Prof. F. Xavier Malcata completed a B.Sc. degree in Chemical Engineering at the College of Engineering, University of Porto (UP), Portugal; and a Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering, with a distributed minor in Food Science, Statistics, and Biochemistry, at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA. He is currently a Full Professor at UP’s Department of Chemical Engineering, and a Senior Researcher at LEPABE/ALiCE. He has previously served as Dean of the College of Biotechnology of the Portuguese Catholic University, President of the Portuguese Society of Biotechnology, Chief Executive Officer of University/Industry Extension Associations AESBUC and INTERVIR⁺ and Biotechnological Entrepeneurial Incubators CiDEB and INOVAR&CRESCER, and Portuguese Government Liaison Officer to the European Commission for food and biotechnology matters.