Rogelio holds a PhD in Chemical Sciences from the University of the Basque Country (UPV-EHU). He has developed his professional career at AZTI-Tecnalia, where he is currently the CEO. He has 25 years experience in Product Development and International Funds, as an entrepreneur and investor in the Life Sciences sector, developing and launching new products to the market (B2B and B2C), offering business and strategic development advice for companies in the food sector, whilst also being a Managing Partner in F4F Capital in Food Sector. He is a member of the Basque Culinary Centre Foundation, ELIKA – Basque Food Safety Agency, Aquarium San Sebastian Foundation, Euskalit – Basque Quality Management Foundation, UCL Wine maker at Rioja, MM SL – Mussels and oyster production, and he has been secretary of SARETEK, Basque Network of Science, Technology and Innovation from 1997 to 2007. He has published over 100 scientific papers and publications in different media, with 8 patents published, whilst also lecturing and researching. He is author/co-author of 6 books on food technology and food safety. He has been member of the EU “Food Fraud” Technical Committee representing Spain, 1994-1997. He is a regular collaborator for the Euro-toques pan-European Association of Star-Chefs Teaching Activities and he was professor of the Master on Food Safety by the Faculty of Veterinary and Medicine at the Complutense University of Madrid and the Spanish Agency of Food Safety and Nutrition, 2009-2016.
