Maria Candida Mellado

Maria Candida Mellado is an experienced professional in the biotechnology field, currently serving as the EMEA Manager for Cell Culture Cell Therapy Application Scientists at Thermo Fisher Scientific since May 2019. Previous roles include Senior Technical Sales Specialist for Purification in South-West Europe, and Application Specialist for Purification and Filtration Technologies at Sartorius Stedim Biotech. Maria has a strong technical background in purification processes, having worked as a product manager and specialist at Sartorius do Brasil, and as a Senior Scientist in biosimilar process development at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Educational credentials include a Ph.D. in Engineering and Technological Sciences from Universidade Nova de Lisboa, an MSc in Chemical Engineering from Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, and a B.Eng. in Food Engineering from Universidade Estadual de Campinas.