Gloria completed a Batchelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering in 2015 at the Industrial University of Santander, Colombia (Laureate Honours thesis). She was part of the national program of COLCIENCIAS Young Researcher, working at the research group CENIVAM – Industrial University of Santander. Gloria’s PhD project is focused on the production and separation of oligosaccharides from hardwood biomass. This project is fascinating because it aims to innovatively apply engineering approaches to develop sustainable processes for the obtention of functional products from bioresources. It represents the possibility to implement biorefinery models in the existing industries.