Principal investigator of the Bioe Group at Chemical Engineering Department in University of Alcalá (Madrid, Spain) and IMDEA WATER.
After postdoctoral periods in UMass-Amherst (USA) and the Astrobiology Center (INTA / CSIC, Madrid).
His scientific activity focuses on environmental biotechnology; specifically, in the use of electromicrobiology for bioremediation of water (urban and industrial) and natural environments, as well as the detection of pollutants. He has participated and coordinated 30 national and European projects from H2020 and Horizon Europe. Among his technology transfer activities, he founded the start-up METfilter.
Its METland® solution was chosen in 2020 among the top three in the field of biotechnology in Europe.
In 2016 and 2020 he was awarded the First Prize of the International Excellence Campus Smart Energy for different works.
In 2021 he was honoured by the International Society for Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology (ISMET) with the Innovation Award for the development of the modular METland® technology.