Sofia received her PhD in Biotechnology in 2008, and has over 15 years of research experience providing technical support to R&D projects in the fields of molecular diagnostics and nanotechnology. She holds a postgraduate degree in Project Management (2017) and has entrepreneurship experience from creating a start-up in the field of molecular diagnostic devices, Magnomics SA (2014-2017). During this period, she accumulated the responsibilities of VP of Operations along with the technical development and scientific coordination of the national QREN project nº38886: GENANALIZE (2014-2015). Since 2017, Sofia has been a Research Manager, focusing on building collaborations with both national and European partners and supporting researchers in securing funding for new scientific ideas and projects.