Elisabete M.C. Alexandre graduated in Biotechnological Engineering from U. of Algarve and finished the Ph.D. in 2011 in Biotechnology (Food Science and Engineering) at College of Biotechnology, Portuguese Catholic University of Porto. Since 2019, she joined at U. of Aveiro as Contracted Researcher. Currently, her research has been focused on the extraction of bioactive compounds, including polyphenols, by green and emergent technologies, the study of their bioactivities and their application in the development of new fortified/supplemented food products