Alberto Escarpa is a Full Professor at the University of Alcalá. His main research interests are focused on microfluidics and micromotors. He has co-authored more than 200 articles in leading international peer-reviewed journals, and several books, and book chapters. He has given several invited lectures in prestigious forums. He has been included in Stanford University's list of the 2% of the most cited scientists. His research has been highlighted as covered in Angewandte Chemie, Chemical Science, Nanoscale, and Analytical Chemistry. He is a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of Analytical Chemistry. He is the Editor in Chief for Microchimica Acta.

Dr. Mariana Medina Sánchez earned her degree in Mechatronics Engineering from the University of San Buenaventura in Bogotá, Colombia, where she also worked as an assistant professor and researcher while pursuing postgraduate studies in education and biomedical engineering. She later moved to Barcelona, Spain, to complete her master’s and PhD studies under Prof. Arben Merkoçi at the Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, focusing on nanomaterials-based and inkjet-printed electrochemical biosensors for disease diagnostics. After her PhD, she joined IFW Leibniz in Dresden, Germany, as a postdoctoral researcher and was soon promoted to group leader under Prof. Oliver Schmidt. Her research centered on medical microrobots for in vivo fertilization and targeted drug delivery, including sperm-based micromotors and real-time deep-tissue tracking systems. She received an ERC Starting Grant for her project MicroGIFT. Since 2020, she has led an independent research group at IFW Leibniz and, in 2022, began heading a joint group with TU Dresden and B CUBE focused on bioinspired microrobots and microsensors. In 2024, she was appointed Ikerbasque Research Professor and Group Leader at CIC nanoGUNE in San Sebastián, Spain.

Gabriel Ortega obtained his BSc in Chemistry from the Ramon Llull University, IQS School of Engineering and continued his scientific pursuits by completing his PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) and CIC bioGUNE, Spain. In 2016, Dr. Ortega joined the laboratory Prof. Kevin Plaxco at the University of California Santa Barbara, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Center for Bioengineering (United States). In his postdoctoral research he advanced the development of aptamer-based sensors for continuous, real time in vivo measurements; developed new tools to study the biophysics of protein-surface interactions; and explored new strategies for optimizing the response of biomolecular receptors. In 2021, Dr. Ortega became an Ikerbasque Research Fellow in the Precision Medicine and Metabolism Lab at CIC bioGUNE. In 2022, he was awarded a Ramón y Cajal Fellowship, and he currently holds the position of Emerging Scientist.Dr. Ortega investigates the biophysical principles governing biomolecular function to develop innovative biomedical and biotechnological applications. His work spans extremophile adaptation, rare diseases, protein electrostatics, biosensors, and molecular engineering, with a focus on advancing personalized medicine through smart diagnostics and imaging technologies.