo Montes de Oca Valeriano

Arturo obtained his bachelor’s degree in biotechnology engineering from the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESM Queretaro) in 2018. After graduating, Arturo moved to the Netherlands to start his master’s program in Food Technology with a specialization in Food Biotechnology & Biorefining. He then moved to Ecuador to begin his professional career working in a microbiology laboratory, a brewery, and within the food industry. He is passionate about science, especially when it comes to improving quality of life through modulation of the microbiota and through the use of beneficial microorganisms in food products. Outside of work, he enjoys listening to music, playing the piano, the ukulele and spending time with his family and friends.