Bea holds a MSc in Synthetic Integrative Biology (by CSIC and UIMP, ES) and a BSc in Biotechnology (from the Polytechnic University of Madrid, ES). During the latter, she enjoyed an ERASMUS stay at Ghent University (BE). She has also studied a course on Creation and leadership of resilient teams at the University of Chicago (US). Her education and previous experience as a lab manager crystallized in her interest in scientific organization at an international level and exploring innovation as a main motor of change. Her education and previous experience as a lab manager crystallized in her interest in scientific organization at an international level and exploring innovation as a main motor of change.