Dr. Marco Mata

⟵ LATIN FOOD 2022 / PRE-CONFERENCES


Dr. Marco Mata. Pre-Congress Webinars - Latin Food 2022, Puebla, México - AMECA, AC

Tecnológico de Monterrey, México.

Dr. Marco A. Mata-Gómez obtained his bachelor’s degree as a pharmaceutical chemist biologist from the Autonomous University of Coahuila in 2005. In 2008, he obtained a M.Sc. degree in biotechnology from the same university with a research stay in Minho University in Portugal. Later in 2009, he joined the Bioprocesses Research Chair, where he worked as an assistant researcher. In 2012, he started his doctoral studies in biotechnology at Tecnológico de Monterrey in Mexico, and obtained his Ph.D. in 2016. During his doctorate, he participated as visiting scientist at the Downstream Processing Laboratory in Jacobs University-Bremen (Germany) for ten months. After completing his doctorate, Marco joined the Biotechnology Department of Tecnológico de Monterrey, at Puebla campus, where he worked as part-time professor. In September of 2017, Dr. Mata became full-time professor of the Bioengineering and Sciences Department in the same campus. He is a member of the Bioprocesses Research Group, where he is conducting research regarding the development of novel strategies for the recovery and purification of proteins and antibiotics. Marco is also working in the design of microfluidic systems for the manipulation of biomolecules. And is working in the production of novel antibiotics using bacteria in collaboration with the Institute for Technical Microbiology from Mannheim University of Applied Sciences located in Germany. Additionally, Dr. Mata has worked in the design of bioprocesses for the extraction of bioactive compounds and enzymes through solid-state fermentation processes. Currently, Dr. Mata is an active member of the SNI-CONACYT, level 1. Marco is national team leader of desing of the 2019 academic programs of the School of Engineering and Science, active participant in activities related to the new TEC21 model. He has participated in the design of eight formative units. He is also involved in academic research such as NOVUS projects.