My name is Catarina Teixeira, and since September 2023 I have been working as an Invited Assistant Researcher in the ViiaFOOD project – Plataforma de Valorização, Industrialização e Inovação Agroalimentar. This project, developed in collaboration with research institutions and the food industry, focuses on creating innovative, high-quality food products. My main responsibilities include product formulation, optimization, and characterization according to industrial partners’ needs. I hold a BSc in Biology and an MSc in Clinical and Laboratory Biology. For my master’s thesis, I performed in vivo studies on the effects of ß1-blockers on liver fibrosis. I then worked as a research fellow on a cancer project, developing animal models and applying biochemical, histological, and molecular techniques. In 2014, I received a PhD grant (AgriChains program), and my doctoral work focused on the role of legumes in the prevention and treatment of colorectal cancer. As part of my PhD, I completed an internship at the Universidad de Murcia, where I studied the prebiotic potential of foods and their effects on satiety, obesity, and gut microbiota. From 2018 to 2020, I contributed to the ValorMar project, applying green technologies (enzyme- and electric field-assisted extraction) to valorize marine resources for food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic applications. I later joined the Lead4Target project (2020–2021), focusing on ruthenium-based compounds as potential chemotherapeutics. Between 2022 and 2023, I was part of the IntegraValor project, developing sustainable strategies for agrifood by-product utilization. I also served as Assistant Professor at the University of Minho, teaching Cell Biology, Applied Animal Biology, and Animal Physiology and Metabolism, and co-organizing the advanced course in Molecular Nutrition. Throughout my career, I have authored or co-authored 20 peer-reviewed publications (nine as first author), with 889 citations and an H-index of 13. My work has been recognized with two academic awards. I have published 13 abstracts in ISI journals, presented 40 posters, and delivered 11 oral communications at international conferences. Additionally, I have supervised two MSc theses, four BSc projects, guided seven students in fieldwork and data analysis, and served on the jury of three academic degrees.