Maria Andrea is a 4th year bioengineering student at Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología in Peru. She is passionate about the application of synthetic biology and protein engineering for an ethical and sustainable food industry. She has experience designing and optimizing biological systems, having worked at Laboratory of Biological Network Characterization at EPFL, Switzerland, and experience leading and coordinating multiple biotech-oriented organizations. Currently, she is co-founder of agrotech startup MikuyTec.
