Speaker in "Food Contact Materials: Advancing Safety and Circularity" session
Maria José Suárez
Reseracher/Coordinator of E-OILé project at Fundacion Gaiker
MS in Chemical Science (Macromolecules). Coordinator of E-OILÉ project, Senior Researcher at GAIKER, and leader of the Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers Team. With over 30 years of R&D experience in regional, national, and European projects (FP7, H2020, Interreg, and Horizon Europe), she specializes in the areas of compounding, processing technologies, and validation of sustainable polymers, particularly bioplastics and bio composites. Project evaluator for the EC in the EIC Program and representant of the GAIKER in the Biobased Industries Consortium.