ChIR Symposium 2018

Carles Estevez is co-founder and Vice-President of Research & Development at InKemia IUCT Group. His research has been strongly focused on Green Chemistry, in particular the design of safer and environmentally benign ensembles of functional products. Specific projects under his direction include the design of safer solvents for a variety of industrial applications and the design and development of advanced biofuels with reduced particle emissions. His research and development contributions led to the publication of 17 patents. He has co-founded two spin-off companies: InKemia Green Chemicals, subsidiary of InKemia based in Houston, United States, where he serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors; and InKemia Advanced Biofuels, a recently incorporated company in London, UK, where he is in charge of Research and Innovation and serves as a member of the Board of Directors.
In 2001 he was appointed international member of the Governing Board of the American Chemical Society Green Chemistry Institute where he served until 2010.
In 2003 he co-founded the Green Chemistry Network of Spain where he serves as President. In 2005, he joined the Governing Council of SUSCHEM-Spain.

Rosa Prati works at Caviro SCA since 2003. She is now Unit director for Food Quality and Safety, Quality Check, Research and Development and GMP. CAVIRO was established in Faenza (RA) in 1966 by a group of cooperative wineries from the Romagna area, which strongly felt the need to find use for the by-products of wine making. In order to meet the needs of an ever-increasing membership base, the Cooperative has constantly expanded and strengthened its structures, which however require further updates and cutting-edge technology innovations.
CAVIRO DISTILLERIE SRL was established in 2007 and is managed and co-ordinated by CAVIRO SCA. With this act, all of the activities performed in the Caviro Group Faenza establishment (distillation, processing wine-making by-products, production of energy from biomasses, processing alcohol-based semi-finished products, composting), are transferred from Caviro SCA to the newly formed Caviro Distillerie Srl. This operation was technically carried out through the transfer of the branch of the business already known as "Distilleries", a division of Caviro SCA.
With a 100 million Euro investment in sustainability initiatives since 2009, Caviro, the main agricultural cooperative in Italy with 13,000 winemakers, continues to lead the development of a circular economy that turns waste into resources. To reach this goal, Caviro has created a new value in each sector, from the by-products of vine growing to wine production.
The Group, which currently employs 547 people in 4 different production sites and reported sales of 3154 million Euro in 2017, has created four virtuous cycles which focus on four areas: the extraction of Polyphenols from grape seeds, Oenocyanin and Tartaric acid; energy self sufficiency and the use of renewable energy; wastewater recovery and the creation of compost, which is also used for organic farming.

David Panyella is Director for R&D in Puig S.A. Puig is a third-generation family-owned fashion and fragrance business based in Barcelona. Puig creates distinctive brands and fragrance experiences that make people dream. The company’s ambition is to define the future of the fragrance category and capture a disproportionate share of innovation and growth.

Stefania Iandoli is part of Fresenius Kabi iPSUM as Regulatory Affairs Specialist since April 2016. She graduated in 2010 in Pharmacy with a thesis in the field of medicinal chemistry, at the University of Florence. She then joined a Service pharmaceutical company where she was mainly involved in the preparation of CMC documentation for API and drugs as well as in the definition of strategy for submission and variation.

Laura Tomasoni is Quality, Health, Safety and Environmental Manager in the Italian cosmetics company Eley S.r.l..
After graduating in Chemistry in 1993, she started to work in private companies where she achieved responsibility positions in production, quality, safety, health and environment. She is a specialist in company’s processes and their risk analysis to improve the relations of the different businness areas and to apply correctly the regulatorions in an integrated management system vision.
She manages the relations with external public supervisory bodies (e.g. Italian ARPA , ASL , etc ) and private certification bodies.

Isabel Cavaco is Associate Professor of Analytical Chemistry in the Faculty of Sciences and Technology of the University of Algarve. Since 2012 she is the Programme Coordinator of the Erasmus Mundus Programme in Chemical Innovation and Regulation. From 2008 to 2013 she was the Programme Coordinator of the Erasmus Mundus Programme in Quality in Analytical Laboratories. In 2014-2017 she was Head of the International and Mobility Office of the University of Algarve. She lectures Analytical Chemistry and Quality Management since 1998, and in Erasmus Mundus MSc programmes since 2004.

Ahmed Mashaly comes from Egypt. He has a BSc and MSc in Chemistry, completed the ChIR 1st year in the University of Algarve and is pursuing a research project in the University of Barcelona under the supervision of Prof. Axel Bidon-Chanal.

Ana Ligia Sandoval Perez comes from Guatemala. She holds a MSc in Pharmacy, completed the ChIR 1st year in the University of Algarve and is pursuing her research project on marketing of new products under the supervision of Prof. Ruben Huertas in the University of Barcelona.

Anna Ciurlini comes from Italy. She holds a BSc in Chemistry, completed the ChIR 1st year in the University of Algarve and is pursuing her research project in the University of Bologna under the supervision of Prof. Pier Cozzi.

Askar Nurassilov comes from Kazakhstan. He holds a BSc in Chemistry, completed the ChIR 1st year in the University of Algarve and is pursuing his research project on Chemical Regulations under the supervision of Profs. Daniel Sainz in the University of Bologna and Isabel Cavaco in the University of Algarve.

Basma Raad Shakir comes from Iraq. She holds a BSc in Chemistry, completed the ChIR 1st year in the University of Algarve and is pursuing her research project in the University of Barcelona under the supervision of Prof. Joan Albert.

Danilo Bertagna Silva comes from Brazil. He holds a degree in Chemical Engineering. He completed the ChIR 1st year in the University of Algarve and is pursuing a research project in the University of Barcelona under the supervision of Prof. Santiago Esplugas.

Dawit Gebremichael Gidey comes from Ethiopia. He holds a degree in Chemistry. He completed the ChIR 1st year in the University of Algarve and is pursuing a research project in the University of Bologna under the supervision of Prof. Paola Galletti.

Diego Gerini comes from Italy. He holds a degree in Chemistry. He completed the ChIR 1st year in the University of Algarve and is pursuing a research project in the group pf Prof. Emilio Tagliavini in the University of Bologna, and Prof. Daniel Sainz in the University of Barcelona.

Fadi Al-Shnani comes from Jordan. He holds a degree in Chemistry. He completed the ChIR 1st year in the University of Algarve and is pursuing his research project with Prof. Daniel Sainz in the University of Barcelona and Eduard Peris from Universitat Jaume I.

Gidey Gebremeskel Kidane comes from Ethiopia. He holds a degree in Chemistry and a MSc in Medical Biochemistry. He completed the ChIR 1st year in the University of Algarve and is pursuing his research project with Prof. Montserrat Corbella in the University of Barcelona and Belén Albela in the University of Lyon.

Giulia Mengotti comes from Italy. She holds a degree in Industrial Chemistry. She completed the ChIR 1st year in the University of Algarve and is pursuing a research project developed in collaboration between Heriot Watt University and the University of Bologna, under the supervision of Profs. Teresa Fernandes and Emilio Tagliavini.

Jose Albert Cruz comes from the Philippines. He holds a degree in Chemical Engineering. He completed the ChIR 1st year in the University of Algarve and is pursuing his research project in the University of Barcelona under the supervision of Prof. Pilar Ramirez de La Piscina.

Jye Ming Ong comes from Malaysia. She holds a degree in Chemistry. She completed the ChIR 1st year in the University of Algarve and is pursuing her research project in the University of Bologna under the supervision of Profs Daniele Fabbri and Cristian Torri.

Mart Benson Castillo comes from the Philippines. He holds a degree in Chemical Engineering. He completed the ChIR 1st year in the University of Algarve and is pursuing his research project in the University of Heriot Watt under the supervision of Prof. Karl Stephen.

Mi Nguyen Thi Diem comes from Vietnam. She holds a degree in Chemistry. She completed the ChIR 1st year in the University of Algarve and is pursuing her research project in the University of Barcelona under the supervision of Prof. Ana Ines Fernández.

Napatr Kunachitpimol comes from Thailand. He holds a BSc and MSc in Environmental Sciences. He completed the ChIR 1st year in the University of Algarve and is pursuing a research project in Heriot Watt university under the supervision of Dr Ted Henry and Prof. Teresa Fernandes.

Nazan Altun comes from Turkey. She holds a degree in Chemical Engineering. She completed the ChIR 1st year in the University of Algarve and is pursuing a research project in the University of Bologna under the supervision of Prof. Dora Merlucci and in collaboration with IMA S.p.A.

Seyed Mohammadreza Hesami comes from Iran. He holds a degree in Chemical Engineering. He completed the ChIR 1st year in the University of Algarve and is pursuing a research project in Heriot Watt University under the supervision of Prof. Morteza Sefat.

Sharmaine Salandanan Atencio comes from the Philippines. She holds a degree in food Science and technology. She completed the ChIR 1st year in the University of Algarve and is pursuing a research project in Heriot Watt University under the supervision of Prof. Carmen González.