Marta Ruano Aldea
University of Strathclyde, UK
Biography
Marta Ruano is a Chemical Engineer who obtained a PhD from the Physical-Chemistry Department of University Complutense of Madrid with the thesis entitled Fabrication of liposomes and polymeric microcapsules. She has 5 years expertise in drug delivery systems for food, cosmetics, and nutraceuticals: liposomes, polymeric micro and nano microparticles with different actives after years dedicated to this research in a R&D technology center. In 2018, she started the KTP project in Glasgow where AB Vista and the University of Strathclyde are involved. The aim of this project is the development of novel nano-delivery systems incorporating bioactive lipids and peptides in animal food formulation with effective antimicrobial stewardship to reduce antibiotic resistance in the food chain.