Prof. Santos (D.Sc. Tech., Chem. Eng.) is a Full Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Head of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Groningen/ University Medical Center Groningen, and Research Director of the Nanomedicines and Biomedical Engineering Lab, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki. He is also the Chairman and co-founder of Capsamedix Oy, and the Coordinator of the large and prestigious EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Innovative Training Network on Perspectives For Future Innovation in Tendon repair (P4 FIT), among others. Prof. Santos research interests include the development of biomaterials, nanoparticles and nanomedicines for biomedical applications. His lab makes the unique bridge between medical engineering, pharmaceutical nanotechnology and biomedical research by combining unique techniques to develop novel therapeutic formulations, including industrial scale-up validation, batch-to-batch reproducibility, and controllability of the biomaterials’ physicochemical properties for translation into the clinic. He is co-author of + 400 publications (+1300 citations; h-index = 67) and 4 patents. He has +180 invited talks around the world. Prof. Santos has received prestigious awards/grants, such as The "Talent Prize in Science" in 2010 attributed by the Portuguese Government, the prestigious individual European Research Council (ERC) Starting (2013) and Proof-of-Concept (2018) Grants, the Young Researcher Award in 2013 attributed by Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Helsinki, the Academy of Finland Award for Social Impact in 2016, and the Controlled Release Society (USA) Young Investigator Award 2021.